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Scriptures for Renewing the Mind
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new
has come! (2 Corinthians 5:17)
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14)
“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you
have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one
another in love.” (Ephesians 4:1-2)
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared
for those who love him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9)
“As scripture says, anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” (Romans
10:11)
“What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of?
Those things result in death! But no that you have been set free from sin, and have
become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is
eternal life.” (Romans 6:21-22)
“Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is
permissible for me, but I will no be mastered by anything. Food for the stomach
and the stomach for food – but God will destroy them both. Do you not know your
bodies are members of Christ himself? Do you not know your body is a temple of
the Holy Spirit who is in you? (1 Corinthians 6:12-13,15,19-20)
“Listen, O daughter; consider and give ear. Forget your people and your father’s
house. The king is enthralled with your beauty; honor him, for he is your Lord.”
(Psalm 45:10-12)
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you
through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but
a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:6-7)
“Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as
living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will
is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:1-2)
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“May the words of my mouth and meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” (Psalm 19:14)
“Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything
that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness our of reverence for God.”
(2 Corinthians 7:1)
“So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to
persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has
promised.” (Hebrews 10:35-36)
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given
to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry
about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6:33-34)
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny
himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life
will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it.” (Matthew 16:24-25)
“What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and
love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you – guard it
with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.” (2 Timothy 1:13-14)
“My dear brothers, take note of this; everyone should be quick to listen, slow to
speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the
righteous life that God desires.” (James 1:19-20)
“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its
passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”
(Galatians 5:24-25)
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The
life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave
himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)
“Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided
heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my
heart; I will glorify your name forever.” (Psalm 86:1-12)
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”
(1 John 3:18)
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is
temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18)
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“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others
better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but
also to the interests of others.” (Philippians 2:3-4)
“This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and
rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.” (Isaiah 30:15)
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not
need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy
2:15)
“Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please
men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
(Galatians 1:10)
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted
and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing
with thankfulness.” (Colossians 2:6-7)
“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness and to
goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control,
perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness;
and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing
measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 1:5-8)
“Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the
Lord. Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.”
(Psalm 119:1-2)
“How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I
seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden
your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” (Psalm 119:9-11)
“So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn
aside to the right or to the left. Walk in all the way that the Lord your God has
commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the
land that you will possess.” (Deuteronomy 5:32-33)
“ But, let him who boasts boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends
himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.”
(2 Corinthians 10:17-18)
“If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the
truth and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32)
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“See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,
which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather
than on Christ.” (Colossians 2:8)
“I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. For
though I am absent form you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to
see how orderly you are and how firm you faith in Christ is.” (Colossians 2:4-5)
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in
you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.”
(Isaiah 26:3-4)
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully
administering God’s grace in its various forms.” (1 Peter 4:10)
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are
doing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
“Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test,
he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.”
(James 1:12)
“And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel, instead, he must be kind to everyone,
able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the
hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to knowledge of the truth,
and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who
has taken them captive to do his will.” (2 Timothy 2:24-26)
“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May you
whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.”
(1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)
“Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just
as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to
God.” (Ephesians 5:1-2)
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of
you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
(Micah 6:8)
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a
harvest if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)
“Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and
encourage – with great patience and careful instruction.” (2 Timothy 4:2)
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“In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show
integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that
those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about
us.” (Titus 2:7-8)
“Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may
see your progress. Watch our life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because
if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.” (1 Timothy 4:15-16)
“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The
weapons we fight with are not then weapons of the world. On the contrary, they
have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every
pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive
every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go
for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8)
“This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my
salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.”
(Isaiah 56:1)
“Their descendants will be known among the nations and their offspring among
the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD
has blessed.” (Isaiah 61:9)
“This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will
put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” (Hebrews 10:16)
“For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon
me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me
when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging
to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into
his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of
God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
(1 Peter 2:9-10)
“For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you
see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
(Matthew 13:17)
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“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to
us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.”
(Deuteronomy 29:29)
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through
endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”
(Romans 15:4)
“Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and
your descendants after you for the generations to come.” (Genesis 17:9)
“And through your offspring all nations will be blessed, because you have obeyed
me.” (Genesis 22:18)
“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back
to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
(Genesis 28:15)
“Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods
your forefathers worshiped beyond the River of Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if
serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, them choose for yourselves this day
whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or
the gods of the Amorites, in whole land you are living. But as for me and my
household, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:14-15)
“Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old
foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with
Dwellings.” (Isaiah 58:12)
“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we
are children, then we are heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we
share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.”
(Romans 8:16-17)
“No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with
Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Joshua 1:5)
“David said to the Philistine, “You come at me with sword and spear and javelin,
but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies
of Israel, whom you have defiled.” (1 Samuel 17:45)
“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that
accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their
vindication from me,” declares the LORD.” (Isaiah 54:17)
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“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you
will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
“I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to
this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move. Nothing will be
impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20-21)
“The LORD is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The LORD is the
stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against
me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble
and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break
out against me, even then I will be confident.” (Psalm 27:1-3)
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the
LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
(Deuteronomy 31:6)
“In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered by setting me free. The
LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” (Psalm 118:5-6)
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do
everything in love.” (1 Corinthians 16:13)
“Do not let this Book of Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night,
so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be
prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and
courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD you God will
be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:8-9)
“Whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind
you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” (Isaiah 30:21)
“For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose
hearts are fully committed to him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9)
“For the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being
snared.” (Proverbs 3:26)
“Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your
counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but
you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh may fail, but God is the
strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalm 73:23-26)
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy
set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right
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hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful
men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” (Hebrews 12:2-3)
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the
Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his
understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases
the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble
and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar
on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be
faint.” (Isaiah 41:28-31)
“Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot
succeed; for you will make them turn their backs when you aim at them with drawn
bow. Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength; we will sing and praise your might.”
(Psalm 21:11-13)
“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of
evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward
in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
(Matthew 5:11-12)
“But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before
God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an
example, that you should follow in his steps.” (1 Peter 2:20-21)
“You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see
the deliverance the LORD will bring you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be
afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will
be with you.” (2 Chronicles 20:17)
“This is what the LORD says to you: Do not be afraid or discouraged because of
this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.” (2 Chronicles 20:15)
“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield
for all who take refuge in him. For who is God beside the LORD? And who is the
Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way
perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the
heights.” (2 Samuel 22:31-34)
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give
yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the
Lord is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58)
“Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring
you today.” (Exodus 14:13)
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“The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant know to them.”
(Psalm 25:14)
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to
him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
(Hebrews 11:6)
“May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace as you trust in him, so that
you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)
“What benefit did you reap from those things you are now ashamed of? Those
things result in death! But now that you have been set free from sin and are slaves
to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.”
(Romans 6:21-22)
“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who
plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who makes things grow. The
man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be
rewarded according to his own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers, you are
God’s field, God’s building.” (1 Corinthians 3:6-9)
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new
has come! All of this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and
gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” (2 Corinthians 5:17-18)
“So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner.
But join me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, who has saved us and
called us to a holy life – not because of anything we have done but because of his
own purpose and grace.” (2 Timothy 1:8-9)
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will
bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)
“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the
Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.” (John 16:12-13)
“Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced
that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.”
(2 Timothy 1:12)
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your path straight.” (Proverbs
3:5-6)
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“Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may
know how to answer everyone.” (Colossians 4:5-6)
“However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and
complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me – the task of testifying to the gospel
of God’s grace.” (Acts 20:24)
“And we know in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who
have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
“So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to
persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has
promised.” (Hebrews 10:35-36)
“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my
rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” (Psalm 62:1-2)
“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for
every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those
who belong to the family of believers.” (Galatians 6:10)
“The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives
forever.” (1 John 2:17)
“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be
my disciples.” (John 15:8)
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging
to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into
his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of
God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
(1 Peter 2:9-10)
“The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched
land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a
spring whose waters never fail.” (Isaiah 58:11)