50 Bible Verses For Encouragement And Strength - From The Gospels Of Jesus

Here are 50 encouraging and strengthening verses from the Gospels in the New King James Version (NKJV), focusing on the words of Jesus and the truths about Him.

Matthew:

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

2. "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." (Matthew 11:29)

3. "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." (Matthew 11:30)

4. "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." (Matthew 19:26)

5. "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20)

6. "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me." (John 14:1)

7. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." (Matthew 5:4)

8. "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden." (Matthew 5:14)

9. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." (Matthew 6:34)

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

Mark:

1. "Do not be afraid; only believe." (Mark 5:36)

2. "All things are possible to him who believes." (Mark 9:23)

3. "With God all things are possible." (Mark 10:27)

4. "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." (Matthew 21:22)

5. "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature... and lo, I am with you always." (Mark 16:15, 20)

Luke:

1. "Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom." (Luke 12:32)

2. "For with God nothing will be impossible." (Luke 1:37)

3. "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven." (Luke 6:23)

4. "Do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing." (Luke 12:22-23)

5. "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last." (Revelation 1:17)

6. "Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself." (Luke 24:38-39)

7. "Your faith has made you well; go in peace." (Luke 8:48, 7:50)

8. "I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail." (Luke 22:32)

9. "You are My friends if you do whatever I command you." (John 15:14)

10. "He who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life." (John 5:24)

John:

1. "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 3:16)

2. "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." (John 6:35)

3. "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." (John 8:12)

4. "I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture." (John 10:9)

5. "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep." (John 10:11)

6. "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand." (John 10:27-28)

7. "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26)

8. "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions... I go to prepare a place for you." (John 14:1-2)

9. "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." (John 14:6)

10. "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it." (John 14:14)

11. "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14:27)

12. "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5)

13. "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." (John 16:33)

14. "Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am." (John 17:24)

15. "It is finished!" (John 19:30)

16. "Peace to you!" (John 20:19, 21, 26)

17. "Because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (John 20:29)

18. "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 3:20)

19. "He must increase, but I must decrease." (John 3:30)

20. "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 10:10)

21. "If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:31-32)

22. "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent." (John 6:29)

23. "I am with you always, even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20)

24. "He who believes in the Son has everlasting life." (John 3:36)

25. "And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20)

May these words of our Lord Jesus Christ fill you with His perfect peace, strength, and courage.