Here are 30 Bible verses that address imperfections:
- Romans 3:23:
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”
- 1 John 1:8:
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.”
- James 3:2:
“We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:20:
“Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.”
- Psalm 51:5:
“Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.”
- Proverbs 20:9:
“Who can say, ‘I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin’?”
- Job 14:4:
“Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one!”
- Galatians 5:17:
“For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.”
- Psalm 143:2:
“Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.”
- Isaiah 64:6:
“All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.”
- Philippians 3:12:
“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.”
- 2 Corinthians 12:9:
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
- Hebrews 12:1:
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,”
- Romans 7:18:
“For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:17:
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
- 1 Corinthians 10:12:
“So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!”
- Romans 7:15:
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.”
- Matthew 5:48:
“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
- Philippians 1:6:
“being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
- Romans 8:1:
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,”
- 1 John 3:2:
“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:7:
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.”
- Romans 7:24-25:
“What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
- Romans 7:19:
“For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.”
- Romans 5:8:
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
- 1 Timothy 1:15:
“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.”
- Romans 7:21:
“So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.”
- 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.”
- Romans 6:14:
“For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.”
- Romans 8:38-39:
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
These verses remind us of our human imperfections and our constant need for God’s grace and redemption.
