Bible Verses for Starting Something New

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

“Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.”

“Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father.”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.”

“Again you shall plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall enjoy [its fruit].”

Spoken by Yahweh.

~586 BC · Babylonian Exile · prophecy

“"For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.”

~516 BC · Return from Exile · prophecy

“Having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!"”

Spoken by Luke.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“The blessings of your father have prevailed above the blessings of your ancestors, above the boundaries of the ancient hills. They will be on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who is separated from his brothers.”

Spoken by Jacob.

“"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and worked redemption for his people;”

Spoken by Zacharias.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · poetry

“It happened after the death of Abraham that God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.”

“"All nations shall call you blessed, for you will be a delightful land," says Yahweh of Armies.”

Spoken by God.

~516 BC · Return from Exile · prophecy

“And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.”

Spoken by God.

“Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.”

Spoken by Joseph.

“Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.”

“Is the seed yet in the barn? Yes, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree haven't brought forth. From this day will I bless you.'"”

Spoken by God.

~516 BC · Return from Exile · prophecy · Very high comfort power

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“Jesus answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“For Yahweh your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of springs, and underground water flowing into valleys and hills;”

Spoken by Moses.

~1400 BC · The Exodus · prophecy

“Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house."”

Spoken by Joseph.

“But you have come to Mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,”

~50 AD · Early Church · teaching · Very high comfort power

“You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children's children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.”

“You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.”

Spoken by psalmist.

“David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;”

“The dove came back to him at evening, and, behold, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from the earth.”

“Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.”

Spoken by Nahum.

~930 BC · Divided Kingdom · prophecy

“I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God."”

Spoken by God.

“A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.”

Spoken by Isaiah.

~930 BC · Divided Kingdom · prophecy

“Also, don't concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all of the land of Egypt is yours."”

“But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days," says Yahweh of Armies.”

~516 BC · Return from Exile · prophecy

“He said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men."”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men."”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“He who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit to eternal life; that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative · Very high comfort power

“Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.”

Spoken by Hosea.

~930 BC · Divided Kingdom · prophecy · Very high comfort power

“I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."”

Spoken by God.

“God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.”

Spoken by God.

“Laban said to him, "Surely you are my bone and my flesh." He lived with him for a month.”

Spoken by Laban.

“But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed him. He welcomed them, and spoke to them of the Kingdom of God, and he cured those who needed healing.”

Spoken by Luke.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative · Very high comfort power

“Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.”

Spoken by Luke.

~50 AD · Early Church · narrative

“"Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters! Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat! Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”

Spoken by Yahweh.

~930 BC · Divided Kingdom · dialogue

“Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father.”

Spoken by Jesus.

~30 AD · Life of Jesus · narrative

“They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction."”

Spoken by Yahweh.

~930 BC · Divided Kingdom · prophecy

“Until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.”

Spoken by Isaiah.

~930 BC · Divided Kingdom · prophecy · Very high comfort power