“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7· God
What Does the Bible Say About Other Religions?
The Bible addresses other religions across both Old and New Testaments. These verses are organized by biblical era — from the patriarchs to the apostles — letting Scripture speak for itself.
16 verses·7 eras·3 promises
Exodus (~1400 BC)
Exile (~586 BC)
“"Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.”
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.”
— John 13:34· Jesus
“Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother's eye, but don't consider the beam that is in your own eye?”
— Luke 6:41· Jesus
“Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.”
— Matthew 7:12· Jesus
“But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
— Matthew 5:39· Jesus
“So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don't each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."”
“If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.”
— John 13:14· Jesus
“The second is like this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."”
— Mark 12:31· Jesus
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."”
— John 13:35· Jesus
Early Church (~50 AD)
“There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!"”
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2· Paul
“They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.”
— Acts 2:4· Luke
Apostolic Era (~50 AD)
“And on her forehead a name was written, "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."”
— Revelation 17:5· John
patriarchs
“Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.”
— Genesis 2:24· Narrator
United Kingdom (~1000 BC)
“When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up.”
— Psalms 27:10· David
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