Bible Verses About Public Worship
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for public worship, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 433 votes, led by Matthew 6:5. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Public Worship
Matthew 6:562 votes
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
John 4:2449 votes
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Psalms 22:2248 votes
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
Psalms 95:624 votes
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
John 4:2322 votes
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Psalms 29:219 votes
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Matthew 15:8-919 votes
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Romans 12:1-216 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Psalms 96:913 votes
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Psalms 99:513 votes
Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
Matthew 7:2113 votes
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Romans 12:113 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Matthew 4:1012 votes
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Colossians 3:1-2512 votes
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1612 votes
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Revelation 1:112 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:
Psalms 100:411 votes
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
Matthew 18:2011 votes
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Acts 16:2511 votes
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Hebrews 13:1511 votes
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Psalms 103:110 votes
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Daniel 4:3710 votes
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Luke 4:810 votes
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
What does the Bible say about public worship?
Readers most often cite Matthew 6:5 on the subject of public worship. Across 433 votes, 23 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 4:24, Psalms 22:22, Psalms 95:6. This page lists all 23 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.