Bible Verses About Accepting Christ
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for accepting christ, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 23,018 votes, led by John 3:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Accepting Christ
John 3:16875 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 10:9866 votes
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Romans 6:23658 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Acts 2:38618 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Romans 3:23607 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
John 1:12586 votes
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
John 14:6567 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
1 John 1:9563 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Acts 4:12543 votes
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Romans 5:8491 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Revelation 3:20483 votes
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Romans 10:13461 votes
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 16:31433 votes
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
2 Peter 3:9400 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Corinthians 5:17363 votes
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Mark 16:16349 votes
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
1 Thessalonians 5:23317 votes
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Galatians 3:26299 votes
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
John 3:36286 votes
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Acts 2:21274 votes
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 5:1259 votes
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Titus 3:5259 votes
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Romans 15:7247 votes
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
Ephesians 2:8-9236 votes
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
1 Peter 1:3-8224 votes
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
What does the Bible say about accepting christ?
Readers most often cite John 3:16 on the subject of accepting christ. Across 23,018 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 10:9, Romans 6:23, Acts 2:38. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.