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)

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.
John 12:24· JesusPromise
You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!
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.
Matthew 17:20· JesusPromise

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.

patriarchs

I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be for a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:13· GodPromise

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