What Does the Bible Say About Disorder?

1 Corinthians 14:33 ESV / 21 helpful votes

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

James 3:16 ESV / 20 helpful votes

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.

Romans 13:1 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Romans 13:8-10 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

1 Peter 2:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

James 5:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

John 13:35 ESV / 5 helpful votes

By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

John 13:34 ESV / 5 helpful votes

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

Luke 2:29 ESV / 5 helpful votes

“Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;

Mark 9:1-50 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.” And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” ...

Matthew 16:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

2 Chronicles 33:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

And he burned his sons as an offering in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and used fortune-telling and omens and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.

1 Samuel 15:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes

For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and presumption is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected you from being king.”

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 5 helpful votes

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

1 John 1:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 Timothy 2:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Galatians 5:26 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Romans 15:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Romans 12:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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.

Romans 6:23 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 4 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.

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 4 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.

Daniel 10:1-21 ESV / 4 helpful votes

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision. In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks. I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks. On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris) I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. ...

Psalm 6:1-10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath. Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled. But you, O Lord—how long? Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise? ...

Genesis 2:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

Revelation 3:20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

James 2:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes

So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty.

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

Titus 3:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

1 Thessalonians 3:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you,

Colossians 2:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face,

2 Corinthians 10:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes

We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 3 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.

Romans 5:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 26:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you

John 10:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

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

John 1:14 ESV / 3 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.

Mark 9:48 ESV / 3 helpful votes

‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’

Song of Solomon 8:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord.

Psalm 55:22 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ...

Titus 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness,

Proverbs 17:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Psalm 51:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

49 Bible Verses about Disorder

1 Corinthians 14:33 ESV / 21 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 3:16 ESV / 20 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 13:1 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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1 Peter 2:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 5:16 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 13:35 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 13:34 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 2:29 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 9:1-50 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 16:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 33:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Samuel 15:23 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 2:24 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 1:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 2:12 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Galatians 5:26 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 15:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 6:23 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16-17 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 10:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Daniel 10:1-21 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 6:1-10 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 2:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 3:20 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 2:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Titus 3:3 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Thessalonians 3:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 2:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 10:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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Acts 26:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 10:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 9:48 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Song of Solomon 8:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 55:22 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Titus 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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