What Does the Bible Say About Error?

1 John 2:2 ESV / 6 helpful votes

He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

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.

Titus 3:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.

James 1:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

John 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Deuteronomy 4:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.

2 Timothy 2:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

Acts 22:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’

John 17:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.

John 3:16 ESV / 3 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.

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

Philippians 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—

Romans 8:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

John 21:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

John 5:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

Malachi 3:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.

Hosea 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 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. ...

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Romans 10:9-10 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Acts 17:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Acts 8:26-39 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” ...

Acts 2:38 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:1-47 ESV / 1 helpful vote

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. ...

John 1:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

Matthew 19:1-30 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?” He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? ...

Micah 5:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more tellers of fortunes;

Jeremiah 27:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

So do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon.’

1 Samuel 28:1-25 ESV / 1 helpful vote

In those days the Philistines gathered their forces for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, “Understand that you and your men are to go out with me in the army.” David said to Achish, “Very well, you shall know what your servant can do.” And Achish said to David, “Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life.” Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the necromancers out of the land. The Philistines assembled and came and encamped at Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa. When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. ...

34 Bible Verses about Error

1 John 2:2 ESV / 6 helpful votes

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Titus 3:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 11:13-15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

James 1:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 4:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Timothy 2:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Acts 22:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 17:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 21:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 5:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Malachi 3:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hosea 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 10:9-10 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 17:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 8:26-39 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 2:38 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 2:1-47 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 1:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 19:1-30 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Micah 5:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Jeremiah 27:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Samuel 28:1-25 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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34 Bible Verses about Error

1 John 2:2 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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

Titus 3:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 11:13-15 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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

Deuteronomy 4:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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

Acts 22:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 17:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Philippians 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 8:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 21:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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

Malachi 3:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hosea 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 10:9-10 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 17:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 8:26-39 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 2:38 ESV / 1 helpful vote Helpful Not Helpful

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1 John 2:2 ESV / 6 helpful votes

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Titus 3:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

2 Corinthians 11:13-15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

James 1:17 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 4:19 ESV / 4 helpful votes

2 Timothy 2:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Acts 22:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 17:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes

2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Philippians 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 8:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 21:25 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 5:24 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Malachi 3:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Hosea 4:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Revelation 21:8 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Romans 10:9-10 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 17:11 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 8:26-39 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 2:38 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Acts 2:1-47 ESV / 1 helpful vote

John 1:18 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 19:1-30 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Micah 5:12 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Jeremiah 27:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

1 Samuel 28:1-25 ESV / 1 helpful vote