Bible Verses About The Beginning
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for the beginning, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 719 votes, led by Genesis 1:1-31. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about The Beginning
Genesis 1:1-3154 votes
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
John 1:148 votes
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 Corinthians 5:1740 votes
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Isaiah 43:18-1931 votes
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
Jeremiah 29:1129 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Ephesians 4:22-2429 votes
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Lamentations 3:22-2428 votes
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Genesis 1:127 votes
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Isaiah 40:3127 votes
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
John 3:1619 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.
Ecclesiastes 3:1118 votes
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Isaiah 65:1718 votes
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
1 Peter 1:318 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,
Job 8:717 votes
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.
Revelation 1:117 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:
Ezekiel 11:1916 votes
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
Ezekiel 36:2616 votes
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Romans 12:215 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Philippians 3:13-1415 votes
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Philippians 4:6-715 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Proverbs 3:5-614 votes
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Luke 1:3713 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
John 3:16-1713 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.
Colossians 3:9-1013 votes
Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
1 John 4:1813 votes
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
What does the Bible say about the beginning?
Readers most often cite Genesis 1:1-31 on the subject of the beginning. Across 719 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 1:1, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Isaiah 43:18-19. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.