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Thankfulness

Explore 155 scripture references about thankfulness from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 41 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.

What Does the Bible Say About Thankfulness?

The topic of thankfulness appears throughout Scripture with 155 references spanning 41 books of the Bible, from 1 Chronicles to Ruth. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.

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-Jesus set an example of MAT 11:25; 26:27; JHN 11:41 -The heavenly host engage in REV 4:9; 7:11,12; 11:16,17 -Commanded PSA 50:14 -Should be offered -To God PSA 50:14 -To Christ 1TI 1:12 -Through Christ ROM 1:8; COL 3:17; HEB 13:15 -In the name of Christ EPH 5:20 -On behalf of God' s servants 2CO 1:11 -In private worship DAN 6:10 -In public worship PSA 35:18 -In everything 1TH 5:18 -Upon the completion of great undertakings NEH 12:31,40 -Before receiving food JHN 6:11; ACT 27:35 -Always EPH 1:16; 5:20; 1TH 1:2 -As the remembrance of God' s holiness PSA 30:4; 97:12 -For the goodness and mercy of God PSA 106:1; 107:1; 136:1-3 -For the gift of Christ 2CO 9:15 -For Christ' s power and reign REV 11:17 -For the reception and effectual working of the word of God in others 1TH 2:13 -For deliverance from indwelling sin, through Christ ROM 7:23-25 -For victory over death and the grave 1CO 15:57 -For wisdom and might DAN 2:23 -For the triumph of the gospel 2CO 2:14 -For the conversion of others ROM 6:17 -For faith exhibited by others ROM 1:8; 2TH 1:3 -For love exhibited by others 2TH 1:3 -For the grace bestowed on others 1CO 1:4; PHP 1:3-5; COL 1:3-6 -For the zeal exhibited by others 2CO 8:16 -For the nearness of God' s presence PSA 75:1 -For appointment to spiritual service 1TI 1:12 -For willingness to offer our property for God' s service 1CH 29:6-14 -For the supply of our bodily needs ROM 14:6,7; 1TI 4:3,4 -For all people 1TI 2:1 -For all things 2CO 9:11; EPH 5:20 -Should be accompanied by intercession for others 1TI 2:1; 2TI 1:3; PHM 1:4 -Should always accompany prayer NEH 11:17; PHP 4:6; COL 4:2 -Should always accompany praise PSA 92:1; HEB 13:15 -Expressed in psalms 1CH 16:7 -Ministers appointed to offer, in public 1CH 16:4,7; 23:30; 2CH 31:2 -Saints exhorted to PSA 105:1; COL 3:15 -Resolve to offer PSA 18:49; 30:12 -Habitually offer DAN 6:10 -Offer sacrifices of PSA 116:17 -Abound in the faith with COL 2:7 -Magnify God by PSA 69:30 -Come before God with PSA 95:2 -Should enter God' s gates with PSA 100:4 -Of hypocrites, full of boasting LUK 18:11 -The wicked averse to ROM 1:21 -EXEMPLIFIED GEN 32:10; 48:11,15,16; EXO 15:1-21; NUM 21:17,18; 1KI 8:56; 1CH 29:14; EZR 7:27; PSA 9:1,2,4; 13:6; 22:23-25; 26:7; 28:7; 30:1,3,11,12; 31:7,21; 35:9,10,18; 40:2,3,5; 41:11,12; 44:7,8; 54:6,7; 56:12,13; 59:16,17; 66:8,9,12-16,20; 68:19; 71:15,23,24; 79:13; 89:1; 92:1,2,4; 98:1; 100:4; 102:18-20; 104:1; 116:12-14,17; 119:65,108; 136:1-26; ISA 63:7; DAN 2:23; 4:2,34; 6:22; ACT 2:46,47; 28:15; ROM 14:6; COL 1:3; 1TI 1:12 -David 1CH 29:13 -Levites 2CH 5:12,13 -Daniel DAN 2:23 -Jonah JON 2:9 -Simeon LUK 2:28 -Anna LUK 2:38 -Paul ACT 28:15 -ENJOINED GEN 35:1; EXO 12:14,17,42; 13:3,8-10,14-16; 16:32; 34:26; LEV 19:24; 23:14; DEU 12:18; 16:9-15; 26:10; JDG 5:11; PSA 48:11; 50:14,15; 98:1; 105:1-45; 106:1; 107:1,2,15,22,42,43; 118:1,4; PRO 3:9,10; ECC 7:14; ISA 48:20; JOL 2:26; ROM 2:4; 15:27; EPH 5:4,19,20; PHP 4:6; COL 1:12; 2:7; 3:15-17; 4:2; 1TH 5:18; 1TI 2:1; 4:3-5; HEB 13:15; JAS 1:9 -See JOY -See PRAISE -See PSALMS -EXEMPLIFIED -See JOY -See PRAISE -See PSALMS -See WORSHIP -OF MAN TO MAN -The Israelites, to Joshua JOS 19:49,50 -The spies, to Rahab JOS 6:22-25 -Saul, to the Kenites 1SA 15:6 -Naomi, to Boaz RUT 2:19,20 -David -To the men of Jabesh-gilead 2SA 2:5-7 -To Hanun 2SA 10:2 -To Barzillai 1KI 2:7 -Paul ACT 27:35 -To Phoebe ROM 16:1-4 -To Onesiphorus 2TI 1:16-18 -The people of the island of Melita (Malta), to Paul ACT 28:10 -TO GOD, INSTANCES OF -Of Eve GEN 4:1,25 -Of Noah GEN 8:20 -Of Melchizedek GEN 14:20 -Of Lot GEN 19:19 -Of Sarah GEN 21:6,7 -Of Abraham GEN 12:7; 13:4 -Of Abraham' s servant (Eliezar) GEN 24:27,35 -Of Isaac GEN 26:22 -Of Leah GEN 29:32-35 -Of Rachel GEN 30:6 -Of Jacob GEN 31:42; 35:3,7 -Of Joseph GEN 41:51,52 -Of Moses EXO 15:1-19 -Of Miriam EXO 15:20-22 -Of Jethro EXO 18:10 -Of the people of Israel EXO 4:31; NUM 21:17; 31:49-54; 1CH 29:22 -Of Deborah JDG 5 -Of Hannah 1SA 1:27,28 -Of Samuel 1SA 7:12 -Of David 2SA 6:21 -See PSALMS, above -Of the Queen of Sheba 1KI 10:9 -Of Hiram 2CH 2:12 -Of Jehoshaphat' s army 2CH 20:27,28 -Of the Levites NEH 9:4-38 -Of the Jews NEH 12:43 -Of the sailors JON 1:16 -Of the shepherds LUK 2:20 -Those whom Jesus healed -The man who was paralyzed LUK 5:25 -The demon-possessed man who was exorcized LUK 8:39 -The woman who was bent over for eighteen years LUK 13:13 -One of the ten lepers whom Jesus healed LUK 17:15,16 -Blind Bartimaeus LUK 18:43; MRK 10:46-52 -The Roman centurion for his boy JHN 4:53 -The lame man healed by Peter ACT 3:8 -Before receiving food, by Jesus MAT 14:19; MRK 8:6,7 -Paul ACT 27:35 -See PRAISE -See PRAYER BEFORE RECEIVING FOOD

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What does the Bible say about thankfulness?

The Bible contains 155 references to thankfulness across 41 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.

Where is thankfulness mentioned in the Bible?

Thankfulness is referenced in 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 Kings, 1 Samuel, 1 Thessalonians, and 36 more books. There are 155 total scripture references on this topic.

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