1516 verses about Dependence

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.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.

For we don’t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,

who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift given to us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;

for we walk by faith, not by sight.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

This was not as we had expected, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.” Exodus 16:8

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn’t a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily: anxiety for all the assemblies.

Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

For he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him through the power of God toward you.

but is under guardians and stewards until the day appointed by the father.

For each man will bear his own burden.

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

For even in Thessalonica you sent once and again to my need.

But I have all things, and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to God.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.