1516 verses about Dependence

Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

Remain in that same house, eating and drinking the things they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Don’t go from house to house.

Turning to the disciples, he said, “All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son desires to reveal him.”

Jesus answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

Give us day by day our daily bread.

He said to them, “Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,’

“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won’t give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

Or if he asks for an egg, he won’t give him a scorpion, will he?

“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins ? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.

Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?

If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?

Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.

But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.

saying, ‘This man began to build, and wasn’t able to finish.’

When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’

“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’

Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

Most certainly, I tell you, whoever doesn’t receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”

But he said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.”

He said to them, “When I sent you out without purse, and wallet, and shoes, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.”

saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

John answered, “A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, another steps down before me.”

Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these among so many?”

The sea was tossed by a great wind blowing.

As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.

He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn’t left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.”

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.

Don’t you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I tell you, I speak not from myself; but the Father who lives in me does his works.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

If a man doesn’t remain in me, he is thrown out as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

Now they have known that all things whatever you have given me are from you,

Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself, and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you, and carry you where you don’t want to go.”

He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.

“The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’ Exodus 32:1

Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”

neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.

‘For in him we live, and move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’

but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

When the ship was caught, and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.

As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.

While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.

requesting, if by any means now at last I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.

Or hasn’t the potter a right over the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel for honor, and another for dishonor?

For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

that no flesh should boast before God.

I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.

Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.

There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all.

The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”

No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.