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Bible Quotes

Reflections rooted in scripture.

Some quotes on this page recall personal history with the Bible, like early Sunday school lessons at a Baptist church, alongside a more academic curiosity about how sin is actually defined in scripture. For related reading, see God.

I was raised in a very religious household - it wasn't dogma, but we were raised Christian; we went to church every Sunday, Bible study, Bible camp every summer.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

I am a follower of Jesus Christ. The Bible is my primary way of knowing Him and what it means to follow Him. And I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week....

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical. Reading it uncritically, without understanding the cultural and historical setting of the text, leaves us forced to accept scientific and sociological norms...

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

Some Christians see the biblical teaching on homosexuality as reflecting the culture and times in which the Bible was written and not reflecting God's eternal perspective on homosexual people. Others believe these scriptures represent God's timeless will for how human...

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

Believe Quotes

The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

I love the Bible. I read it every day. I spend 10 hours a week studying it. It has affected my life in profound ways. I am inspired when I read it.

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a manufacturer's handbook. Neither is it a science textbook nor a guidebook for public policy.

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

Book Quotes

The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts; all its commands, exhortations, and promises having the most direct tendency to make men wise, holy, and happy in themselves, and useful...

Quotes by Adam Clarke

Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to read the Bible. The Bible is read to you.

Quotes by Abel Ferrara

As to women, the Islamic faith has given women rights that are equal to or more than the rights given them in the Old Testament and the Bible.

Quotes by Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

I have seen women literally run into the abortion facility because someone was yelling Bible verses at them or pushing a graphic image in their faces.

Quotes by Abby Johnson

The newly released movie 'Noah' features a retelling of the creation story that clearly depicts Darwinian evolution transforming a single-cell organism into a monkey. The movie also seems to show magic in scenes more reminiscent of the occult than of...

Quotes by Aaron Klein

God Quotes

Yeshivas barely teach any Bible, only Talmud.

Quotes by Yair Lapid

I used to have Bible studies at my house. I was in the choir. I was mischievous but also a real mama's boy. It was a pretty happy childhood.

Quotes by Woody Harrelson

I studied the Bible and philosophy in college, and I think in a certain sense that's the kind of stuff that still makes my brain work.

Quotes by Win Butler

I think there's some pretty amazing language in the Bible.

Quotes by Win Butler

You can learn more about human nature by reading the Bible than by living in New York.

Quotes by William Lyon Phelps

Good Quotes

If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.

Quotes by William Jennings Bryan

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a quote discuss how the Bible defines sin?
Yes -- one quote observes that "in the Bible, the Ten Commandments are there but there's no real clear definition of what sin is," reflecting the speaker's own interest in how such terms are defined.
Is there a personal quote about growing up going to Bible readings?
Yes, one quote shares this personal memory: "Once I started first grade, I started going to Emmanuel Baptist Church regularly. I went to Sunday school. We had Bible readings and things like that."
Does a quote describe the Bible as the "Word of God"?
Yes -- one quote states this as its own religious position, saying "the Bible is called the Word of God" and describing it as an inspired record in that speaker's own words. This is presented respectfully as that quote's own stated belief, not as a claim this page verifies.
Is there a quote connecting God's love in Christ to the Bible?
Yes, one quote reads, "Essentially this promise before curse, this superiority of God's love in Christ, must come from the Bible," presented as that speaker's own Christian theological view.
Where can I find more quotes about God and belief?
See the God or Believe collections.

Others describe the Bible in more doctrinal terms, as a faithful record meant to convey what God wants people to understand about creation and about His love. Continue with Believe or Book.