What Does the Bible Say About Immanence?

Colossians 1:17 ESV / 61 helpful votes

And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Acts 17:27 ESV / 42 helpful votes

That they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,

Psalm 139:7-12 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” ...

Psalm 145:18 ESV / 27 helpful votes

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Jeremiah 23:23 ESV / 22 helpful votes

“Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away?

Colossians 3:23-24 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Philippians 4:5 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;

Jeremiah 23:24 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.

Matthew 1:23 ESV / 13 helpful votes

“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).

Haggai 2:5 ESV / 13 helpful votes

According to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit remains in your midst. Fear not.

Hebrews 4:14-15 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

Genesis 28:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.”

John 1:16 ESV / 7 helpful votes

For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.

Jeremiah 10:10 ESV / 7 helpful votes

But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation.

1 Peter 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Luke 24:32 ESV / 6 helpful votes

They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?”

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Psalm 27:5 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.

Deuteronomy 4:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?

Luke 17:21 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”

Hebrews 9:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

So Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

Luke 12:6-7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Isaiah 18:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ah, land of whirring wings that is beyond the rivers of Cush,

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Psalm 56:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?

26 Bible Verses about Immanence

Colossians 1:17 ESV / 61 helpful votes

Acts 17:27 ESV / 42 helpful votes

Psalm 139:7-12 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Psalm 145:18 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Jeremiah 23:23 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Colossians 3:23-24 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Philippians 4:5 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Jeremiah 23:24 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Matthew 1:23 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Haggai 2:5 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Hebrews 4:14-15 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Genesis 28:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes

John 1:16 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Jeremiah 10:10 ESV / 7 helpful votes

1 Peter 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Luke 24:32 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 27:5 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 4:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Luke 17:21 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Hebrews 9:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Luke 12:6-7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Isaiah 18:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 56:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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26 Bible Verses about Immanence

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Colossians 1:17 ESV / 61 helpful votes

Acts 17:27 ESV / 42 helpful votes

Psalm 139:7-12 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Psalm 145:18 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Jeremiah 23:23 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Colossians 3:23-24 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Philippians 4:5 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Jeremiah 23:24 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Matthew 1:23 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Haggai 2:5 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Hebrews 4:14-15 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Genesis 28:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes

John 1:16 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Jeremiah 10:10 ESV / 7 helpful votes

1 Peter 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Luke 24:32 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 27:5 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 4:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Luke 17:21 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Hebrews 9:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Luke 12:6-7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Isaiah 18:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 46:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Psalm 56:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes