Bible Verses about “fall away”
The Bible contains 17 verses about fall away across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,”
“but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.”
“But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,”
“Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren't tempted.”
“They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."”
“For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.”
“But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, "The dog turns to his own vomit again," and "the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire."”
“For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.”
“For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,”
“and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.”
“and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come,”
“but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries.”
“For we know him who said, "Vengeance belongs to me," says the Lord, "I will repay." Again, "The Lord will judge his people."”
“How much worse punishment, do you think, will he be judged worthy of, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?”
“A man who disregards Moses' law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.”
“It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”
“Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn't fall.”