Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Better’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Better’ occurs 123 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 29:19 Laban responded, “It is better that I give her to you than to another man; remain with me.”Genesis 29:19
Genesis 37:27 It is better that he be sold to the Ishmaelites, and then our hands will not be defiled. For he is our brother and our flesh.” His brothers agreed to his words.Genesis 37:27
Number of the word / term Better in Genesis: 2
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 14:12 Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying: Withdraw from us, so that we may serve the Egyptians? For it was much better to serve them, than to die in the wilderness.”Exodus 14:12
Number of the word / term Better in Exodus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 27:10 and it cannot be exchanged, that is, neither better for worse, nor worse for better. And if he has exchanged it, both that which was exchanged, and that for which it was exchanged shall be consecrated to the Lord.Leviticus 27:10
Number of the word / term Better in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 14:3 “If only we had died in Egypt,” and, “If only we would perish in this vast wilderness,” and, “May the Lord not lead us into this land, lest we fall by the sword, and our wives, as well as our children, be led away as captives. Is it not better to return to Egypt?”Numbers 14:3
Numbers 18:30 And you shall say to them: ‘If you offer the noble and the better of the tithes, it shall be accounted to you as if you had given from the first-fruits of the threshing floor and of the oil and wine presses.’Numbers 18:30
Number of the word / term Better in Numbers: 2
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 22:25 The Lord has stationed the river Jordan as the border between us and you, O sons of Reuben, O sons of Gad. And therefore, you have no part in the Lord.’ And by this occasion, your sons would turn away our sons from the fear of the Lord. And so we sought something better,Joshua 22:25
Number of the word / term Better in Joshua: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Judges
Judges 8:2 And he responded to them: “But what could I have done that would be so great as what you have done? Is not one bunch of grapes of Ephraim better than the vintages of Abiezer?Judges 8:2
Judges 9:2 “Speak to all the men of Shechem: Which is better for you: that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, should rule over you, or that one man should rule over you? And consider also that I am your bone and your flesh.”Judges 9:2
Judges 11:25 Or are you, perhaps, better than Balak, the son of Zippor, the king of Moab? Or are you able to explain what his argument was against Israel, and why he fought against him?Judges 11:25
Judges 18:19 And they responded to him: “Be silent and place your finger over your mouth. And come with us, so that we may have you as a father as well as a priest. For which is better for you: to be a priest in the house of one man, or in one tribe and family in Israel?”Judges 18:19
Number of the word / term Better in Judges: 4
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Ruth
Ruth 2:22 And her mother-in-law said to her, “It is better, my daughter, to go out reaping with his young women, lest in a stranger’s field someone may confront you.”Ruth 2:22
Ruth 4:15 And now you may have someone to comfort your soul and to care for you in old age, for he is born of your daughter-in-law, who loves you, and this is much better for you, than if you had seven sons.”Ruth 4:15
Number of the word / term Better in Ruth: 2
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:8 Therefore, her husband Elkanah said to her: “Hannah, why are you weeping? And why do you not eat? And for what reason do you afflict your heart? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”1 Samuel 1:8
1 Samuel 9:2 And he had a son called Saul, an elect and good man. And there was not a man among the sons of Israel better than he was. For he stood head and shoulders above all the people.1 Samuel 9:2
1 Samuel 15:22 And Samuel said: “Does the Lord want holocausts and victims, and not instead that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifice. And to heed is greater than to offer the fat of rams.1 Samuel 15:22
1 Samuel 15:28 And Samuel said to him: “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you this day. And he has delivered it to your neighbor, who is better than you are.1 Samuel 15:28
1 Samuel 27:1 And David said in his heart: “At some time, I will one day fall into the hands of Saul. Is it not better if I flee, and be saved in the land of the Philistines, so that Saul may despair and cease to seek me in all the parts of Israel? Therefore, I will flee away from his hands.”1 Samuel 27:1
Number of the word / term Better in 1 Samuel: 5
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 13:13 For I will not be able to bear my shame. And you will be like one of the foolish in Israel. For it is better to speak to the king, and he will not deny me to you.”2 Samuel 13:13
2 Samuel 14:32 And Absalom responded to Joab: “I sent to you, begging that you might come to me, and that I might send you to the king, and that you might say to him: ‘Why was I brought from Geshur? It would have been better for me to be there.’ I beg you, therefore, that I may see the face of the king. And if he is mindful of my iniquity, let him put me to death.”2 Samuel 14:32
2 Samuel 17:14 And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, said: “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” So, by an act of the Lord, the useful counsel of Ahithophel was defeated, in order that the Lord might lead evil over Absalom.2 Samuel 17:14
2 Samuel 18:3 And the people responded: “You shall not go out. For if we flee, there will not be great concern in them for us. Or if one half part of us will fall, they will not care much. For you are considered as one for ten thousand. Therefore, it is better that you should be in the city to strengthen us.”2 Samuel 18:3
2 Samuel 24:14 Then David said to Gad: “I am in great anguish. But it is better that I should fall into the hands of the Lord (for his mercies are many) than into the hands of men.”2 Samuel 24:14
Number of the word / term Better in 2 Samuel: 5
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 2:32 And the Lord shall repay his blood upon his own head. For he killed two men, just and better than himself, and he killed them with the sword, while my father, David, did not know it: Abner, the son of Ner, leader of the military of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, leader of the army of Judah.1 Kings 2:32
1 Kings 19:4 And he continued on, into the desert, for one day’s journey. And when he had arrived, and was sitting under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that he might die. And he said: “It is enough for me, O Lord. Take my soul. For I am no better than my fathers.”1 Kings 19:4
1 Kings 20:23 Then truly, the servants of the king of Syria said to him: “Their gods are the gods of the mountains; because of this, they have overwhelmed us. But it is better that we fight against them in the plains, and then we will prevail over them.1 Kings 20:23
1 Kings 21:2 Therefore, Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying: “Give your vineyard to me, so that I may make for myself a garden of herbs. For it is nearby and is beside my house. And I will give to you, in place of it, a better vineyard. Or if you consider it to be more convenient for you, I will give you the price in silver, whatever it is worth.”1 Kings 21:2
1 Kings 21:6 And he responded to her: “I spoke to Naboth, the Jezreelite, and I said to him: ‘Give your vineyard to me, and accept money. Or if it pleases you, I will give to you a better vineyard, in place of it.’ And he said, ‘I will not give my vineyard to you.’ ”1 Kings 21:6
Number of the word / term Better in 1 Kings: 5
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 5:12 Are not the Abana and the Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel, so that I might wash in them and be cleansed?” But then, after he had turned himself away and was leaving with indignation,2 Kings 5:12
2 Kings 5:23 And Naaman said, “It is better that you accept two talents.” And he urged him, and he bound the two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing. And he set them upon two of his servants, who carried them before him.2 Kings 5:23
2 Kings 10:3 choose him who is better and who pleases you from among the sons of your lord, and set him on the throne of his father, and fight for the house of your lord.”2 Kings 10:3
Number of the word / term Better in 2 Kings: 3
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 21:13 And David said to Gad: “There are difficulties pressing upon me from every side. But it is better for me to fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercies are many, than into the hands of men.”1 Chronicles 21:13
Number of the word / term Better in 1 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 21:13 but instead you have advanced along the paths of the kings of Israel, and you have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, imitating the fornication of the house of Ahab, and moreover, you have killed your brothers, the house of your father, who are better than you:2 Chronicles 21:13
Number of the word / term Better in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Esther
Esther 1:19 If it pleases you, let an edict be sent out from your presence, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and the Medes, which it is forbidden to disregard, that Vashti shall no longer enter before the king, but let another, who is better than her, receive her queenship.Esther 1:19
Number of the word / term Better in Esther: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Job
Job 34:33 Does God require this of you because it is displeasing to you? For you were the first to speak, and not I. But if you know something better, speak.Job 34:33
Number of the word / term Better in Job: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 37:16 A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners.Psalm 37:16
Psalm 63:3 For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.Psalm 63:3
Psalm 84:10 For one day in your courts is better than thousands elsewhere. I have chosen to be lowly in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.Psalm 84:10
Number of the word / term Better in Psalm: 3
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 3:14 Her acquisition is better than trading in silver, and her fruit is better than the first and purest gold.Proverbs 3:14
Proverbs 8:11 For wisdom is better than all that is most precious, and everything that is desirable cannot compare to her.Proverbs 8:11
Proverbs 8:19 For my fruit is better than gold and precious stones, and my progeny better than choice silver.Proverbs 8:19
Proverbs 15:17 It is better to be called to vegetables with charity, than to a fatted calf with hatred.Proverbs 15:17
Proverbs 16:16 Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver.Proverbs 16:16
Proverbs 16:19 It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the arrogant.Proverbs 16:19
Proverbs 16:32 A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities.Proverbs 16:32
Proverbs 17:1 A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.Proverbs 17:1
Proverbs 19:22 An indigent man is merciful. And a pauper is better than a deceitful man.Proverbs 19:22
Proverbs 21:9 It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with a contentious woman and in a shared house.Proverbs 21:9
Proverbs 21:19 It is better to live in a deserted land, than with a quarrelsome and emotional woman.Proverbs 21:19
Proverbs 22:1 A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold.Proverbs 22:1
Proverbs 25:7 For it is better that it should be said to you, “Ascend to here,” than that you should be humbled before the prince.Proverbs 25:7
Proverbs 25:24 It is better to sit in a corner of the attic, than with an argumentative woman and in a shared house.Proverbs 25:24
Proverbs 27:5 An open rebuke is better than hidden love.Proverbs 27:5
Proverbs 27:6 The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.Proverbs 27:6
Proverbs 27:10 Do not dismiss your friend or your father’s friend. And do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your affliction. A close neighbor is better than a distant brother.Proverbs 27:10
Number of the word / term Better in Proverbs: 17
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:24 Is it not better to eat and drink, and to show his soul the good things of his labors? And this is from the hand of God.Ecclesiastes 2:24
Ecclesiastes 3:12 And I realize that there is nothing better than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.Ecclesiastes 3:12
Ecclesiastes 3:22 And I have discovered nothing to be better than for a man to rejoice in his work: for this is his portion. And who shall add to him, so that he may know the things that will occur after him?Ecclesiastes 3:22
Ecclesiastes 4:6 “A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul.”Ecclesiastes 4:6
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Therefore, it is better for two to be together, than for one to be alone. For they have the advantage of their companionship.Ecclesiastes 4:9
Ecclesiastes 5:1 Guard your foot, when you step into the house of God, and draw near, so that you may listen. For obedience is much better than the sacrifices of the foolish, who do not know the evil that they are doing.Ecclesiastes 5:1
Ecclesiastes 5:5 And it is much better not to make a vow, than, after a vow, not to fulfill what was promised.Ecclesiastes 5:5
Ecclesiastes 6:3 If a man were to produce one hundred children, and to live for many years, and to attain to an age of many days, and if his soul were to make no use of the goods of his resources, and if he were lacking even a burial: concerning such a man, I declare that a miscarried child is better than he.Ecclesiastes 6:3
Ecclesiastes 6:9 It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit.Ecclesiastes 6:9
Ecclesiastes 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointments, and a day of death is better than a day of birth.Ecclesiastes 7:1
Ecclesiastes 7:2 It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to a house of feasting. For in the former, we are admonished about the end of all things, so that the living consider what may be in the future.Ecclesiastes 7:2
Ecclesiastes 7:3 Anger is better than laughter. For through the sadness of the countenance, the soul of one who offends may be corrected.Ecclesiastes 7:3
Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish.Ecclesiastes 7:5
Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a speech is better than the beginning. Patience is better than arrogance.Ecclesiastes 7:8
Ecclesiastes 7:10 You should not say: “What do you think is the reason that the former times were better than they are now?” For this type of question is foolish.Ecclesiastes 7:10
Ecclesiastes 9:4 There is no one who lives forever, or who even has confidence in this regard. A living dog is better than a dead lion.Ecclesiastes 9:4
Ecclesiastes 9:16 And so, I declared that wisdom is better than strength. But how is it, then, that the wisdom of the poor man is treated with contempt, and his words are not heeded?Ecclesiastes 9:16
Ecclesiastes 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war. And whoever offends in one thing, shall lose many good things.Ecclesiastes 9:18
Ecclesiastes 11:6 In the morning, sow your seed, and in the evening, do not let your hand cease. For you do not know which of these may rise up, the one or the other. But if both rise up together, so much the better.Ecclesiastes 11:6
Number of the word / term Better in Ecclesiastes: 19
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Song
Song of Solomon 1:2 Bride: May he kiss me with the kiss of his mouth. Groom to Bride: So much better than wine are your breasts, fragranced with the finest perfumes.Song of Solomon 1:2
Number of the word / term Better in Song: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 56:5 I will give them a place in my house, within my walls, and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name, which will never perish.Isaiah 56:5
Number of the word / term Better in Isaiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Lamentations
Lamentations 4:9 TETH. It was better for those slain by the sword, than for those put to death by famine. For these waste away, being consumed by the sterility of the land.Lamentations 4:9
Number of the word / term Better in Lamentations: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 1:15 But, after ten days, their faces appeared better and fatter than all the children who had eaten from the king’s food.Daniel 1:15
Daniel 1:20 And in every concept of wisdom and understanding, about which the king consulted with them, he found them to be ten times better than all the seers and astrologers put together, who were in his entire kingdom.Daniel 1:20
Number of the word / term Better in Daniel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 2:7 And she will pursue her lovers, but she will not obtain them, and she will seek them, but she will not find them, and she will say, ‘I will go and return to my first husband, because it was to some extent better for me then, than it is now.’Hosea 2:7
Number of the word / term Better in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Jonah
Jonah 4:3 And now, Lord, I ask you to take my life from me. For it is better for me to die than to live.”Jonah 4:3
Jonah 4:8 And when the sun had risen, the Lord ordered a hot and burning wind. And the sun beat down on the head of Jonah, and he burned. And he petitioned for his soul that he might die, and he said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”Jonah 4:8
Number of the word / term Better in Jonah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Nahum
Nahum 3:8 Are you better than the populous Alexandria, which dwells along the rivers? Waters encircle it: the sea, with its riches. The waters are its walls.Nahum 3:8
Number of the word / term Better in Nahum: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 5:29 And if your right eye causes you to sin, root it out and cast it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than that your whole body be cast into Hell.Matthew 5:29
Matthew 5:30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than that your whole body go into Hell.Matthew 5:30
Matthew 12:12 How much better is a man than a sheep? And so, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbaths.”Matthew 12:12
Matthew 18:6 But whoever will have led astray one of these little ones, who trust in me, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck, and to be submerged in the depths of the sea.Matthew 18:6
Matthew 18:8 So if your hand or your foot leads you to sin, cut it off and cast it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life disabled or lame, than to be sent into eternal fire having two hands or two feet.Matthew 18:8
Matthew 18:9 And if your eye leads you to sin, root it out and cast it away from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, than to be sent into the fires of Hell having two eyes.Matthew 18:9
Matthew 25:9 The prudent responded by saying, ‘Lest perhaps there may not be enough for us and for you, it would be better for you to go to the vendors and buy some for yourselves.’Matthew 25:9
Matthew 26:24 Indeed, the Son of man goes, just as it has been written about him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of man will be betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”Matthew 26:24
Number of the word / term Better in Matthew: 8
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Mark
Mark 9:42 And whoever will have scandalized one of these little ones who believe in me: it would be better for him if a great millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.Mark 9:42
Mark 9:43 And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life disabled, than having two hands to go into Hell, into the unquenchable fire,Mark 9:43
Mark 9:45 But if your foot causes you to sin, chop it off: it is better for you to enter into eternal life lame, than having two feet to be cast into the Hell of unquenchable fire,Mark 9:45
Mark 9:47 But if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out: it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into the Hell of fire,Mark 9:47
Mark 14:21 And indeed, the Son of man goes, just as it has been written of him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of man will be betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born.”Mark 14:21
Number of the word / term Better in Mark: 5
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Luke
Luke 5:39 And no one who is drinking the old, soon wishes for the new. For he says, ‘The old is better.’ ”Luke 5:39
Luke 17:2 It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones.Luke 17:2
Number of the word / term Better in Luke: 2
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book John
John 4:52 Therefore, he asked them at which hour he had become better. And they said to him, “Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him.”John 4:52
Number of the word / term Better in John: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Acts
Acts 19:16 And the man, in whom there was a wicked spirit, leaping at them and getting the better of them both, prevailed against them, so that they fled from that house, naked and wounded.Acts 19:16
Number of the word / term Better in Acts: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 7:9 But if they cannot restrain themselves, they should marry. For it is better to marry, than to be burned.1 Corinthians 7:9
1 Corinthians 7:38 And so, he who joins with his virgin in matrimony does well, and he who does not join with her does better.1 Corinthians 7:38
1 Corinthians 9:15 Yet I have used none of these things. And I have not written so that these things may be done for me. For it is better for me to die, rather than to let anyone empty out my glory.1 Corinthians 9:15
1 Corinthians 11:17 Now I caution you, without praising, about this: that you assemble together, and not for better, but for worse.1 Corinthians 11:17
1 Corinthians 12:31 But be zealous for the better charisms. And I reveal to you a yet more excellent way.1 Corinthians 12:31
Number of the word / term Better in 1 Corinthians: 5
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Philippians
Philippians 1:10 so that you may be confirmed in what is better, in order that you may be sincere and without offense on the day of Christ:Philippians 1:10
Philippians 1:23 For I am constrained between the two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, which is the far better thing,Philippians 1:23
Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself.Philippians 2:3
Number of the word / term Better in Philippians: 3
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 1:4 And having been made so much better than the Angels, he has inherited a name so much greater than theirs.Hebrews 1:4
Hebrews 6:9 But from you, most beloved, we are confident that there will be things better and closer to salvation; even though we speak in this way.Hebrews 6:9
Hebrews 7:7 Yet this is without any contradiction, for what is less should be blessed by what is better.Hebrews 7:7
Hebrews 7:19 For the law led no one to perfection, yet truly it introduced a better hope, through which we draw near to God.Hebrews 7:19
Hebrews 7:22 By so much, Jesus has been made the sponsor of a better testament.Hebrews 7:22
Hebrews 8:6 But now he has been granted a better ministry, so much so that he is also the Mediator of a better testament, which has been confirmed by better promises.Hebrews 8:6
Hebrews 9:23 Therefore, it is necessary for the examples of heavenly things to be cleansed, just as, indeed, these things were. Yet the heavenly things are themselves better sacrifices than these.Hebrews 9:23
Hebrews 10:34 For you even had compassion on those who were imprisoned, and you accepted with gladness being deprived of your goods, knowing that you have a better and more lasting substance.Hebrews 10:34
Hebrews 11:4 By faith, Abel offered to God a much better sacrifice than that of Cain, through which he obtained testimony that he was just, in that God offered testimony to his gifts. And through that sacrifice, he still speaks to us, though he is dead.Hebrews 11:4
Hebrews 11:16 But now they hunger for a better place, that is, Heaven. For this reason, God is not ashamed to be called their God. For he has prepared a city for them.Hebrews 11:16
Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead by means of resurrection. But others suffered severe punishment, not yet receiving redemption, so that they would find a better resurrection.Hebrews 11:35
Hebrews 11:40 God’s Providence holds something better for us, so that not without us would they be perfected.Hebrews 11:40
Hebrews 12:24 and to Jesus, the Mediator of the New Testament, and to a sprinkling of blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.Hebrews 12:24
Number of the word / term Better in Hebrews: 13
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book 1 Peter
1 Peter 3:17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if it is the will of God, than for doing evil.1 Peter 3:17
Number of the word / term Better in 1 Peter: 1
Bible passages with ‘Better’ in the book 2 Peter
2 Peter 2:21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of justice than, after acknowledging it, to turn away from that holy commandment which was handed on to them.2 Peter 2:21
Number of the word / term ‘Better’ in 2 Peter: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 123
