Bible Passages by Topic

Below are a list of passages by topic to help you with your study on specific subjects:

  • One God: 1 Timothy 1:17, 2:5
  • Suffering: 1 Peter 2:18-25, 3:8-5:11
  • God’s judgment: 1 Peter 4:4-5, 17-19
  • God’s discipline: Hebrews 12:3-11
  • Testing of faith in trials: James 1:2-18
  • God’s sovereignty
  • God’s glory as our end: 1 Peter 4:7-11, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:17
  • Relationships
    • To employers: 1 Peter 2:18-21, Colossians 3:22-4:1, Ephesians 6:5-9, Titus 2:9-10, 1 Timothy 6:1-2
    • To spouse: Colossians 3:18-19, 1 Peter 3:1-7, Ephesians 5:22-33
    • To children: Colossians 3:20-21, Ephesians 6:1-4
    • To government: 1 Peter 2:13-17, Romans 13:1-7 (including taxes), Titus 3:1
    • To elders: 1 Peter 5:1-5
  • Dead in our sins, slaves: Ephesians 2:4-5; Galatians 4:8-9
  • Predestination: Ephesians 1:4-14
  • Justification: Ephesians 2:1-10, 13-18; Galatians 2:16-21, 3:7-29, Titus 3:4-7
  • Forgiveness – depth: 1 Timothy 1:13-16
  • Adoption: Galatians 4:4-7
  • Good works: Ephesians 2:10, Titus 3:8b, 14
  • Prayer: James 5:13-18
  • Judging and rebuking others: Titus 1:9-16
  • Heaven: Ephesians 2:6-7
  • Eternal inheritance: 1 Peter 1:3-7, Ephesians 1:18
  • Christ as King: Ephesians 1:20-22
  • Christ and the Church: Ephesians 1:22-23, 2:18-22
  • Christ’s deity: Hebrews 1
  • Jesus mission: Galatians 1:4, Galatians 5:1
  • Gospel: Galatians 1:6-9, 11-12
  • Love: Galatians 5:13-15
  • Desires of the flesh: Galatians 5:16-21
  • Contentment and money: 1 Timothy 6:6-10
  • Wealth and hope: 1 Timothy 6:17-19
  • Worldliness: James 4:1-4
  • Fruit of the Spirit: Galatians 5:22-24
  • Humility: James 4:5-10
  • Wisdom: Proverbs 2:1-12, 3:13-26, 4:6-13
  • Women: 1 Timothy 2:9-15
  • Faith and works: James 2:14-26
  • Helping the needy: James 1:27
  • Support for family/widows: 1 Timothy 5:3-16
  • Handling sin: Galatians 6:1-5
  • Paying ministers: Galatians 6:6-10
  • Boasting: Galatians 6:14
  • Idleness (1 Thessalonians 3:6-15)
  • Speech/our tongue: James 1:26, 3:2-12
  • Speaking against brother: James 4:11-12
  • Listening and anger: James 1:19-21
  • Homosexuality: 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 1 Timothy 1:10, Romans 1:18-27
  • Sexual temptation: Proverbs 5:1-23; 6:20-35, 7:1-27
  • Obey the word: James 1:22-25
  • Presumptiveness about the future: James 4:13-17
  • Prohibition against favoring rich: James 2:1-9
  • Warning about wealth: James 5:1-6
  • Patience for Jesus return: James 5:7-12
  • Church offices: Ephesians 4:11
  • Qualification for elders: Titus 1:5-9, 1 Timothy 3:1-7
  • Relationship of elders: 1 Timothy 5:17-22
  • Qualifications for deacons: 1 Timothy 3:8-13
  • Our position in Christ:
    • Chosen race: 1 Peter 2:9
    • Royal priesthood: 1 Peter 2:9
    • Holy nation: 1 Peter 2:9
    • People of God’s possession: 1 Peter 2:9
    • Citizens of heaven: Philippians 3:20, Ephesians 2:19
    • Sojourners/exiles: 1 Peter 2:11
    • Ambassadors: 2 Corinthians 5:20
    • Salt and light: Matthew 5:13-14
    • Aroma of life or death: 2 Corinthians 2:14-16