Bible Verses About Closer to God
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for closer to god, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,510 votes, led by Luke 9:23. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Closer to God
Luke 9:23166 votes
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
James 4:8153 votes
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
1 John 1:9149 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John 14:1107 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Jeremiah 23:23-2484 votes
Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
Matthew 6:16-1877 votes
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Luke 6:2768 votes
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
1 Timothy 2:1-1567 votes
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
John 3:1665 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 73:2861 votes
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.
1 John 2:1-2951 votes
My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
Romans 14:1-2349 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
Psalms 32:948 votes
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
1 Thessalonians 5:1741 votes
Pray without ceasing.
1 Peter 2:438 votes
To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
Judges 20:2636 votes
Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.
Acts 2:4134 votes
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
Matthew 5:2832 votes
But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
2 Kings 1:1-1829 votes
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
Acts 13:1-325 votes
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Colossians 3:5-1021 votes
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
Acts 14:2320 votes
And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
2 Thessalonians 1:1-1216 votes
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
John 3:16-1715 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.
Hebrews 11:615 votes
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
What does the Bible say about closer to god?
Readers most often cite Luke 9:23 on the subject of closer to god. Across 1,510 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including James 4:8, 1 John 1:9, John 14:1. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.