Bible Verses about “venerating saints”
The Bible contains 23 verses about venerating saints across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.”
“There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,”
“or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”
“For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh: and because of these abominations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you.”
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,”
“Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”
“Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.”
“But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."”
“Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.”
“It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!"”
“Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," "I follow Apollos," "I follow Cephas," and, "I follow Christ."”
“Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?”
“"I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.”
“Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.”
“When it happened that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.”
“But Peter raised him up, saying, "Stand up! I myself am also a man."”
“Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.”
“He said to me, "See you don't do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."”
“I fell down before his feet to worship him. He said to me, "Look! Don't do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy."”
“to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:”
“The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.”
“Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.”
“when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.”