consider these things…
Lately, I keep hearing teachings that are using the word "consider"—things such as: consider the lilies and consider your calling. So I thought to myself, I wonder what are all the things Scripture says we need to consider? I did a word search. Some things I knew; others were a surprise. I am feeling blessed, convicted, and about to explode—so of course, I had to share these findings with my friends. First a definition, then the verses; no need for any more commentary other than a question at the end:
To think carefully about. To think or deem to be; regard as. To form an opinion about; judge. To take into account; bear in mind. To show consideration for. To esteem; regard. To look at thoughtfully. To think carefully; reflect.
Deuteronomy 32:7
Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.
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11 the voice of the singers at the watering places. They recite the righteous acts of the LORD,
the righteous acts of his warriors in Israel.
1 Samuel 12:24
But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.
Job 37:14
"Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God's wonders.
Psalm 8:3
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
Psalm 37:37
Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.
Psalm 77:12
I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds.
Psalm 107:43
Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the LORD.
Psalm 119:6
Then I would not be put to shame when I consider all your commands.
Psalm 119:15
I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
Psalm 119:59
I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
Psalm 119:128
and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
Psalm 143:5
I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
Proverbs 31:16
She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
Ecclesiastes 2:12
[ Wisdom and Folly Are Meaningless ] Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom, and also madness and folly. What more can the king's successor do than what has already been done?
Ecclesiastes 7:13
Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?
Ecclesiastes 7:14
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future.
Isaiah 41:20
so that people may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
Isaiah 41:22
"Bring in your idols to tell us what is going to happen. Tell us what the former things were, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come,
Jeremiah 2:19
Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me," declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
Jeremiah 2:23
"How can you say, 'I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals'? See how you behaved in the valley; consider what you have done. You are a swift she-camel running here and there,
Jeremiah 2:31
"You of this generation, consider the word of the LORD : "Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, 'We are free to roam; we will come to you no more'?
Jeremiah 5:1
[ Not One Is Upright ] "Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city.
Jeremiah 9:17
This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Consider now! Call for the wailing women to come; send for the most skillful of them.
Ezekiel 18:28
Because he considers all the offenses he has committed and turns away from them, he will surely live; he will not die.
Ezekiel 43:10
"Son of man, describe the temple to the people of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their sins. Let them consider the plan,
Daniel 9:23
As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the message and understand the vision:
Daniel 10:11
He said, "Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you." And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.
Haggai 2:15
" 'Now give careful thought to this from this day on —consider how things were before one stone was laid on another in the LORD's temple.
Mark 4:24
"Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you—and even more.
Luke 8:18
Therefore consider carefully how you listen. Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him."
Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!
Luke 12:27
"Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Acts 20:24
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.
Romans 8:18
[ Future Glory ] I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Romans 11:18
do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
Romans 11:22
Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.
Romans 14:5
One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
Romans 14:16
Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil.
17Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf. 18Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar? 19Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
2 Corinthians 10:7
You are looking only on the surface of things. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as he.
Galatians 3:6
Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
Philippians 3:8
What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
Philippians 3:13
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead
Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
Hebrews 12:3
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 13:7
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
James 1:2
[ Trials and Temptations ] Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
James 3:5
Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
James 5:11
As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
What are you considering today?
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