Bible Verses About Nations
Bible verses about Nations
Discover what the Bible says about nations.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
Most Helpful Verses
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Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
And God said to him, I [am] God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a multitude of nations shall spring from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.
Keep therefore and do [them]; for this [is] your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which will hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation [is] a wise and understanding people.
Scripture Passages
And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem [to be] his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
And he will judge among the nations, and will rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest not, and nations [that] knew not thee shall run to thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.
For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yes, [those] nations shall be utterly wasted.
And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people, [even] like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
He that saith to the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Then will they deliver you up to be afflicted, and will kill you: and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats:
Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled.
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
By whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for his name:
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who reviveth the dead, and calleth those things which are not, as though they were.
Who against hope believed with hope, that he should become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
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:
The wicked shall be turned into hell, [and] all the nations that forget God.
Put them in fear, O LORD: [that] the nations may know themselves [to be but] men. Selah.
For the kingdom [is] the LORD'S: and he [is] the governor among the nations.
He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing to thee among the nations.
That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
Yes, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou wilt inherit all nations.
For all the gods of the nations [are] idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;
To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them:
I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises to thee among the nations.
The LORD [is] high above all nations, [and] his glory above the heavens.
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.