“Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
What Does the Bible Say About Rain?
The Bible addresses rain across both Old and New Testaments. These verses are organized by biblical era — from the patriarchs to the apostles — letting Scripture speak for itself.
5 verses·3 eras·4 promises
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24· Jesus
“He said to them, "Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
United Kingdom (~1000 BC)
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6Promise
patriarchs
“I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.”
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