Bible Verses about “defending our faith”

“Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,”

“Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.”

“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:”

“For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;”

“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”

“Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.”

“and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.”

“preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.”

“"Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.”

“throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;”

“He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,”

“Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”

“having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.”

“The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,”

“From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.”

“But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.”

“holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.”

“I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:”

“For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.”

“For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.”

“for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.”

“And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.”

“For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.”

“But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.”

“At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.”

“Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.”

“Be diligent to come to me soon,”

“Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.”

“But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.”

“Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.”

“Alexander, the coppersmith, did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works,”

“of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.”

“Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.”

“Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.”

“Be diligent to come before winter. Eubulus salutes you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.”

“The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.”

“in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,”

“Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”

“So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.”

“The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn't dwell in temples made with hands,”

“Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.”

“The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,”

“For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.”

“Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, "You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.”

“that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.”

“For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.”

“neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.”

“'For in him we live, and move, and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.'”

“because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead."”