Bible Verses about “making a difference”
The Bible contains 42 verses about making a difference across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
“Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
“Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.”
“not of works, that no one would boast.”
“Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.”
“You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden.”
“Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.”
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.”
“As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.”
“He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”
“And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food,”
“and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you didn't give them the things the body needs, what good is it?”
“Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.”
“for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.”
“Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.”
“He said to them, "Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.”
“What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?”
“"The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'”
“"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.”
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
“I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'”
“that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;”
“came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”
“But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,”
“On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.'”
“Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?"”
“Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;”
“"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?”
“When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?”
“When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?'”
“laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.”
“So then, as we have opportunity, let's do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.”
“But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
“that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,”
“Don't withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.”
“Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;”
“Jesus answered, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.”
“By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.”
“In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.”
“He said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."”
“holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn't run in vain nor labor in vain.”
“This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;”