Bible Verses about “inheritance”

“And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”

“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”

“And he said unto them, ‹Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.›”

“¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.”

“¶ And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.”

“‹So› [is] ‹he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.›”

“‹But God said unto him,› [Thou] ‹fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?›”

“‹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink,› [and] ‹be merry.›”

“The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.”

“‹And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.›”

“And he spake a parable unto them, saying, ‹The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:›”

“‹And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?›”

“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:”

“That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”

“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,”

“¶ An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.”

“In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,”

“¶ And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.”

“And he said unto him, ‹Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?›”

“That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.”

“Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”

“¶ If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated:”

“But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for] the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he [is] the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn [is] his.”

“Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit [that] which he hath, [that] he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, [which is indeed] the firstborn:”

“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.”