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What Does the Bible Say About Keeping Faith?

Here are 16 Bible verses about keeping faith, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Proverbs 3:5-6

    Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

    BSBTrust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

  2. #2Matthew 17:20

    And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

    BSB“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

  3. #3Hebrews 11:1

    Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

    BSBNow faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

  4. #42 Timothy 4:7

    I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

    BSBI have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

  5. #5Romans 10:17

    So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

    BSBConsequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

  6. #62 Corinthians 5:7

    (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

    BSBFor we walk by faith, not by sight.

  7. #7Romans 5:1-21

    Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. …

    BSBTherefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. …

  8. #81 Corinthians 16:13

    Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

    BSBBe on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.

  9. #9Hebrews 11:6

    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.

    BSBAnd without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

  10. #10Ephesians 6:16

    Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

    BSBIn addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

  11. #11James 1:3

    Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

    BSBbecause you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

  12. #12Jeremiah 33:3

    Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

    BSBCall to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

  13. #13James 2:17-18

    Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

    BSBSo too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds.

  14. #141 Peter 1:6-7

    Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

    BSBIn this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

  15. #151 Timothy 6:12

    Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

    BSBFight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

  16. #16Galatians 6:9

    And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

    BSBLet us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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