What Does the Bible Say About Mother Teresa?

Matthew 25:31-40 ESV / 21 helpful votes

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, ...

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 17 helpful votes

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ...

Luke 2:51 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

John 14:6 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Isaiah 49:15 ESV / 13 helpful votes

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.

Exodus 20:12 ESV / 12 helpful votes

“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

John 19:26-27 ESV / 11 helpful votes

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.

Isaiah 66:13 ESV / 11 helpful votes

As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

1 Peter 4:10 ESV / 10 helpful votes

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:

Philippians 1:3 ESV / 10 helpful votes

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

Proverbs 31:28 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Proverbs 1:8-9 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.

2 Kings 4:30 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Then the mother of the child said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he arose and followed her.

1 Peter 4:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.

Leviticus 19:3 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Luke 1:46-48 ESV / 7 helpful votes

And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;

Proverbs 23:25 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Let your father and mother be glad; let her who bore you rejoice.

Psalm 139:13 ESV / 7 helpful votes

For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.

Deuteronomy 5:16 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“‘Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Acts 3:1-26 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. ...

John 15:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

John 14:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

Matthew 5:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Psalm 147:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Psalm 113:1-9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised! The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, ...

Psalm 34:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

John 15:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Genesis 3:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes

The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.

Ephesians 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

34 Bible Verses about Mother Teresa

Matthew 25:31-40 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Luke 2:51 ESV / 14 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Isaiah 49:15 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Exodus 20:12 ESV / 12 helpful votes

John 19:26-27 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Isaiah 66:13 ESV / 11 helpful votes

1 Peter 4:10 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Philippians 1:3 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Proverbs 31:28 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Proverbs 1:8-9 ESV / 9 helpful votes

2 Kings 4:30 ESV / 9 helpful votes

1 Peter 4:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:3 ESV / 8 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Luke 1:46-48 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Proverbs 23:25 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Psalm 139:13 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 5:16 ESV / 7 helpful votes

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Acts 3:1-26 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 15:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 14:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 5:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 147:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 113:1-9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 34:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 15:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Genesis 3:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Ephesians 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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34 Bible Verses about Mother Teresa

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Matthew 25:31-40 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Luke 10:25-37 ESV / 17 helpful votes

Luke 2:51 ESV / 14 helpful votes

John 14:6 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Isaiah 49:15 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Exodus 20:12 ESV / 12 helpful votes

John 19:26-27 ESV / 11 helpful votes

Isaiah 66:13 ESV / 11 helpful votes

1 Peter 4:10 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Philippians 1:3 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Proverbs 31:28 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Proverbs 1:8-9 ESV / 9 helpful votes

2 Kings 4:30 ESV / 9 helpful votes

1 Peter 4:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Leviticus 19:3 ESV / 8 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Luke 1:46-48 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Proverbs 23:25 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Psalm 139:13 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 5:16 ESV / 7 helpful votes

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Acts 3:1-26 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 15:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 14:27 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Matthew 5:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 147:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 113:1-9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 34:18 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 15:2 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Genesis 3:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Ephesians 2:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes