Overview
The Bible addresses trinity, the across 79 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in 1 Corinthians, John and Revelation. Closely related themes include Trinity, The Holy, Holy Spirit, Titles and Names of the Holy Spirit and God. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus, Peter, Abraham and Thomas.
Key Bible verses about trinity, the
Old Testament
Genesis
Job
Psalms
Isaiah
Jeremiah
And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: too: or, hid from thee
New Testament
Matthew
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teach: or, make disciples, or, Christians of all nations
Luke
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
John
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Acts
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? to lie to: or, to deceive
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Romans
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
1 Corinthians
But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. accursed: or, anathema
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. administrations: or, ministries
And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
2 Corinthians
Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.
Galatians
Ephesians
Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Colossians
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
2 Thessalonians
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Titus
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, love: or, pity
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; abundantly: Gr. richly
Hebrews
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? spot: or, fault
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. working: or, doing
1 Peter
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Jude
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Revelation
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. rest: Gr. have no rest
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
People in the Bible and trinity, the
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying trinity, the for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 1:1, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how 1 Corinthians, John and Revelation each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jesus, Peter and Abraham and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Trinity, The Holy, Holy Spirit, Titles and Names of the Holy Spirit and God.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about trinity, the?
The Bible addresses trinity, the across 79 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in 1 Corinthians, John and Revelation. Closely related themes include Trinity, The Holy, Holy Spirit, Titles and Names of the Holy Spirit and God. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus, Peter, Abraham and Thomas.
How many Bible verses are about trinity, the?
The Bible references trinity, the in 79 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention trinity, the?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with trinity, the?
Jesus, Peter, Abraham, Thomas and Barnabas.
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