Bible verses about "patriotism" | Thomson

¹⁴ when my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray to me and seek my favour, and turn from their evil ways, I will hear from heaven and forgive their sins, and heal their land.

³⁷ Thereupon Jesus said to him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. ³⁸ This is the first and great commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ⁴⁰ On these two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets.

⁶ As you will soon hear of wars and rumours of wars, see that you be not troubled. For all these things must happen, but the end is not yet.

¹³ No one hath greater love than this, that he would lay down his life for his friends.

¹ Let every soul be subject to the ruling powers; for there is no power but from God. The powers in being are arranged by God; ² so that he who setteth himself against the power resisteth the arrangement of God; and they who resist shall receive for themselves condemnation. ³ For the rulers are not a terror to good works but to evil. Dost thou then wish not to dread the power? Do that which is good and thou shall have praise from it. ⁴ For it is a minister of God for good to thee. But if thou dost evil, be in dread; for it wieldeth not the sword in vain. For it is a minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath on him who doth evil. ⁵ Therefore it is necessary to submit to government, not only on account of punishment, but also for conscience's sake. ⁶ Indeed on this account you pay taxes, because there are ministers of God continually employed for this very purpose. ⁷ Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute; custom to whom custom; reverence to whom reverence; honour to whom honour is due. ⁸ Owe no one any thing, save this, to love one another: for he who loveth others hath fulfilled the law: ⁹ for this: Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shall not murder; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness; Thou shall not covet; and whatever other commandment there be, is summed up in this commandment, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ¹⁰ This love worketh no evil to one's neighbour: This love therefore is the fulfilling of the law. ¹¹ Furthermore, as we know the season, that it is now high time for us to rouse from sleep, for our deliverance is nearer now than when we first believed: ¹² The night is far spent; the day is drawing on; let us therefore put off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light; ¹³ and let us walk as in day light, in a becoming manner; not in revels and drunken debauches; not in dalliance and wantonness; not in strife and envy; ¹⁴ but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh to fulfil its desires.

¹⁶ As freemen, but not like those who use their freedom as a cover for wickedness, but as servants of God

²⁹ In reply to which Peter and the apostles said, We must obey God rather than men.

³⁶ Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my attendants would have fought to prevent my being delivered up to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not of this world.

⁹ but you being a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people peculiarly set apart that you may publish the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light ¹⁰ you who formerly were not a people but are now the people of God who were uncompassionated, but are now compassionated

¹⁷ honour all men, love the brotherhood; fear God; honour the king.

¹ I therefore exhort thee first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; ² for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life with all piety and honesty; ³ for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our saviour,

¹ Let every soul be subject to the ruling powers; for there is no power but from God. The powers in being are arranged by God; ² so that he who setteth himself against the power resisteth the arrangement of God; and they who resist shall receive for themselves condemnation. ³ For the rulers are not a terror to good works but to evil. Dost thou then wish not to dread the power? Do that which is good and thou shall have praise from it. ⁴ For it is a minister of God for good to thee. But if thou dost evil, be in dread; for it wieldeth not the sword in vain. For it is a minister of God, an avenger to execute wrath on him who doth evil. ⁵ Therefore it is necessary to submit to government, not only on account of punishment, but also for conscience's sake.

¹³ These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they viewed them at a distance, and were persuaded of, and embraced them, and acknowledged that they were strangers and sojourners in the land. ¹⁴ For they who speak thus shew plainly that they are seeking their father's country: ¹⁵ Now had these been mindful of that from which they came out, they might have had an opportunity of returning thither: ¹⁶ but now they desire a better; that is a heavenly country; therefore God is not ashamed of them; to be invoked as their God: for he prepared a city for them.

²⁰ But we are citizens of heaven, from which we earnestly expect a saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

¹² Happy is the nation, whose God is the Lord; the people, whom he hath chosen for his heritage. ¹³ Out of heaven the Lord looked down; he took a view of all the children of men. ¹⁴ He looked down from his fixed habitation on all the inhabitants of the earth. ¹⁵ It is he alone who formed their hearts: he knoweth completely all their works. ¹⁶ A king is not saved because of a numerous army: nor can a giant be saved by his abundant strength. ¹⁷ A horse is a false thing for safety; nor can he with all his power save himself. ¹⁸ Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them who fear him; on them who confide in his mercy; ¹⁹ to deliver their souls from death; and to nourish them in a famine. ²⁰ Let our soul wait for the Lord; because he is our helper and our protector. ²¹ Because by him our heart can be made glad, therefore in his holy name we have trusted. ²² Let thy mercy, Lord, be upon us as we have put our trust in thee.