What Does the Bible Say About Body Language?

1 Corinthians 6:20 ESV / 31 helpful votes

For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

1 Timothy 4:8 ESV / 24 helpful votes

For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 22 helpful votes

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 21 helpful votes

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 ESV / 15 helpful votes

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God;

John 17:1-26 ESV / 14 helpful votes

When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. ...

Ephesians 1:23 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

James 4:17 ESV / 11 helpful votes

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

Matthew 6:22-23 ESV / 11 helpful votes

“The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 11 helpful votes

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

1 Corinthians 12:1-31 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; ...

Revelation 1:17 ESV / 9 helpful votes

When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last,

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Matthew 21:22 ESV / 8 helpful votes

And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 7 helpful votes

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Acts 17:22-32 ESV / 7 helpful votes

So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, ...

Acts 1:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

John 10:10 ESV / 7 helpful votes

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Matthew 28:20 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 7 helpful votes

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Hebrews 4:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Philippians 2:5 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,

1 Corinthians 15:17 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.

1 Corinthians 12:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

John 14:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 3:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

John 1:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Matthew 22:32 ESV / 6 helpful votes

‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.”

Matthew 18:1-35 ESV / 6 helpful votes

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, ...

Jeremiah 33:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

1 Kings 19:5-9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank and lay down again. And the angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, for the journey is too great for you.” And he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mount of God. There he came to a cave and lodged in it. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

Revelation 21:1-27 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” ...

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 15:26 ESV / 5 helpful votes

The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

John 19:34 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Genesis 1:31 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

John 1:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,

Luke 20:38 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.”

Mark 16:15 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Matthew 28:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 17:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.

Mark 12:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes

He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”

45 Bible Verses about Body Language

1 Corinthians 6:20 ESV / 31 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 4:8 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 22 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 ESV / 15 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 17:1-26 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 1:23 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 4:17 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:22-23 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:27 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 12:1-31 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:17 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:6 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 21:22 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 17:22-32 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 1:8 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 10:10 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 28:20 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 4:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 2:5 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 15:17 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 12:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 14:6 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:14 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 22:32 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 18:1-35 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 33:3 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Kings 19:5-9 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 21:1-27 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 4:19 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 15:26 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 19:34 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16-17 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:31 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 20:38 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 16:15 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 28:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 17:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 12:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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