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Bible Verses About The Attributes Of God

Early Christian writers commonly described God as eternal, unchangeable, almighty, invisible, and beyond full human grasp. Writers like Irenaeus, Origen, Theophilus, Novatian, and Victorinus tied these ideas to Scripture and said God’s power, goodness, wisdom, and life never begin or fade. They also rejected body parts, passions, and place limits as proper to God, treating such language as figurative when Scripture speaks that way.

The evidence is broad and consistent, though some cards speak more about God’s attributes in general than about each attribute in a single focused list.

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35 references

Supporting Passages

For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Direct Bible passage on God’s unchanging nature.

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

passage for God being unchangeable.

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

passage for mercy and graciousness.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Bible line often used for Christ’s sameness.

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.

passage for the Almighty who is and who was and who is to come.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

passage for God’s unsearchable understanding.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

passage for invisible God.

Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

passage emphasizing God’s greatness.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

passage for greatness being unsearchable.

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

passage for unapproachable light and invisibility.

Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

passage for infinite understanding.

But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

Bible line on God’s sameness and endless years.

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

passage for compassion and mercy.

For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:

passage for greatness and mighty power.

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

passage for righteousness in all His works.

His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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:

passage for exact imprint and divine nature language.

The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

passage for power and justice.

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

passage often paired with mercy language about God.

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

passage for compassion and long-suffering.

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

passage for justice and faithfulness.

The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

passage for goodness and mercy over creation.

One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

passage for invisible attributes, eternal power, and divine nature.

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

passage for divine power granting life and godliness.

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

passage warning against making God like material images.

Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

passage for splendor and majesty.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

passage for God shining in splendor.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.