Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Ought’ 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 ‘Ought’ occurs 72 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 ‘Ought’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 20:9 Then Abimelech called also for Abraham, and he said to him: “What have you done to us? How have we sinned against you, so that you would bring so great a sin upon me and upon my kingdom? You have done to us what you ought not to have done.”Genesis 20:9
Number of the word / term Ought in Genesis: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 10:26 All the flocks shall travel with us. Not one hoof of them shall remain behind. For they are necessary for the worship of the Lord our God, especially since we do not know what ought to be immolated, until we arrive at the very place.”Exodus 10:26
Number of the word / term Ought in Exodus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 7:25 If anyone will have eaten the fat which ought to be offered as a burnt sacrifice of the Lord, he shall perish from his people.Leviticus 7:25
Leviticus 11:2 Say to the sons of Israel: These are the animals that you ought to eat out of all the living things of the earth.Leviticus 11:2
Leviticus 11:47 so that you may know the difference between clean and unclean, and so that you may know what you ought to eat, and what you ought to refuse.Leviticus 11:47
Number of the word / term Ought in Leviticus: 3
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 4:19 But do this for them, so that they may live, and so that they may not die by touching the Holies of holies. Aaron and his sons shall enter, and they shall assign the work of each one, and they shall determine what each one ought to carry.Numbers 4:19
Numbers 4:27 the sons of Gershon shall carry, under the orders of Aaron and his sons. And so shall each one know to which burden he ought to surrender.Numbers 4:27
Numbers 10:31 And he said: “Do not choose to leave us. For you know in which places in the desert we ought to make camp, and so you shall be our guide.Numbers 10:31
Numbers 35:11 discern which cities ought to be for the protection of fugitives who have shed blood unwillingly.Numbers 35:11
Numbers 35:28 For the fugitive ought to have resided in the city, until the death of the high priest. Then, after he is dead, the one who has killed shall be returned to his own land.Numbers 35:28
Number of the word / term Ought in Numbers: 5
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 1:22 And you all approached me and said: ‘Let us send men who may consider the land, and who may report as to the way by which we ought to ascend, and as to which cities we ought to travel.’Deuteronomy 1:22
Deuteronomy 14:4 These are the animals which you ought to eat: the ox, and the sheep, and the goat,Deuteronomy 14:4
Number of the word / term Ought in Deuteronomy: 2
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 9:7 “Perhaps instead, you live in the land which ought to be ours by lot, and we would be unable to form a pact with you.”Joshua 9:7
Joshua 17:4 And they went before the sight of Eleazar, the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the leaders, saying: “The Lord instructed by the hand of Moses that a possession ought to be given to us, in the midst of our brothers.” And so, he gave to them, in accord with the order of the Lord, a possession in the midst of the brothers of their father.Joshua 17:4
Joshua 24:15 But if it seems evil to you that you would serve the Lord, a choice is given to you. Choose today what pleases you, and whom you ought to serve above all else, either the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”Joshua 24:15
Number of the word / term Ought in Joshua: 3
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Judges
Judges 13:8 And so Manoah prayed to the Lord, and he said, “I beg you Lord, that the man of God, whom you sent, may come again, and may teach us what we ought to do about the boy who is to be born.”Judges 13:8
Judges 16:13 And Delilah spoke to him again: “How long will you deceive me and tell me falsehoods? Reveal with what you ought to be bound.” And Samson responded to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with a loom, and if you tie these around a spike and fix it to the ground, I will be weak.”Judges 16:13
Judges 19:30 And when each one had seen this, they were crying out together, “Never has such a thing been done in Israel, from the day that our fathers ascended from Egypt, even to the present time. Let a sentence be brought and let us decide in common what ought to be done.”Judges 19:30
Judges 20:7 You are all present here, O sons of Israel. Discern what you ought to do.”Judges 20:7
Judges 21:11 And this shall be what you ought to do: “Everyone of the male gender, as well as all the women who have known men, shall be put to death. But the virgins you shall reserve.”Judges 21:11
Number of the word / term Ought in Judges: 5
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 6:4 And they said, “What is it that we ought to repay to him because of transgression?” And they responded:1 Samuel 6:4
Number of the word / term Ought in 1 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 4:10 the one who reported to me and said, ‘Saul is dead,’ who was thinking that he announced good news, I apprehended. And at Ziklag I killed him who ought to have been given a reward for the news.2 Samuel 4:10
2 Samuel 16:20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Present a counsel as to what we ought to do.”2 Samuel 16:20
2 Samuel 21:5 And they said to the king: “The man who unjustly afflicted and oppressed us, we ought to destroy in such manner that not even one of his stock may be left behind in all the parts of Israel.2 Samuel 21:5
Number of the word / term Ought in 2 Samuel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 1:20 Truly now, my lord the king, the eyes of all of Israel look with favor upon you, that you may indicate to them who ought to sit upon your throne, my lord the king, after you.1 Kings 1:20
Number of the word / term Ought in 1 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 5:13 his servants approached him, and they said to him: “If the prophet had told you, father, to do something great, certainly you ought to have done it. How much more so, now that he has said to you: ‘Wash, and you will be clean?’ ”2 Kings 5:13
Number of the word / term Ought in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 12:32 Also, from the sons of Issachar, there were learned men, who knew each of the times, in order to anticipate what Israel ought to do, two hundred leaders. And all the remainder of the tribe were following their counsel.1 Chronicles 12:32
1 Chronicles 22:5 And David said: “My son Solomon is a young and tender boy. But the house that I desire to be built to the Lord ought to be so great that it is renowned in every region. Therefore, I will prepare what will be necessary for him.” And for this reason, before his death, he prepared all the expenses.1 Chronicles 22:5
Number of the word / term Ought in 1 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 20:12 Therefore, will you, our God, not judge them? Certainly, in us there is not enough strength so that we would be able to withstand this multitude, which rushes against us. But although we do not know what we ought to do, we have this alone remaining, that we direct our eyes to you.”2 Chronicles 20:12
Number of the word / term Ought in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Ezra
Ezra 6:8 Moreover, it has been instructed by me as to what ought to be done by those priests of the Jews, so that the house of God may be built, specifically, that from the king’s treasury, that is, from the tribute which is taken from the region beyond the river, the expenses shall be scrupulously given to those men, so that the work may not be impeded.Ezra 6:8
Number of the word / term Ought in Ezra: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Esther
Esther 6:6 And when he had entered, he said to him, “What ought to be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?” But Haman, thinking in his heart and supposing that the king would honor no one else but himself,Esther 6:6
Number of the word / term Ought in Esther: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 50:21 These things you have done, and I was silent. You thought, unjustly, that I ought to be like you. But I will reprove you, and I will set myself against your face.Psalm 50:21
Number of the word / term Ought in Psalm: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:3 I decided in my heart to withdraw my flesh from wine, so that I might bring my mind to wisdom, and turn away from foolishness, until I see what is useful for the sons of men, and what they ought to do under the sun, during the number of the days of their life.Ecclesiastes 2:3
Number of the word / term Ought in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 36:16 Therefore, when they had heard all the words, each one looked at his neighbor in astonishment, and they said to Baruch: “We ought to report all these words to the king.”Jeremiah 36:16
Number of the word / term Ought in Jeremiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 3:14 But John refused him, saying, “I ought to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”Matthew 3:14
Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you collect tithes on mint and dill and cumin, but you have abandoned the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, while not omitting the others.Matthew 23:23
Number of the word / term Ought in Matthew: 2
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Mark
Mark 13:14 Then, when you have seen the abomination of desolation, standing where it ought not to be, let the reader understand: then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.Mark 13:14
Number of the word / term Ought in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Luke
Luke 11:42 But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you ignore judgment and the charity of God. But these things you ought to have done, without omitting the others.Luke 11:42
Luke 13:14 Then, as a result, the ruler of the synagogue became angry that Jesus had cured on the Sabbath, and he said to the crowd: “There are six days on which you ought to work. Therefore, come and be cured on those, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”Luke 13:14
Number of the word / term Ought in Luke: 2
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book John
John 4:20 Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, but you say that Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”John 4:20
John 13:14 Therefore, if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash the feet of one another.John 13:14
John 19:7 The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to the law, he ought to die, for he has made himself the Son of God.”John 19:7
Number of the word / term Ought in John: 3
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Acts
Acts 9:7 And the Lord said to him, “Rise up and go into the city, and there you will be told what you ought to do.” Now the men who were accompanying him were standing stupefied, hearing indeed a voice, but seeing no one.Acts 9:7
Acts 15:38 But Paul was saying that he ought not to be received, since he withdrew from them at Pamphylia, and he had not gone with them in the work.Acts 15:38
Acts 21:22 What is next? The multitude ought to be convened. For they will hear that you have arrived.Acts 21:22
Acts 25:10 But Paul said: “I stand in Caesar’s tribunal, which is where I ought to be judged. I have done no harm to the Jews, as you well know.Acts 25:10
Acts 26:9 And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.Acts 26:9
Number of the word / term Ought in Acts: 5
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Romans
Romans 8:26 And similarly, the Spirit also helps our weakness. For we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself asks on our behalf with ineffable sighing.Romans 8:26
Romans 15:27 And this has pleased them, because they are in their debt. For, since the Gentiles have become partakers of their spiritual things, they also ought to minister to them in worldly things.Romans 15:27
Number of the word / term Ought in Romans: 2
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 5:10 certainly not with the fornicators of this world, nor with the greedy, nor with robbers, nor with the servants of idolatry. Otherwise, you ought to depart from this world.1 Corinthians 5:10
1 Corinthians 7:36 But if any man considers himself to seem dishonorable, concerning a virgin who is of adult age, and so it ought to be, he may do as he wills. If he marries her, he does not sin.1 Corinthians 7:36
1 Corinthians 8:2 But if anyone considers himself to know anything, he does not yet know in the way that he ought to know.1 Corinthians 8:2
1 Corinthians 9:10 Or is he saying this, indeed, for our sake? These things were written specifically for us, because he who plows, ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes, too, in hope of receiving the produce.1 Corinthians 9:10
1 Corinthians 11:7 Certainly, a man ought not to cover his head, for he is the image and glory of God. But woman is the glory of man.1 Corinthians 11:7
1 Corinthians 11:10 Therefore, a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the Angels.1 Corinthians 11:10
Number of the word / term Ought in 1 Corinthians: 6
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 2:3 And so, I wrote this same thing to you, so that I might not, when I arrive, add sorrow to sorrow for those with whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you in all things, so that my joy may be entirely yours.2 Corinthians 2:3
2 Corinthians 12:11 I have become foolish; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you. For I have been nothing less than those who claim to be above the measure of Apostles, even though I am nothing.2 Corinthians 12:11
Number of the word / term Ought in 2 Corinthians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Ephesians
Ephesians 6:20 in such a manner that I may dare to speak exactly as I ought to speak. For I act as an ambassador in chains for the Gospel.Ephesians 6:20
Number of the word / term Ought in Ephesians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book Colossians
Colossians 4:4 so that I may manifest it in the manner that I ought to speak.Colossians 4:4
Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be ever graceful, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to respond to each person.Colossians 4:6
Number of the word / term Ought in Colossians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 4:1 Therefore, concerning other things, brothers, we ask and beg you, in the Lord Jesus, that, just as you have received from us the way in which you ought to walk and to please God, so also may you walk, in order that you may abound all the more.1 Thessalonians 4:1
Number of the word / term Ought in 1 Thessalonians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 1:3 We ought to give thanks always to God for you, brothers, in a fitting manner, because your faith is increasing greatly, and because the charity of each of you toward one another is abundant,2 Thessalonians 1:3
2 Thessalonians 3:7 For you yourselves know the manner in which you ought to imitate us. For we were not disorderly among you.2 Thessalonians 3:7
Number of the word / term Ought in 2 Thessalonians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 2 Timothy
2 Timothy 2:6 The farmer who labors ought to be the first to share in the produce.2 Timothy 2:6
Number of the word / term Ought in 2 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ 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
Number of the word / term Ought in Hebrews: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book James
James 3:10 From the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so!James 3:10
James 4:15 For what is your life? It is a mist that appears for a brief time, and afterwards will vanish away. So what you ought to say is: “If the Lord wills,” or, “If we live,” we will do this or that.James 4:15
James 4:17 Therefore, he who knows that he ought to do a good thing, and does not do it, for him it is a sin.James 4:17
James 5:20 he ought to know that whoever causes a sinner to be converted from the error of his ways will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.James 5:20
Number of the word / term Ought in James: 4
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 2 Peter
2 Peter 3:11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what kind of people ought you to be? In behavior and in piety, be holy,2 Peter 3:11
Number of the word / term Ought in 2 Peter: 1
Bible passages with ‘Ought’ in the book 1 John
1 John 2:6 Whoever declares himself to remain in him, ought to walk just as he himself walked.1 John 2:6
1 John 4:11 Most beloved, if God has so loved us, we also ought to love one another.1 John 4:11
Number of the word / term ‘Ought’ in 1 John: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 72
