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What Does the Bible Say About Vision?

Here are 15 Bible verses about vision, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

#1Habakkuk 2:2
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
BSBThen the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
#2Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
BSBWhere there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
#3Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
BSBFor the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
#4Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
BSBAnd afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
#5Jeremiah 29:11
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.
BSBFor I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
#6Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
BSBSurely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
#7Daniel 7:13-14
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
BSBIn my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
#8Acts 18:9
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
BSBOne night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
#9Habakkuk 2:2-3
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
BSBThen the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it. For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
#10Jeremiah 23:16
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.
BSBThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
#11Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
BSBHe said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
#121 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
BSBBeloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
#13Acts 9:10-12
And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
BSBIn Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered. “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
#141 Samuel 3:1
And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
BSBAnd the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.
#15Acts 2:17
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
BSB‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

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Vision in Nave's Topical Bible

A mode of revelation: Nu 12:6; 1Sa 3:1; 2Ch 26:5; Ps 89:19; Pr 29:18; Jer 14:14; 23:16; Da 1:17; Ho 12:10; Joe 2:28; Ob 1:1; Hab 2:2; Ac 2:17
Of Abraham
Concerning his descendants: Ge 15:1-17
Of Jacob
Of the ladder with ascending and descending angels: Ge 28:12
At Beer-sheba: Ge 46:2
Of Joshua
Of the captain of the Lord' s army: Jos 5:13-15
Of Moses
Of the burning bush: Ex 3:2
Of the glory of God: Ex 24:9-11; 33:18-23
Of the Israelites
Of the manifestation of the glory of God: Ex 24:10,17; Heb 12:18-21
Of Balaam
In a trance: Ac 22:17-21
See: BALAAM
Of Elisha
At the transporting of Elijah: 2Ki 2:11
Of Elisha' s servant
Of the chariots of the Lord: 2Ki 6:17
Of Micaiah
Of the defeat of the Israelites; of the Lord on his throne; and of a lying spirit: 1Ki 22:17-23; 2Ch 18:16-22
Of David
Of the angel of the Lord beside the threshing-floor of Ornan: 1Ch 21:15-18
Of Job
Of a spirit: Job 4:12-16
Of Isaiah
Of the Lord and his glory in the temple: Isa 6
Of the valley of vision: Isa 22
Of Jeremiah
Of an almond rod: Jer 1:11
Of the seething pot: Jer 1:13
Of Ezekiel
Of the glory of God: Eze 1:3,12-14; 23
Of the roll: Eze 2:9
Of the man of fire: Eze 8; 9
Of the coals of fire: Eze 10:1-7
Of the dry bones: Eze 37:1-14
Of the city and temple: Eze 40:48
Of the waters: Eze 47:1-12
Of Daniel
Of the four beasts: Da 7
Of the Ancient of Days: Da 7:9-27
Of the ram and the he-goat: Da 8
Of the angel: Da 10
Of Amos
Of grasshoppers: Am 7:1,2
Of fire: Am 7:4
Of a plumb-line: Am 7:7,8
Of summer fruit: Am 8:1,2
Of the temple: Am 9:1
Of Zechariah
Of horses: Zec 1:8-11
Of horns and carpenters: Zec 1:18-21
Of the high priest: Zec 3:1-5
Of the golden lampstand: Zec 4
Of the flying roll: Zec 5:1-4
Of the mountains and chariots: Zec 6:1-8
Of Zacharias
In the temple: Lu 1:13-22
Of John the Baptist
At the immersion of Jesus: Mt 3:16; Mr 1:10; Lu 3:22; Joh 1:32-34
Peter, James, and John
Of the transfiguration of Jesus and the appearance of Moses and Elijah: Mt 17:1-9; Lu 9:28-36
Of the people
Of the tongues of fire at Pentecost: Ac 2:2,3
Of Stephen
Of Christ: Ac 7:55,56
Of Paul
Of Christ, on the way to Damascus: Ac 9:3-6; 1Co 9:1
Of Ananias: Ac 9:12
Of a man of Macedonia, saying, “Come over into Macedonia, and help us,”: Ac 16:9
In Corinth: Ac 18:9,10
In a trance: Ac 22:17-21
Of Paradise: 2Co 12:1-4
Of Ananias
Of Christ: Ac 9:10-12
Of Cornelius, the centurion
Of an angel: Ac 10:3
Of Peter
Of the sheet which was lowered from the sky: Ac 10:9-18
Of John on the island of Patmos
The Book of Revelation
Of Christ and the golden lampstands: Re 1:10-20
The open door: Re 4:1
A rainbow and the throne: Re 4:2,3
The twenty-four elders: Re 4:4
The seven lamps: Re 4:5
The sea of glass: Re 4:6
The four living creatures: Re 4:6-8
The book with seven seals: Re 5:1-5
The golden vials: Re 5:8
The six seals: Re 6
The four horses: Re 6:2-8
The earthquake and the celestial phenomena: Re 6:12; 14
The four angels: Re 7:1
The sealing of the one hundred and forty four thousand: Re 7:2-8
The seventh seal and the seven angels: Re 8:11
The censer: Re 8:5
The hail and fire: Re 8:7
The mountain that was thrown into the sea: Re 8:8,9
The falling star: Re 8:10,11; 9:1
One-third of the sun, the moon, and the stars were darkened: Re 8:12
The bottomless pit: Re 9:2
The locusts: Re 9:3-11
The four angels released from the Euphrates River: Re 9:14
The army of horsemen: Re 9:16-19
The angel that had a book: Re 10:1-10
The seven thunders: Re 10:3,4
The measurement of the temple: Re 11:1,2
The two witnesses: Re 11:3-12
The court of the Gentiles: Re 11:2
The two olive trees and the two lampstands: Re 11:4
The beast that came up out of the bottomless pit: Re 11:7
The fall of the city: Re 11:13
The second and third woes: Re 11:14
The woman clothed with the sun; the birth of the male infant: Re 12
The red dragon: Re 12:3-17
The war in heaven: Re 12:7-9
The beast rising out of the sea: Re 13:1-10
The beast coming out of the earth: Re 13:11-18
The Lamb on Mount Zion: Re 14:1-5
The angel having the everlasting gospel: Re 14:6,7
The angel proclaiming the fall of Babylon: Re 14:8-13
A son of man with a sickle: Re 14:14-16
The angel reaping the harvest: Re 14:14-20
The angel coming out of the temple: Re 14:17-19
The angel having power over fire: Re 14:18
The vine and the winepress: Re 14:18-20
The angels with the seven last plagues: Re 15
The sea of glass: Re 15:2
The temple opened: Re 15:5
The plague upon the men who had the mark of the beast: Re 16:2
The sea turned into blood: Re 16:3
The seven angels with the seven vials of the wrath of God: Re 16; 17
The destruction of Babylon: Re 18
The multitude praising: Re 19:1-9
The one who is faithful and true, riding a white horse: Re 19:11-16
The angel in the sun: Re 19:17-21
Satan bound for one-thousand years: Re 20:1-3
The thrones of judgment, and the resurrection, and the release of Satan: Re 20:1-10
The great white throne: Re 20:11
The opening of the Book of Life: Re 20:12
Death and hell (gehenna): Re 20:14
The New Jerusalem: Re 21
The River of Life: Re 22:1
The Tree of Life: Re 22:2
See: DREAM

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