Feelings

What the Bible says about gratitude

The 15 verses readers most often turn to for this topic, quoted in full from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Thess 5:18Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Eph 5:20always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Col 3:15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.

Ps 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Ps 106:1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Jas 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Ps 100:4Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.

Phil 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Col 3:17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Col 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,

Ps 118:24This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Ps 136:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.

1 Chr 16:34Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Ps 69:30I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

Ps 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

These are the verses readers most often turn to for this topic — not a teaching on it. Read each in its chapter.

Sources

The verses of each topic and their order: OpenBible.info topical data, by readers’ votes: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible · Public domain