Bible Verses About Bastard Children
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for bastard children, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 45,237 votes, led by Deuteronomy 23:2. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Bastard Children
Deuteronomy 23:21,919 votes
A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.
Hebrews 12:81,514 votes
But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
Revelation 1:1905 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Zechariah 9:6743 votes
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Judges 11:1718 votes
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
John 3:16-17685 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.
Psalms 127:3680 votes
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
John 3:16608 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.
Proverbs 22:6564 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
John 8:41556 votes
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
Matthew 7:12511 votes
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Isaiah 9:6481 votes
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
John 14:6481 votes
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Isaiah 41:10464 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
2 Timothy 1:7464 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Galatians 2:20463 votes
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Colossians 2:1-23463 votes
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
Galatians 4:22452 votes
For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.
2 Samuel 11:2-5447 votes
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Genesis 16:3444 votes
And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
Genesis 19:36444 votes
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
2 Samuel 11:3428 votes
And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
John 1:1409 votes
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Psalms 23:1-6405 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Acts 2:38403 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.
What does the Bible say about bastard children?
Readers most often cite Deuteronomy 23:2 on the subject of bastard children. Across 45,237 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Hebrews 12:8, Revelation 1:1, Zechariah 9:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.