Bible Verses about Change
What does the Bible say about change? Scriptures on New Beginnings
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come." (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Looking for the best Bible verses about change? This collection of scripture quotes explores what the Bible says about transformation, how we change entirely when we become followers of Jesus, becoming a "new creation" in Christ, alongside the one constant that never changes, Jesus Christ Himself. God's Word also reminds us that while it can feel like modern life brings novel challenges and disputes, "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9).
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Read through the many Bible verses about change in the collection below:
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Ecclesiastes 1:9 NIV
9 What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
Joshua 1:9 NIV
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."
Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Romans 12:1-2 NIV
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV
1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
Colossians 3:10 NIV
10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 NIV
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
James 1:17 NIV
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 NIV
51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed- 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
Malachi 3:6 NIV
6 "I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.
Proverbs 18:15 NIV
15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.
2 Peter 3:9 NIV
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
Proverbs 19:2 NIV
2 Desire without knowledge is not good- how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
1 John 1:9 NIV
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Isaiah 40:8 NIV
8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever."
2 Corinthians 3:18 NIV
18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
