Bible Verses About Being a Soldier
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being a soldier, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 563 votes, led by 2 Timothy 2:4. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being a Soldier
2 Timothy 2:459 votes
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Psalms 18:3955 votes
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Ephesians 6:1348 votes
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
2 Timothy 2:343 votes
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
John 16:3330 votes
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Joshua 1:929 votes
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
1 Peter 1:1328 votes
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Romans 13:422 votes
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
1 Peter 5:821 votes
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Luke 22:3618 votes
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
2 Timothy 2:3-418 votes
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
Luke 3:1416 votes
And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Romans 12:1916 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Exodus 22:2-314 votes
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
Isaiah 9:614 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.
2 Timothy 4:713 votes
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
Exodus 22:1-3112 votes
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Galatians 3:2812 votes
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 5:812 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Matthew 5:38-3911 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
John 18:1-4011 votes
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
John 20:3111 votes
But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Exodus 21:24-2510 votes
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Psalms 46:110 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Matthew 26:52-5410 votes
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
What does the Bible say about being a soldier?
Readers most often cite 2 Timothy 2:4 on the subject of being a soldier. Across 563 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 18:39, Ephesians 6:13, 2 Timothy 2:3. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.