Bible Verses For Lent 2024
Lent is a significant period of reflection and preparation for Christians leading up to Easter. It is a time to remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and to seek spiritual renewal. The Bible is a rich source of guidance and inspiration during this season. Here are 50 Bible verses that can help you deepen your understanding and experience of Lent in 2024.
1. Matthew 4:1-2 – “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.”
2. Psalm 51:10 – “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
3. Joel 2:12 – “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
4. Isaiah 58:6 – “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?”
5. Matthew 6:16-18 – “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
6. 2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
7. Mark 8:34 – “Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.'”
8. Psalm 51:17 – “My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.”
9. Matthew 6:21 – “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
10. Romans 12:1-2 – “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
11. Isaiah 53:5 – “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed.”
12. Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
13. Luke 9:23 – “Then he said to them all: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.'”
14. 1 Peter 2:24 – “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds, you have been healed.”
15. Isaiah 1:18 – “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”
16. Matthew 26:41 – “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
17. John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
18. Psalm 139:23-24 – “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.”
19. Romans 6:4 – “We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”
20. Colossians 3:2 – “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
21. Isaiah 40:31 – “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
22. Matthew 5:6 – “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
23. Psalm 27:14 – “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
24. Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
25. Mark 1:15 – “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
26. Psalm 51:3-4 – “For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.”
27. Romans 8:6 – “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.”
28. 1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
29. Matthew 26:28 – “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”
30. Romans 5:8 – “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
31. Matthew 9:13 – “But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
32. Psalm 23:3 – “He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”
33. Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
34. Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
35. Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
36. Psalm 51:1-2 – “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.”
37. Luke 11:9-10 – “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”
38. Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.”
39. Isaiah 55:6 – “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.”
40. Matthew 5:8 – “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”
41. Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
42. James 4:8 – “Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
43. Psalm 23:1-2 – “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.”
44. John 1:29 – “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'”
45. Romans 12:12 – “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
46. John 14:6 – “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'”
47. Psalm 51:7 – “Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.”
48. Romans 5:10 – “For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!”
49. John 3:3 – “Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.'”
50. Psalm 46:10 – “He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'”
In conclusion, these Bible verses for Lent 2024 offer guidance, encouragement, and reflection as we journey through this season of preparation and renewal. They remind us of the sacrifice and love of Jesus Christ and invite us to seek a deeper relationship with God. May these verses inspire and uplift you as you embark on this meaningful spiritual journey.