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What does the Bible say about military service?
13 verses about military service, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.
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Bible verses about military service
- John 15:13 — Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 6 votes
- Joshua 1:9 — Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. 4 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:8 — A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 20:1 — When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 3 votes
- Psalms 144:1 — [A Psalm of David.] Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 3 votes
- Isaiah 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 3 votes
- Ephesians 6:10 — Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 3 votes
- Psalms 23:4 — Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 2 votes
- Psalms 33:12 — Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 2 votes
- Isaiah 6:8 — Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. 2 votes
- Romans 13:1 — Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 2 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:4 — No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 2 votes
Where these verses are
Psalms (3), Isaiah (2), 2 Timothy (2), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), Ecclesiastes (1), John (1), Romans (1), Ephesians (1)
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