Agency

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Bible verses about “Agency”

The first verses cited, in the King James Version.

• Job 33:14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
• Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
• Job 33:16Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
• Job 33:17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
• Job 33:18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
• Job 33:19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
• Job 33:20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
• Job 33:21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
• Job 33:22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
• Job 33:23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
• Job 33:24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
• Job 33:25His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:
• Job 33:26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
• Job 33:27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
• Job 33:28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
• Job 33:29Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
• Job 33:30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
• Psalms 8:2Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
• Matthew 4:19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
• Matthew 5:13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
• Matthew 5:14Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
• Matthew 5:15Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
• Matthew 5:16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
• Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
• Luke 5:10And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
• Luke 10:17And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
• Luke 10:21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
• John 15:16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
• 1 Corinthians 1:26For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
• 1 Corinthians 1:27But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
• 1 Corinthians 1:28And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
• 1 Corinthians 1:29That no flesh should glory in his presence.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:4But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
• 1 Timothy 1:11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
• 1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
• James 5:20Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
• Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
• 1 Samuel 15:1Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 15:2Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 15:3Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.