“Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, "Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,”
What Does the Bible Say About Grace?
Grace means receiving what you don't deserve. These verses show how this concept runs from Genesis through the epistles — always surprising, always free.
25 verses·6 eras·13 promises
Exodus (~1400 BC)
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
“But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.”
“Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
“He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.”
— Matthew 12:20Promise
“But you go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."”
“Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.”
— Luke 23:34Prayer
“He said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."”
“He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."”
— Luke 7:48Promise
“The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
“But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her."”
“Jesus said to him, "I don't tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.”
Early Church (~50 AD)
“Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Apostolic Era (~50 AD)
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
— Romans 6:23Promise
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
“So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.”
“He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.”
— 2 Corinthians 12:9Promise
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,”
— Titus 2:11Promise
“For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”
— Romans 11:29Promise
“For he said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."”
— Romans 9:15Promise
“For sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace.”
— Romans 6:14Promise
“The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;”
— Romans 5:20Promise
“But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
“We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.”
— Romans 3:28Promise
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with all the saints. Amen.”
patriarchs
“Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him.”
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