Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Need’ 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 ‘Need’ occurs 110 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 ‘Need’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 25:22 But the little ones struggled in her womb. So she said, “If it was to be so with me, what need was there to conceive?” And she went to consult the Lord.Genesis 25:22
Genesis 33:15 Esau responded, “I beg you, that at least some of the people who are with me may remain to accompany you on the way.” But he said, “There is no need. I have need of one thing only: to find favor in your sight, my lord.”Genesis 33:15
Genesis 34:21 “These men are peaceful, and they want to live among us. Let them trade in the land and cultivate it, for, being spacious and broad, it is in need of cultivation. We will receive their daughters as wives, and we will give them ours.Genesis 34:21
Genesis 45:20 You need not give up anything from your household, for all the riches of Egypt will be yours.’ ”Genesis 45:20
Number of the word / term Need in Genesis: 4
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 25:25 If your brother, being in need, will have sold his little possession and his close relative is willing, he is able to redeem what he had sold.Leviticus 25:25
Number of the word / term Need in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 20:2 And when the people were in need of water, they came together against Moses and Aaron.Numbers 20:2
Number of the word / term Need in Numbers: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 8:3 He afflicted you with need, and he gave you Manna as your food, which neither you nor your fathers knew, so as to reveal to you that it is not by bread alone that man lives, but by every word that goes forth from the mouth of God.Deuteronomy 8:3
Deuteronomy 8:9 In that place, without any need, you shall eat your bread and enjoy an abundance of all things: where the stones are like iron, and where ore for brass is dug out of its mountains.Deuteronomy 8:9
Deuteronomy 15:8 Instead, you shall open your hand to the poor, and you shall lend to him whatever you perceive him to need.Deuteronomy 15:8
Deuteronomy 15:10 Instead, you shall give to him. Neither shall you do anything craftily while assisting him in his needs, so that the Lord your God may bless you, at all times and in all things to which you will put your hand.Deuteronomy 15:10
Deuteronomy 23:20 but only to a foreigner. For you shall lend to your brother whatever he needs without interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your works in the land, which you shall enter so as to possess it.Deuteronomy 23:20
Number of the word / term Need in Deuteronomy: 5
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 18:25 Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.1 Samuel 18:25
1 Samuel 21:15 Or do we have need of those who are mad, so that you would bring in this one, to behave madly in my presence? How did this man get into my house?”1 Samuel 21:15
1 Samuel 26:8 And Abishai said to David: “God has enclosed your enemy this day in your hands. Now therefore, I will pierce him with my lance, through to the ground, once, and there will not need to be a second.”1 Samuel 26:8
Number of the word / term Need in 1 Samuel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:29 And may it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon the entire house of his father. And may there not fail to be, in the house of Joab, one who suffers from a flow of seed, or one who is leprous, or one who is effeminate, or one who falls by the sword, or one who is in need of bread.”2 Samuel 3:29
2 Samuel 19:36 I, your servant, shall procede a little ways from the Jordan with you. I am not in need of this recompense.2 Samuel 19:36
Number of the word / term Need in 2 Samuel: 2
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 4:14 And he said, “Then what does she want, that I might do for her?” And Gehazi said: “You need not ask. For she has no son, and her husband is elderly.”2 Kings 4:14
2 Kings 12:5 let the priests, according to their ranks, take and use it in order to repair the surfaces of the house, wherever they see anything in need of repair.”2 Kings 12:5
Number of the word / term Need in 2 Kings: 2
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 29:5 and gold for wherever there is need of gold, and silver for wherever there is need of silver, for the works to be done by the hands of the artisans. And if anyone freely offers, let him fill his hand this day, and let him offer whatever he wishes to the Lord.”1 Chronicles 29:5
Number of the word / term Need in 1 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 2:16 Then we will cut down as much wood from Lebanon as you will need, and we will convey them as rafts by sea to Joppa. Then it will be for you to transfer them to Jerusalem.”2 Chronicles 2:16
Number of the word / term Need in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Job
Job 5:15 Thereafter, he will act to save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.Job 5:15
Job 5:16 And there will be hope for those in need, for iniquity will diminish its speech.Job 5:16
Job 34:28 so that they caused the outcry of the needy to reach him, and he heard the voice of the poor.Job 34:28
Number of the word / term Need in Job: 3
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 14:6 For the Lord is with the just generation. You have confounded the counsel of the needy because the Lord is his hope.Psalm 14:6
Psalm 16:2 I have said to the Lord: “You are my God, so you have no need of my goodness.”Psalm 16:2
Psalm 34:10 The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing.Psalm 34:10
Psalm 35:10 All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you?” He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one, the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.Psalm 35:10
Psalm 37:14 The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.Psalm 37:14
Psalm 41:1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David himself. Blessed is he who shows understanding toward the needy and the poor. The Lord will deliver him in the evil day.Psalm 41:1
Psalm 74:21 Do not allow the humble to be turned away in confusion. The poor and the needy will praise your name.Psalm 74:21
Psalm 82:4 Rescue the poor, and free the needy from the hand of the sinner.Psalm 82:4
Psalm 86:1 A Prayer of David himself. Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear me. For I am needy and poor.Psalm 86:1
Psalm 113:7 He lifts up the needy from the ground, and he urges the poor away from filth,Psalm 113:7
Psalm 140:12 I know that the Lord will accomplish justice for the needy and vindication for the poor.Psalm 140:12
Number of the word / term Need in Psalm: 11
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 11:24 Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.Proverbs 11:24
Proverbs 12:9 Better is a pauper who has what he needs, than someone glorious and in need of bread.Proverbs 12:9
Proverbs 14:23 In every work, there shall be abundance. But where there are many words, there is often need.Proverbs 14:23
Proverbs 21:5 The intentions of the robust continually bring forth abundance. But all the lazy are continually in need.Proverbs 21:5
Proverbs 22:16 Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.Proverbs 22:16
Proverbs 22:22 Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.Proverbs 22:22
Proverbs 28:19 Whoever works his land shall be satisfied with bread. But whoever pursues leisure will be filled with need.Proverbs 28:19
Proverbs 28:27 Whoever gives to the poor shall not be in need. Whoever despises his petition will suffer scarcity.Proverbs 28:27
Proverbs 31:7 Let them drink, and forget their needs, and remember their sorrow no more.Proverbs 31:7
Proverbs 31:20 She has opened her hand to the needy, and she has extended her hands to the poor.Proverbs 31:20
Number of the word / term Need in Proverbs: 10
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 4:14 For sometimes, one goes forth from prison and chains, to a kingdom, while another, born to kingly power, is consumed by need.Ecclesiastes 4:14
Number of the word / term Need in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 28:16 For this reason, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will set a stone within the foundations of Zion, a tested stone, a cornerstone, a precious stone, which has been established in the foundation: whoever trusts in him need not hurry.Isaiah 28:16
Isaiah 43:18 You need not call to mind the past, nor consider the things of antiquity.Isaiah 43:18
Number of the word / term Need in Isaiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 44:18 But since the time that we ceased to offer sacrifice to the queen of heaven, and to pour out libations to her, we have been in need of all things, and we have been consumed by the sword and by famine.Jeremiah 44:18
Number of the word / term Need in Jeremiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of Sodom, your sister: arrogance, indulgence in bread and abundance, and the idleness of her and her daughters; and they did not reach out their hand to the needy and the poor.Ezekiel 16:49
Ezekiel 18:12 who grieves the needy and the poor, who seizes with violence, who does not restore the collateral, and who lifts up his eyes to idols, committing abomination,Ezekiel 18:12
Ezekiel 22:29 The people of the land have oppressed with slander and have seized with violence. They have afflicted the needy and the poor, and they have oppressed the new arrival by accusations without judgment.Ezekiel 22:29
Ezekiel 46:20 And he said to me: “This is the place where the priests will cook the offering for sin and the offering for trespasses. Here, they shall cook the sacrifice, so that they need not carry it to the outer court, and so that the people may be sanctified.”Ezekiel 46:20
Number of the word / term Need in Ezekiel: 4
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Amos
Amos 8:4 Hear this, you who crush the poor and who make those in need of land to do without.Amos 8:4
Number of the word / term Need in Amos: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Zephaniah
Zephaniah 3:12 And I will bequeath into your midst a poor and needy people, and they will hope in the name of the Lord.Zephaniah 3:12
Number of the word / term Need in Zephaniah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 6:8 Therefore, do not choose to imitate them. For your Father knows what your needs may be, even before you ask him.Matthew 6:8
Matthew 6:32 For the Gentiles seek all these things. Yet your Father knows that you need all these things.Matthew 6:32
Matthew 9:12 But Jesus, hearing this, said: “It is not those who are healthy who are in need of a physician, but those who have maladies.Matthew 9:12
Matthew 14:16 But Jesus said to them: “They have no need to go. Give them something to eat yourselves.”Matthew 14:16
Matthew 21:3 And if anyone will have said anything to you, say that the Lord has need of them. And he will promptly dismiss them.”Matthew 21:3
Matthew 26:65 Then the high priest tore his garments, saying: “He has blasphemed. Why do we still need witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy.Matthew 26:65
Number of the word / term Need in Matthew: 6
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Mark
Mark 2:17 Jesus, having heard this, said to them: “The healthy have no need of a doctor, but those who have maladies do. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.”Mark 2:17
Mark 2:25 And he said to them: “Have you never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, both he and those who were with him?Mark 2:25
Mark 5:36 But Jesus, having heard the word that was spoken, said to the ruler of the synagogue: “Do not be afraid. You need only believe.”Mark 5:36
Mark 11:3 And if anyone will say to you: ‘What are you doing?’ Say that the Lord has need of him. And he will immediately send him here.”Mark 11:3
Number of the word / term Need in Mark: 4
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Luke
Luke 5:31 And responding, Jesus said to them: “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who have maladies.Luke 5:31
Luke 9:11 But when the crowd had realized this, they followed him. And he received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God. And those who were in need of cures, he healed.Luke 9:11
Luke 11:8 Yet if he will persevere in knocking, I tell you that, even though he would not get up and give it to him because he is a friend, yet due to his continued insistence, he will get up and give him whatever he needs.Luke 11:8
Luke 12:30 For all these things are sought by the Gentiles of the world. And your Father knows that you have need of these things.Luke 12:30
Luke 14:18 And at once they all began to make excuses. The first said to him: ‘I bought a farm, and I need to go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’Luke 14:18
Luke 15:7 I say to you, that there will be so much more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, than over the ninety-nine just, who do not need to repent.Luke 15:7
Luke 15:14 And after he had consumed it all, a great famine occurred in that region, and he began to be in need.Luke 15:14
Luke 19:34 So they said, “Because the Lord has need of it.”Luke 19:34
Number of the word / term Need in Luke: 8
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book John
John 2:25 and because he had no need of anyone to offer testimony about a man. For he knew what was within a man.John 2:25
John 12:6 Now he said this, not out of concern for the needy, but because he was a thief and, since he held the purse, he used to carry what was put into it.John 12:6
John 13:10 Jesus said to him: “He who is washed need only wash his feet, and then he will be entirely clean. And you are clean, but not all.”John 13:10
John 13:29 For some were thinking that, because Judas held the purse, that Jesus had told him, “Buy those things which are needed by us for the feast day,” or that he might give something to the needy.John 13:29
John 16:30 Now we know that you know all things, and that you have no need for anyone to question you. By this, we believe that you went forth from God.”John 16:30
Number of the word / term Need in John: 5
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Acts
Acts 2:45 They were selling their possessions and belongings, and dividing them to all, just as any of them had need.Acts 2:45
Acts 4:34 And neither was anyone among them in need. For as many as were owners of fields or houses, selling these, were bringing the proceeds of the things that they were selling,Acts 4:34
Acts 4:35 and were placing it before the feet of the Apostles. Then it was divided to each one, just as he had need.Acts 4:35
Acts 17:25 Neither is he served by the hands of men, as if in need of anything, since it is he who gives to all things life and breath and all else.Acts 17:25
Number of the word / term Need in Acts: 4
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Romans
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and all are in need of the glory of God.Romans 3:23
Romans 16:2 so that you may receive her in the Lord with the worthiness of the saints, and so that you may be of assistance to her in whatever task she will have need of you. For she herself has also assisted many, and myself also.Romans 16:2
Number of the word / term Need in Romans: 2
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 12:21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need for your works.” And again, the head cannot say to the feet, “You are of no use to me.”1 Corinthians 12:21
1 Corinthians 12:24 However, our presentable parts have no such need, since God has tempered the body together, distributing the more abundant honor to that which has the need,1 Corinthians 12:24
Number of the word / term Need in 1 Corinthians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 3:1 Must we begin again to commend ourselves? Or are we in need (as some are) of epistles of commendation for you, or from you?2 Corinthians 3:1
2 Corinthians 6:10 as if sorrowful and yet always rejoicing; as if needy and yet enriching many; as if having nothing and possessing everything.2 Corinthians 6:10
2 Corinthians 8:14 In this present time, let your abundance supply their need, so that their abundance may also supply your need, in order that there may be an equality, just as it was written:2 Corinthians 8:14
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make every grace abound in you, so that, always having what you need in all things, you may abound unto every good work,2 Corinthians 9:8
2 Corinthians 9:12 For the ministration of this office not only supplies whatever the saints need, but also abounds through many thanksgivings in the Lord.2 Corinthians 9:12
2 Corinthians 11:9 And when I was with you and in need, I was burdensome to no one. For the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied whatever was lacking to me. And in all things, I have kept myself, and I will keep myself, from being burdensome to you.2 Corinthians 11:9
Number of the word / term Need in 2 Corinthians: 6
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Ephesians
Ephesians 4:28 Whoever was stealing, let him now not steal, but rather let him labor, working with his hands, doing what is good, so that he may have something to distribute to those who suffer need.Ephesians 4:28
Number of the word / term Need in Ephesians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Philippians
Philippians 2:25 Now I have considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and co-worker, and fellow soldier, and an attendant to my needs, but your Apostle.Philippians 2:25
Philippians 4:11 I am not saying this as if out of need. For I have learned that, in whatever state I am, it is sufficient.Philippians 4:11
Number of the word / term Need in Philippians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book 1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 1:8 For from you, the Word of the Lord was spread, not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith, which is toward God, has advanced so much so that we do not need to speak to you about anything.1 Thessalonians 1:8
1 Thessalonians 4:9 But concerning the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you. For you yourselves have learned from God that you should love one another.1 Thessalonians 4:9
1 Thessalonians 5:1 But concerning dates and times, brothers, you do not need us to write to you.1 Thessalonians 5:1
Number of the word / term Need in 1 Thessalonians: 3
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Philemon
Philemon 1:19 I, Paul, have written this with my own hand: I will repay. And I need not tell you, that you are also in debt yourself, to me.Philemon 1:19
Number of the word / term Need in Philemon: 1
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 5:12 For even though it is the time when you ought to be teachers, you are still lacking, so that you must be taught the things that are the basic elements of the Word of God, and so you have been made like those who are in need of milk, and not of solid food.Hebrews 5:12
Hebrews 7:11 Therefore, if consummation had occurred through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), then what further need would there be for another Priest to rise up according to the order of Melchizedek, one who was not called according to the order of Aaron?Hebrews 7:11
Hebrews 7:27 And he has no need, daily, in the manner of other priests, to offer sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people. For he has done this once, by offering himself.Hebrews 7:27
Hebrews 9:26 Otherwise, he would need to have suffered repeatedly since the beginning of the world. But now, one time, at the consummation of the ages, he has appeared in order to destroy sin though his own sacrifice.Hebrews 9:26
Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned; they were cut; they were tempted. With the slaughter of the sword, they were killed. They wandered about in sheepskin and in goatskin, in dire need, in anguish afflicted.Hebrews 11:37
Number of the word / term Need in Hebrews: 5
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book James
James 1:5 But if anyone among you is in need of wisdom, let him petition God, who gives abundantly to all without reproach, and it shall be given to him.James 1:5
James 2:15 So if a brother or sister is naked and daily in need of food,James 2:15
Number of the word / term Need in James: 2
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book 1 John
1 John 2:27 But as for you, let the Anointing that you have received from him abide in you. And so, you have no need of anyone to teach you. For his Anointing teaches you about everything, and it is the truth, and it is not a lie. And just as his Anointing has taught you, abide in him.1 John 2:27
1 John 3:17 Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him?1 John 3:17
Number of the word / term Need in 1 John: 2
Bible passages with ‘Need’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 3:17 For you declare, ‘I am wealthy, and I have been enriched further, and I have need of nothing.’ And you do not know that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.Revelation 3:17
Revelation 21:23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine in it. For the glory of God has illuminated it, and the Lamb is its lamp.Revelation 21:23
Revelation 22:5 And night shall be no more. And they will not need the light of a lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them. And they shall reign forever and ever.Revelation 22:5
Number of the word / term ‘Need’ in Revelation: 3
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 110
