Overview
The Bible addresses assurance across 15 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Psalms and 2 Corinthians. Closely related themes include Faith, Afflictions and Adversities, Privileges of Saints and Reward of Saints, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus.
Key Bible verses about assurance
Old Testament
Psalms
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. the beauty: or, the delight
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. for: or, of
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; midst: Heb. heart of the seas
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. strength: Heb. rock
New Testament
2 Corinthians
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; in despair: or, altogether without help, or, means
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
People in the Bible and assurance
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying assurance for yourself
- Begin with Psalms 27:3, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Psalms and 2 Corinthians each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jesus and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Faith, Afflictions and Adversities, Privileges of Saints and Reward of Saints, the.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about assurance?
The Bible addresses assurance across 15 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Psalms and 2 Corinthians. Closely related themes include Faith, Afflictions and Adversities, Privileges of Saints and Reward of Saints, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus.
How many Bible verses are about assurance?
The Bible references assurance in 15 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention assurance?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Psalms 27:3: “Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with assurance?
Jesus.
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