Faith
Explore 254 scripture references about faith from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 52 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Faith?
The topic of faith appears throughout Scripture with 254 references spanning 52 books of the Bible, from 1 Chronicles to Zephaniah. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-General scriptures concerning 2SA 22:31; PSA 2:12; 5:11; 7:1; 9:9,10; 18:30; 32:10; 33:18,19; 34:1-8,22; 36:7; 40:4; 64:10; 78:5-7; 84:5,12; 112:5,7,8; 118:8,9; 125:1; 147:11; PRO 3:5; 14:26; 22:19; 28:25; 29:25; 30:5; ISA 10:20; 14:32; 26:3; 30:15; 57:13; JER 17:7,8; 39:18; NAM 1:7; MAT 9:22; 21:21,22; MRK 9:23,24; 11:23,24; LUK 7:50; 8:48-50; 17:5; 18:8; JHN 11:25-27; ACT 3:16; 13:48; 26:18; ROM 1:16,17; 4:1-25; 5:1; 9:31-33; 10:6-10; 11:20,23; 15:13; 1CO 1:21; 2:5; 12:8,9; 2CO 1:24; GAL 3:1-29; 5:22; EPH 2:8; 6:16; COL 1:23; 2:12; 1TH 2:13; 5:8; 2TH 2:13; 1TI 1:5,19; 2:15; 4:10; 6:11,12,17; 2TI 4:7,8; HEB 4:1-11; 6:1,7,12,18; 10:35,38,39; 11:1-39; 13:5,6; JAS 1:6; 2:1-26; 1PE 1:5,7,9,21; 3:5; 1JN 3:21; 5:4; REV 22:7 -See FAITH IN CHRIST -ENJOINED EXO 14:13; NUM 21:34; DEU 1:21-31; 3:2,22; 7:17-21; 20:1; 31:6-8,23; JOS 1:5-9; 10:25; JDG 6:14-16; 2KI 19:6,7; 2CH 15:7; 16:9; 20:15,17,20; 32:7,8; NEH 4:14; JOB 35:14; PSA 4:5; 27:14; 31:19,24; 37:3,5,7,39,40; 55:22; 62:8; 115:9,11; 130:7; PRO 3:5,6,24-26; 16:3; ISA 26:4,20; 35:3,4; 37:6; 41:10,13,14; 43:1,2,5,10; 44:2,8; 50:10; JER 42:11; 49:11; JOL 2:21; 3:16; HAB 2:3,4; ZEP 3:16,17; ZEC 8:9; 9:12; MAT 6:25-34; 17:18-20; MRK 1:15; 11:22-24; LUK 12:22-32; 17:6 -INSTANCES OF: see after the following subtopic -EXEMPLIFIED GEN 6:22; 16:13; 24:7,40; 48:21; 50:20,24; EXO 15:1-19; 18:11; NUM 10:29; 14:8,9; JOS 14:12; 1SA 14:6; 17:36,37,45-47; 2SA 7:28; 22:2-5; 23:5; 2KI 18:5; 1CH 28:20; 2CH 13:10,11; 14:11; 20:12; 32:7,8; EZR 8:22; NEH 1:8-10; 2:20; JOB 4:7-21; 5:8,9; 10:12; 13:15; 14:15; 16:19; 19:25-27; 23:6; 42:2; PSA 3:3,5,6; 4:3,8; 6:8,9; 7:1,10; 9:3,4; 11:1; 13:5; 16:1,2,5,8,11; 17:6; 18:1-3,18,28,29; 20:5-7; 21:7; 22:4,5; 23:1-6; 25:1,2,5,15,20; 26:1,12; 27:1,5,6,10; 28:7; 31:1,3-6,14,15; 32:7; 33:20-22; 35:10; 38:9; 39:7; 40:3,4,17; 41:12; 42:5,6,8; 43:5; 44:5,8; 46:1-3,5,7; 47:3,4; 48:8,14; 52:8; 54:4; 55:16,17,23; 56:3,4,8,9,11; 57:1-3; 59:9,10,17; 60:9,10,12; 61:2,4,6,7; 62:1,5-7; 63:6,7; 66:9; 67:6; 69:19,35,36; 70:5; 71:1,3,5-7,14,16,20,21; 73:23,24,26,28; 74:12; 77:10-12; 86:2,7; 89:18,26; 90:1; 91:1,2,9,10; 92:10,15; 94:14,15,17,18,22; 102:13; 108:10-13; 115:12-14; 116:7; 118:6,7,10,14,17; 119:42,43,57,74,81,114,151,166; 121:2; 124:8; 130:5,6; 138:7,8; 140:6,7,12; 141:8; 142:3,5; 143:8,9; 144:2,10; ECC 11:1; ISA 8:10,17; 12:2; 25:9; 26:1,8; 33:2,22; 38:16; 50:7-9; 63:16; 64:8; JER 10:23; 14:9,22; 16:19; 17:12,17; 20:11; LAM 3:24-32; DAN 3:16,17; 6:16; JON 2:2-9; MIC 7:7-9,20; HAB 1:12; 3:17-19; ZEP 3:12; LUK 1:38; 7:50; JHN 3:33; ACT 16:34; 24:14,15; 27:25; ROM 8:18,28,38,39; 15:29; 1CO 9:26; 2CO 1:10; 4:8,9,13,16-18; 5:7; GAL 5:5; PHP 1:19-21; 1TI 4:10; 2TI 1:12; 2:11-13; HEB 10:34; 11:4,5,7-11,13,14,16-39; 13:14; 2PE 3:13; 1JN 4:16 -INSTANCES OF -Noah, in building the ark GEN 6:14-22; HEB 11:7 -Abraham, in forsaking the land of his nativity at the command of God GEN 12:1-4 -Believing the promise of many descendants GEN 12:7; 15:4-8 -In the offering up of Isaac GEN 22:1-10; ROM 4:18-21; HEB 11:8-19 -Jacob, in blessing Joseph's sons HEB 11:21 -Joseph, concerning God's providence in his being sold into Egypt, and the final deliverance of Israel GEN 50:20; HEB 11:22 -Jochebed, in caring for Moses EXO 2:2; HEB 11:23 -Pharaoh's servants, who obeyed the Lord EXO 9:20 -Moses -In espousing the cause of his people HEB 11:24-28 -At the death of Korah NUM 16:28,29 -The Israelites -When Aaron declared the mission of himself and Moses EXO 4:31 -In the battle with the Canaanites 1CH 5:20 -And other conquests 2CH 13:8-18 -See MIRACLES OF MOSES -Caleb, in advising to take the land of promise NUM 13:30; 14:6-9 -Rahab, in hospitality to the spies JOS 2:9,11; HEB 11:31 -The spies, sent to reconnoiter Jericho JOS 2:24 -Conquest of Jericho JOS 6 -Manoah's wife JDG 13:23 -Hannah 1SA 1 -Jonathan, in stricking down the Philistines 1SA 14:6 -David, in striking down Goliath 1SA 17:37,46,47 -In choosing to fall into the hands of the Almighty for his punishment for counting the people of Israel 2SA 24:14 -In believing God's promise, that his kingdom would be a perpetual kingdom ACT 2:30 -Elijah, in his controversy with the priest of Baal 1KI 18:32-38 -Widow of Zarephath in feeding Elijah 1KI 17:13-15 -Amaziah, in dismissing the Ephraimites in obedience to the command of God, and going alone to battle against the Edomites 2CH 25:7-10 -Hezekiah 2KI 18:5; 19; 20:1-11 -Daniel, in the lions' den DAN 6 -The three Hebrews, who refused to worship Nebuchadnezzars idol DAN 3:13-27 -Ninevites, in obeying Jonah JON 3:5 -Ezra, in making the journey from Babylon to Jerusalem without a military escort EZR 8:22 -Joseph, in obeying the vision about Mary and to flee into Egypt MAT 1:18-24; 2:13,14 -Abel HEB 11:4 -Eliphaz, in the overruling providence of God, that afflictions are for the good of the righteous JOB 5:6-27 -Mordecai, in the deliverance of the Jews EST 4:14 -Simeon, when he saw Jesus in the temple courtyard LUK 2:25-35 -Conquests by HEB 11:32-34 -See FAITH, TRIAL OF, below -See FAITH IN CHRIST, INSTANCES OF, below -IN CHRIST ISA 28:16; MAT 7:24,25; 8:2,13; 9:22,29; 11:6,28-30; 14:27; 15:28; 17:7; MRK 5:36; 9:23; 16:16; LUK 6:46-49; 7:9,50; 8:50; 17:6; 18:42; JHN 1:12; 3:14-16,18,36; 5:24; 6:20,29,35,45,47; 7:38; 9:35; 11:25,26,40; 12:36,44,46; 13:7,20; 14:1,11,12; 16:27,33; 18:37; 20:27,29,31; ACT 3:16; 10:43; 15:9,11; 16:31; 20:21; 26:18; ROM 3:22-28; 9:33; 10:4,9; GAL 2:16; 3:1-29; 5:6; EPH 1:12-14; 3:12,17; 4:13; PHP 3:9; COL 2:7; 1TI 1:16; 2TI 1:13; 2:1; 3:15; HEB 4:16; 6:19; 10:22; 12:2; 13:7; 1PE 1:8; 2:6,7; 2PE 1:1; 1JN 3:23; 5:4,5,10,13,14; Jude 1:21; REV 1:17; 3:18,20 -IN CHRIST, EXEMPLIFIED MAT 8:2,5-10; 9:18,21,28; 14:33; 15:26-28; 16:16; MRK 5:28; 7:27-30; 9:24; LUK 5:5; 7:3-9; 23:42; JHN 4:29,42; 6:14,68,69; 7:31; 9:38; 10:41,42; 11:21,22,27,32; 16:30; 20:28; ACT 8:37; 11:17; ROM 7:24,25; 8:35,37; 2CO 12:9,10; GAL 2:20; PHP 4:13; 1TI 1:14; 2TI 1:12; 4:18 -INSTANCES OF FAITH IN CHRIST -The wise men from the east MAT 2:1,2,11 -Peter MAT 4:18-22; MRK 1:16-20; LUK 5:4,5; JHN 6:68,69 -Andrew MAT 4:18-22; MRK 1:16-20; JHN 1:41 -James and John MAT 4:21,22; MRK 1:19,20 -The woman with the issue of blood MAT 9:21,22 -Jairus, for the healing of his daughter MAT 9:18,23-25 -Two blind men MAT 9:29,30 -Blind Bartimaeus and a fellow blind man MAT 20:30-34; MRK 10:46-52; LUK 18:35-42 -The Samaritan leper LUK 17:11-19 -The sick people of Gennesaret MAT 14:36; MRK 3:10; 6:54-56 -Those who brought the paralyzed man to Jesus LUK 5:18-20 -The Syrophoenician woman MAT 15:22-28; MRK 7:25-30 -The woman who anointed Jesus' feet LUK 7:36-50 -Those who brought those who were sick with palsy MAT 9:2 -Philip JHN 1:45,46 -Nathanael JHN 1:49 -The Samaritans, who believed -Through the preaching of Jesus JHN 4:39-42 -Through the preaching of Philip ACT 8:9-12 -The nobleman whose child was sick JHN 4:46-53 -Abraham JHN 8:56 -The blind man whom Jesus healed on the Sabbath JHN 9:13-38 -Mary, the sister of Martha LUK 10:38-42; JHN 11:32 -John the disciple JHN 20:8 -The disciples, through the miracle at Cana of Galilee JHN 2:11 -Jews at Jerusalem JHN 2:23; 8:30; 11:45; 12:11 -About three-thousand people on the day of Pentecost ACT 2:41 -About five-thousand people ACT 4:4 -Multitudes ACT 5:14 -The crippled man at Lystra ACT 14:9 -Stephen ACT 6:8 -The Ethiopian eunuch ACT 8:37 -The people of Lydda and S h) aron ACT 9:35 -The people of Joppa ACT 9:42 -The people of Antioch ACT 11:21-24 -Barnabas ACT 11:24 -Eunice, Lois, and Timothy 2TI 1:5; ACT 16:1 -Lydia ACT 16:14 -The Philippian jailor ACT 16:31-34 -Crispus ACT 18:8 -The Corinthians ACT 18:8; 1CO 15:11 -Jews at Rome ACT 28:24 -Ephesians EPH 1:13,15 -Colossians COL 1:2,4 -Thessalonians 1TH 1:6; 3:6-8; 2TH 1:3,4 -Philemon PHM 1:5 -The congregation at Thyatira REV 2:19 -TRIAL OF 1CH 29:17; PSA 26:2; 81:7; MAT 13:19-22; 24:21-25; LUK 8:13,14; 2TH 1:3-5; HEB 6:13-15; JAS 1:3,12; 1PE 1:7 -See TEMPTATION -INSTANCES OF TRIAL OF -Noah GEN 6:14-22; HEB 11:7 -Abraham, when commanded to leave his native land and to go where he did not know GEN 12:1-4; HEB 11:8 -Abraham, when commanded to offer Isaac GEN 22:1-19; HEB 11:17-19 -Moses, when sent to Pharaoh EXO 3:11,12; 4:10-17; HEB 11:25-29 -Moses, at the Red Sea, by the complaints of the people EXO 14; 15 -Joshua and the people of Israel, in the method of taking Jericho JOS 6; HEB 11:30 -Gideon, when commanded to deliver Israel JDG 6:36-40; 7; HEB 11:32 -Job, by affliction and adversity JOB 1; 2 -Ezra, in leaving Babylon without a military escort EZR 8:22 -Daniel, when forbidden to pray to Jehovah DAN 6:4-23; HEB 11:32,33 -The three Hebrews, when commanded to worship the image DAN 3:8-30; HEB 11:32-34 -The Syrophoenician woman MAT 15:21-28; MRK 7:24-30 -The two blind men who appealed to Jesus for sight MAT 9:28 -The disciples, when Jesus came walking upon the Sea of Galilee MAT 14:25-33 -The disciples -By the question of Jesus, as to who he was MAT 16:15-20; LUK 9:20,21 -By their inability to cast out the evil spirit from the epileptic boy MAT 17:14-21; MRK 9:14-29; LUK 9:37-42 -In the tempest at sea MAT 8:23-27; MRK 4:36-41; LUK 8:22-26 -Of Philip, when questioned by Jesus as to how the multitude would be fed JHN 6:5,6 -Of Peter, when asked whether he loved Jesus JHN 21:16,17 -See AFFLICTION, DESIGN OF -STRENGTHENED BY MIRACLES -See MIRACLES, DESIGN OF -SUM TOTAL OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND LIFE ROM 1:8; Jude 1:3 -WEAK -See DOUBTING
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What does the Bible say about faith?
The Bible contains 254 references to faith across 52 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is faith mentioned in the Bible?
Faith is referenced in 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Kings, 1 Peter, and 47 more books. There are 254 total scripture references on this topic.