Bible Verses about “codependency”
The Bible contains 49 verses about codependency across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”
“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
“Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”
“Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
“‹But the Comforter,› [which is] ‹the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.›”
“[This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”
“¶ For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”
“Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.”
“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert.”
“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.”
“And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”
“¶ Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.”
“¶ For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”
“¶ Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”
“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.”
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
“But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.”
“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
“Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.”
“For every man shall bear his own burden.”
“But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.”
“For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.”
“For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
“¶ For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.”
“¶ The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.”
“The LORD [is] on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?”
“But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.”
“Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?”
“For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.”
“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.”
“And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.”
“And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;”
“But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.”
“To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”
“A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.”
“This persuasion [cometh] not of him that calleth you.”
“¶ Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we [him] no more.”
“Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.”
“For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.”
“Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.”
“For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.”
“I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.”
“And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.”
“I would they were even cut off which trouble you.”
“Even as I please all [men] in all [things], not seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of many, that they may be saved.”