What Does the Bible Say About Thanksgiving Day?

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

James 1:17 ESV / 10 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.

Psalm 100:4 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!

Colossians 2:6-7 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Psalm 50:14 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,

Romans 12:1 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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.

John 3:16 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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

Bible Verses about Thanksgiving Day