Chain Study Through the Bible
Character
Trace the theme of Character chronologically through Scripture -- from Genesis to Revelation.
206
Verses
43
Books
21
Old Testament
22
New Testament
111
Sub-topics
The Chain of Character Through Scripture
Old Testament21 books
Genesis
Old Testament3 referencesGenesis 6:9-- Just
Genesis 39:7-12-- Joseph in resisting Potiphar's wife
Genesis 49:3,4-- REUBEN
JustJoseph in resisting Potiphar's wifeREUBEN
Exodus
Old Testament5 referencesExodus 8:15,32-- PHARAOH
Exodus 9:34-- PHARAOH
Exodus 14:5-- PHARAOH
Exodus 32:8-- ISRAELITES
Exodus 33:5-- Stiff-necked
PHARAOHISRAELITESStiff-necked
Deuteronomy
Old Testament6 referencesDeuteronomy 7:6-- Holy
Deuteronomy 14:2-- Holy
Deuteronomy 22:13-19-- DEFAMATION OF, PUNISHED
Deuteronomy 32:6-- Foolish
Deuteronomy 32:5-- Perverse
+ 1 more reference
HolyDEFAMATION OF, PUNISHEDFoolishPerverse+1 more
Judges
Old Testament1 referenceJudges 2:17,19-- ISRAELITES
1 Samuel
Old Testament1 reference1 Samuel 18:19-- ISRAELITES
1 Kings
Old Testament3 references1 Kings 3:6-- Upright
1 Kings 11:4-8-- SOLOMON
1 Kings 21:20-- Sold under
UprightSOLOMONSold under
2 Kings
Old Testament1 reference2 Kings 17:17-- Sold under
2 Chronicles
Old Testament2 references2 Chronicles 11:17-- ISRAELITES
2 Chronicles 12:1-- ISRAELITES
Nehemiah
Old Testament6 referencesNehemiah 2:19-- Despising saints
Nehemiah 2:10-- Envious
Nehemiah 4:8-- Conspiring against saints
Nehemiah 4:2-- Despising saints
Nehemiah 6:2-- Conspiring against saints
+ 1 more reference
Despising saintsEnviousConspiring against saintsDisobedient
Job
Old Testament3 referencesJob 8:13-- Forgetting God
Job 21:15-- Prayerless
Job 24:13-- Hating the light
Forgetting GodPrayerlessHating the light
Psalms
Old Testament25 referencesPsalms 4:3-- Godly
Psalms 5:6-- Deceitful
Psalms 5:5-- Foolish
Psalms 10:3-- Boastful
Psalms 10:4-- Infidel
+ 20 more references
GodlyDeceitfulFoolishBoastful+14 more
Proverbs
Old Testament15 referencesProverbs 1:10-14-- Enticing to evil
Proverbs 2:14-- Delighting in the iniquity of others
Proverbs 11:7-- Unjust
Proverbs 13:5-- Loathsome
Proverbs 16:19-- Lowly
+ 10 more references
Enticing to evilDelighting in the iniquity of othersUnjustLoathsome+10 more
Ecclesiastes
Old Testament1 referenceEcclesiastes 7:1-- GOOD
Isaiah
Old Testament15 referencesIsaiah 1:2-- Rebellious
Isaiah 3:9-- REVEALED IN COUNTENANCE
Isaiah 26:18-- Unjust
Isaiah 29:19-- Meek
Isaiah 29:13-- Hypocritical
+ 10 more references
RebelliousREVEALED IN COUNTENANCEUnjustMeek+9 more
Jeremiah
Old Testament3 referencesJeremiah 2:36-- INSTABILITY OF
Jeremiah 9:26-- Uncircumcised in heart
Jeremiah 13:23-- Evildoers
INSTABILITY OFUncircumcised in heartEvildoers
Ezekiel
Old Testament4 referencesEzekiel 2:4-- Impudent
Ezekiel 2:4-- Stiff-hearted
Ezekiel 3:7-- Hard-hearted
Ezekiel 20:43-- Loathing themselves
ImpudentStiff-heartedHard-heartedLoathing themselves
Hosea
Old Testament4 referencesHosea 4:1-- Ignorant of God
Hosea 6:4-- INSTABILITY OF
Hosea 7:8-- INSTABILITY OF
Hosea 10:2-- INSTABILITY OF
Ignorant of GodINSTABILITY OF
Obadiah
Old Testament1 referenceObadiah 1:3-- Proud
Micah
Old Testament4 referencesMicah 2:2-- Covetous
Micah 6:11-- Fraudulent
Micah 7:3-- Evildoers
Micah 7:3-- Mischievous
CovetousFraudulentEvildoersMischievous
Habakkuk
Old Testament1 referenceHabakkuk 2:4-- Just
Malachi
Old Testament1 referenceMalachi 3:16-- Fearing God
400 Years of Silence
New Testament22 books
Matthew
New Testament10 referencesMatthew 5:6-- Hungering for righteousness
Matthew 5:5-- Meek
Matthew 5:7-- Merciful
Matthew 5:3-- Poor in spirit
Matthew 5:8-- Pure in heart
+ 5 more references
Hungering for righteousnessMeekMercifulPoor in spirit+5 more
Mark
New Testament2 referencesMark 4:20-- FIRMNESS OF
Mark 4:15-19-- INSTABILITY OF
FIRMNESS OFINSTABILITY OF
Luke
New Testament7 referencesLuke 1:6-- Righteous
Luke 2:25-- Just
Luke 6:35-- Unthankful
Luke 8:5-15-- INSTABILITY OF
Luke 9:59-62-- INSTABILITY OF
+ 2 more references
RighteousJustUnthankfulINSTABILITY OF+2 more
John
New Testament5 referencesJohn 1:47-- Guileless
John 3:20-- Hating the light
John 10:3,4-- Attentive to Christ's voice
John 10:4,27-- Following Christ
John 19:22-- Pilate
GuilelessHating the lightAttentive to Christ's voiceFollowing Christ+1 more
Acts
New Testament8 referencesActs 2:42-- Steadfast
Acts 2:40-- Untoward
Acts 7:51-- Stiff-necked
Acts 8:2-- Devout
Acts 10:2-- Fearing God
+ 3 more references
SteadfastUntowardStiff-neckedDevout+2 more
Romans
New Testament9 referencesRomans 1:29-- Covetous
Romans 1:32-- Delighting in the iniquity of others
Romans 1:29-- Murderous
Romans 1:31-- Unmerciful
Romans 3:13-- Deceitful
+ 4 more references
CovetousDelighting in the iniquity of othersMurderousUnmerciful+5 more
1 Corinthians
New Testament1 reference1 Corinthians 7:20-- FIRMNESS OF
2 Corinthians
New Testament7 references2 Corinthians 1:12-- Sincere
2 Corinthians 2:17-- Sincere
2 Corinthians 4:4-- Blinded
2 Corinthians 5:17-- New creatures
2 Corinthians 6:8-- True
+ 2 more references
SincereBlindedNew creaturesTrue+2 more
Ephesians
New Testament6 referencesEphesians 2:10-- New creatures
Ephesians 4:18-- Alienated from God
Ephesians 4:18-- Blinded
Ephesians 4:22-- Corrupt
Ephesians 4:19-- Unclean
+ 1 more reference
New creaturesAlienated from GodBlindedCorrupt+2 more
Philippians
New Testament3 referencesPhilippians 2:15-- Blameless and harmless
Philippians 3:19-- Glorying in their shame
Philippians 3:19-- Sensual
Blameless and harmlessGlorying in their shameSensual
Colossians
New Testament5 referencesColossians 1:4-- Loving
Colossians 1:21-- Alienated from God
Colossians 1:21-- Hostile to God
Colossians 2:5-- Steadfast
Colossians 3:12-- Holy
LovingAlienated from GodHostile to GodSteadfast+1 more
1 Thessalonians
New Testament1 reference1 Thessalonians 4:9-- Loving
2 Thessalonians
New Testament3 references2 Thessalonians 1:8-- Ignorant of God
2 Thessalonians 2:15-- FIRMNESS OF
2 Thessalonians 3:3-- FIRMNESS OF
Ignorant of GodFIRMNESS OF
2 Timothy
New Testament12 references2 Timothy 3:3,4-- Despising saints
2 Timothy 3:6-- Enticing to evil
2 Timothy 3:3-- Fierce
2 Timothy 3:4-- Heady and high-minded
2 Timothy 3:5-- Hypocritical
+ 7 more references
Despising saintsEnticing to evilFierceHeady and high-minded+8 more
Titus
New Testament5 referencesTitus 1:16-- Reprobate
Titus 1:10-- Unruly
Titus 2:14-- Zealous of good works
Titus 3:3-- Disobedient
Titus 3:3-- Envious
ReprobateUnrulyZealous of good worksDisobedient+1 more
Hebrews
New Testament2 referencesHebrews 10:23-- FIRMNESS OF
Hebrews 13:9-- FIRMNESS OF
James
New Testament3 referencesJames 1:25-- FIRMNESS OF
James 1:6-8-- INSTABILITY OF
James 4:8-- INSTABILITY OF
FIRMNESS OFINSTABILITY OF
1 Peter
New Testament3 references1 Peter 1:14-- Obedient
1 Peter 2:7-- Disobedient
1 Peter 5:5-- Humble
ObedientDisobedientHumble
2 Peter
New Testament2 references2 Peter 2:9-- Godly
2 Peter 2:14-- INSTABILITY OF
GodlyINSTABILITY OF
1 John
New Testament2 references1 John 2:27-- Taught by God
1 John 3:3-- Pure in heart
Taught by GodPure in heart
Jude
New Testament1 referenceJude 1:19-- Sensual
Revelation
New Testament4 referencesRevelation 16:9-- Blasphemous
Revelation 17:14-- Faithful
Revelation 21:8-- Abominable
Revelation 21:8-- Fearful
BlasphemousFaithfulAbominableFearful
What This Chain Teaches
- 1
This theme first appears in Genesis and continues through to Revelation, spanning the full scope of Scripture.
- 2
The chain bridges both testaments with 21 Old Testament and 22 New Testament books, showing continuity of God's revelation.
- 3
Character is established in the Law (Torah) and fulfilled in the Gospels, tracing God's redemptive plan from promise to fulfillment.
- 4
With 111 distinct sub-topics, this chain reveals the multifaceted nature of Character in biblical theology.
Sub-Topics in This Chain
111 aspects of Character found in Scripture
OF SAINTS(0 verses)
Attentive to Christ's voice(1 verse)
Blameless and harmless(1 verse)
Bold(1 verse)
Contrite(2 verses)
Devout(2 verses)
Faithful(1 verse)
Fearing God(2 verses)
Following Christ(1 verse)
Godly(2 verses)
Guileless(1 verse)
Holy(3 verses)
Humble(2 verses)
Hungering for righteousness(1 verse)
Just(3 verses)
Led by the Spirit(1 verse)
Liberal(2 verses)
Loathing themselves(1 verse)
Loving(2 verses)
Lowly(1 verse)
... and 91 more sub-topics