Bible Verses for Christmas
King James Version (KJV)
Christmas celebrates the incarnation β God becoming flesh, the Word dwelling among us. It is a season of extraordinary joy, centered on the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem and the announcement that a Savior had come for all people.
These Bible verses for Christmas include the nativity accounts from Matthew and Luke, the prophecies from Isaiah that foretold Christ's coming, and the theological reflections of John's Gospel. They are perfect for Christmas services, cards, devotionals, and family readings during the Advent season.
βEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.β
βI have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, βΉIt is more blessed to give than to receive.βΊβ
βΒΆ Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.β
βSo then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.β
β[It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.β
βFor one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.β
βLet not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.β
βI know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean.β
βLet us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way.β
βWho art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.β
βBut why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.β
βFor it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.β
βFor whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.β
βFor the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.β
βLet us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.β
βAnd Jesus answered and said unto her, βΉMartha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:βΊβ
βOne man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.β
βHe that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.β
βBut if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.β
βAnd he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin.β
ββΉBut one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.βΊβ
βFor to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.β
βHast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Happy [is] he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.β
βAnd she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.β
βBut Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.β
βΒΆ Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.β
βLet not then your good be evil spoken of:β
βFor none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.β
βFor meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offence.β
βFor he that in these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men.β
