Bible Verses About Venerating Saints
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for venerating saints, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,547 votes, led by James 5:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Venerating Saints
James 5:1695 votes
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
2 Thessalonians 1:1092 votes
When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
Revelation 5:891 votes
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
1 Timothy 2:584 votes
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Revelation 19:1083 votes
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Revelation 8:3-480 votes
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
Acts 10:25-2674 votes
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
Hebrews 12:172 votes
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Hebrews 13:754 votes
Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
Isaiah 42:852 votes
I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
1 Corinthians 1:251 votes
Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
1 Timothy 5:1750 votes
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Revelation 22:8-939 votes
And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
Deuteronomy 18:10-1238 votes
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Luke 11:27-2838 votes
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
1 Corinthians 1:12-1336 votes
Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
Colossians 2:18-1936 votes
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Matthew 4:1034 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.
Matthew 23:929 votes
And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Philippians 3:1729 votes
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Matthew 22:3228 votes
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
1 Corinthians 4:1625 votes
Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
Galatians 1:8-925 votes
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
Deuteronomy 5:7-923 votes
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Acts 14:14-1520 votes
Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
What does the Bible say about venerating saints?
Readers most often cite James 5:16 on the subject of venerating saints. Across 1,547 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Thessalonians 1:10, Revelation 5:8, 1 Timothy 2:5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.