71 Most Important New Testament Verses

In today’s post, we’re taking a closer look at the most important New Testament verses, a key part of the Bible that fulfills God’s promise of salvation, first introduced in the Old Testament.

We encounter the Good News of God’s Kingdom in the New Testament, revealed through Jesus Christ.

What makes the New Testament so compelling are the stories and teachings of Jesus—his life, ministry, selfless acts, and ultimately, his resurrection.

This post is about the 71 most important New Testament verses.

These aren’t just historical accounts but lessons and truths that continue to guide and inspire millions.

In this exploration, I’ve picked out 71 of the most important New Testament verses that stand out for their profound impact.

They are more than just words; they teach us the central doctrines of Christianity and provide moral guidance for living a fulfilling Christian life.

Whether you’re well-versed in Scripture or just starting your journey, these verses offer insights and wisdom for everyone.

THE BOOKS OF The New Testament

Matthew	1 Timothy
Mark	2 Timothy
Luke	Titus
John	Philemon
Acts	Hebrews
Romans	James
1 Corinthians	1 Peter
2 Corinthians	2 Peter
Galatians	1 John
Ephesians	2 John
Philippians	3 John
Colossians	Jude
1 Thessalonians	Revelation
2 Thessalonians

Here is a list of 71 most important New Testament verses:

MATTHEW

Matthew 5:9
"Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God."

Matthew 5:16 
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."

Matthew 6:24
"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."

Matthew 6:33
"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."

Matthew 7:7
"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."

Matthew 7:12
"Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets."

Matthew 11:28 
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

Matthew 22:37-39
"Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’"

Matthew 28:19-20
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen."

MARK

Mark 10:45
"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

Mark 12:30-31
"And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

LUKE

Luke 6:31
"And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise."

Luke 10:27 
"So he answered and said, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself."

Luke 11:28
"But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

JOHN

John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

John 8:32
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

John 10:10
"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."

John 13:34
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another."

John 14:6 
"Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

John 15:13
"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends."

ACTS

Acts 1:8
"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

Acts 2:38
"Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

ROMANS

Romans 3:23
"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,"

Romans 5:8
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

Romans 6:23
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Romans 8:28
"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose."

Romans 8:31
"What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?"

Romans 10:9
"that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."

Romans 12:2
"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."

Romans 12:12
"rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;"

1 CORINTHIANS

1 Corinthians 10:13
"No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it."

1 Corinthians 13:4-7
"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things"

1 Corinthians 15:58
"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord."

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 
'Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love."

2 CORINTHIANS

2 Corinthians 4:18
"While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal."

2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new."

2 Corinthians 12:9
"And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

GALATIANS

Galatians 2:20
"I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."

Galatians 5:22-23
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."

Galatians 6:9
"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."

EPHESIANS

Ephesians 2:8-9
"For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."

Ephesians 3:20
"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"

Ephesians 4:32
"And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you."

Ephesians 6:10-11
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."

PHILIPPIANS

Philippians 1:21
"For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain."

Philippians 2:3-4
"Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others."

Philippians 4:6-7
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:13
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

COLOSSIANS

Colossians 3:12-14
"Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection."

Colossians 3:23-24
"And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ."

1 THESSALONIANS

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
"For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord."

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."

1 TIMOTHY

1 Timothy 6:10
"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

2 TIMOTHY

2 Timothy 1:7
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."

2 Timothy 3:16-17
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."

2 Timothy 4:7
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."

HEBREWS

Hebrews 4:12
"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

Hebrews 12:1-2
"Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."

Hebrews 12:14
"Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord."

JAMES

James 1:2-4
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing."

James 1:17
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning."

James 2:17
"Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead."

1 PETER

1 Peter 5:7
"casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."

1 JOHN

1 John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

1 John 3:16
"By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."

1 John 4:8
"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love."

1 John 4:19
"We love Him because He first loved us."

REVELATION

Revelation 3:20
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me."

Revelation 21:4
"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."

Revelation 22:13
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."

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