Scripture Folios
The Incarnation of the Word
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Chapter Related John 1:3–4 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. Chapter Related John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Chapter Related 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. Chapter Related
The Creative and Governing Word
Genesis 1:3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Chapter Related Psalm 33:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. Chapter Related Psalm 33:9 For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm. Chapter Related Isaiah 55:10–11 For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. Chapter Related Colossians 1:16–17 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Chapter Related Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Chapter Related Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. Chapter Related Revelation 19:13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. Chapter Related
The Power of the Spoken Word
Psalm 107:20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. Chapter Related Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not My word like fire,” declares the Lord , “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?” Chapter Related Luke 7:7 That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. Chapter Related Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Chapter Related 1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Chapter Related Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Chapter Related Acts 12:24 But the word of God continued to spread and multiply. Chapter Related 2 Timothy 2:9 for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained! Chapter Related
The Word in the Life of the Believer
Deuteronomy 30:14 But the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may obey it. Chapter Related Psalm 119:11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You. Chapter Related John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. Chapter Related John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.” Chapter Related Acts 6:4 “and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” Chapter Related Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Chapter Related 1 Thessalonians 2:13 And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe. Chapter Related Luke 8:11 Now this is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. Chapter Related Luke 8:15 But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop. Chapter Related James 1:21–22 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls. Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. Chapter Related 1 Peter 1:23–25 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. Chapter Related Philippians 2:16 as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. Chapter Related 2 Timothy 2:15 Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth. Chapter Related 1 John 2:14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one. Chapter Related
John opens his Gospel with the first words of Genesis, “In the beginning,” and puts the Word where Genesis has God speaking. In the Hebrew Scriptures God’s word is never just talk. He speaks and it comes to be; he sends his word and heals; his word goes out like rain and snow and does not come back empty. Then the Word becomes flesh, and John’s letter insists it was heard, seen and touched. The same Son upholds all things by his powerful word, and a Roman officer understands that kind of authority well enough to ask only for a word. Paul calls the cross itself a word, foolishness to some and the power of God to others. The word cannot be chained; it spreads and multiplies. In the believer it is a seed, planted and received, hidden in the heart, the imperishable seed we are born again from, clung to until it bears a crop. Heaven and earth will pass away. The word of the Lord stands forever.