What Does the Bible Say About Unbelief?
Here are 10 Bible verses about unbelief, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Mark 9:24
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
BSBImmediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
- #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.”
- #3Hebrews 3:12
Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
BSBSee to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
- #4Hebrews 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.
- #5Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
BSBFor it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- #6Hebrews 3:19
So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
BSBSo we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.
- #7Mark 9:23-25
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
BSB“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!” Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again.”
- #81 John 2:15-17
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
BSBDo not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
- #9Romans 4:20
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
BSBYet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
- #10James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
BSBBut he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
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Unbelief in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Is sin: Joh 16:9
- Defilement inseparable from: Tit 1:15
- All, by nature, concluded in: Ro 11:32
- PROCEEDS FROM
- An evil heart: Heb 3:12
- Slowness of heart: Lu 24:25
- Hardness of heart: Mr 16:14; Ac 19:9
- Disinclination to the truth: Joh 8:45,46
- Judicial blindness: Joh 12:39,40
- Not being Christ's sheep: Joh 10:26
- The devil blinding the mind: 2Co 4:4
- The devil taking away the word out of the heart: Lu 8:12
- Seeking honour from men: Joh 5:44
- Impugns the veracity of God: 1Jo 5:10
- EXHIBITED IN
- Rejecting Christ: Joh 16:9
- Rejecting the word of God: Ps 106:24
- Rejecting the gospel: Isa 53:1; Joh 12:38
- Rejecting evidence of miracles: Joh 12:37
- Departing from God: Heb 3:12
- Questioning the power of God: 2Ki 7:2; Ps 78:19,20
- Not believing the works of God: Ps 78:32
- Staggering at the promise of God: Ro 4:20
- Rebuked by Christ: Mt 17:17; Joh 20:27
- Was an impediment to the performance of miracles: Mt 17:20; Mr 6:5
- Miracles designed to convince those in: Joh 10:37,38; 1Co 14:22
- The Jews rejected for: Ro 11:20
- Believers should hold no communion with those in: 2Co 6:14
- THEY WHO ARE GUILTY OF
- Have not the word of God in them: Joh 5:38
- Cannot please God: Heb 11:6
- Malign the gospel: Ac 19:9
- Persecute the ministers of God: Ro 15:31
- Excite others against saints: Ac 14:2
- Persevere in it: Joh 12:37
- Harden their necks: 2Ki 17:14
- Are condemned already: Joh 3:18
- Have the wrath of God abiding upon: Joh 3:36
- Shall not be established: Isa 7:9
- Shall die in their sins: Joh 8:24
- Shall not enter rest: Heb 3:19; 4:11
- Shall be condemned: Mr 16:16; 2Th 2:12
- Shall be destroyed: Jude 1:5
- Shall be cast into the lake of five: Re 21:8
- Warnings against: Heb 3:12; 4:11
- Pray for help against: Mr 9:24
- The portion of, awarded to all unfaithful servants: Lu 12:46
- Exemplified
- Eve: Ge 3:4-6
- Moses and Aaron: Nu 20:12
- Israelites: De 9:23
- Naaman: 2Ki 5:12
- Samaritan Lord: 2Ki 7:2
- Disciples: Mt 17:17; Lu 24:11,25
- Zacharias: Lu 1:20
- Chief Priests: Lu 22:67
- The Jews: Joh 5:38
- Brethren of Christ: Joh 7:5
- Thomas: Joh 20:25
- Jews of Iconium: Ac 14:2
- Thessalonian Jews: Ac 17:5
- Ephesians: Ac 19:9
- Saul: 1Ti 1:13
- People of Jericho: Heb 11:31