“They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
— Lamentations 3:23· Jeremiah
What Does the Bible Say About Truth?
Jesus said 'I am the truth.' Pilate asked 'What is truth?' These verses show everything Scripture says about truth in a world of confusion.
19 verses·6 eras·10 promises
Exile (~586 BC)
“and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.”
Return (~516 BC)
“"For I, Yahweh, don't change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.”
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
“But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.”
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
“Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, that I should testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."”
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."”
— John 4:24· Jesus
“'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."”
“Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no basis for a charge against him.”
— John 18:38· Pilate
“You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."”
“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.”
— John 1:14· John
“But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.”
— Matthew 5:37· Jesus
Early Church (~50 AD)
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7· Paul
“For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.”
United Kingdom (~1000 BC)
“Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.”
“Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh's house forever. A Psalm by David.”
— Psalms 23:6· David
“Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me."”
“Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.”
patriarchs
“While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."”
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