30 Essential Bible Verses for Beginners

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Love is patient, love is kind; it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

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

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

You can make anything by writing.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

The Bible is a book that reads us as much as we read it.

Inwardly, prayer prepares us to face the world.

The Bible is the story of how God brought us home.