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TRUE, TRUTH Old Testament: Hebrew – emun = steadfastness
1. Genesis 24:27 “And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth (emeth): I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.” 2. Exodus 34:6 “And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth (emeth).” 3. Exodus 18:21 “Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth (emeth), hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:” 4. Numbers 14:21 “But as truly (ulam) as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.” 5. Deuteronomy 13:14 “Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently, and, behold, if it be truth (emeth), and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;” 6. Deuteronomy 32:4 “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth (emunah) and without iniquity, just and right is he.” 7. II Chronicles 15:3 “Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true (emeth) God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.” 8. Joshua 24:14 “Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth (emeth): and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.” 9. Judges 9:15 “And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth (emeth) ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.” 10. I Samuel 12:24 “Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth (emeth) with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.” 11. II Samuel 2:6 “And now the Lord show kindness and truth (emeth) unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.” 12. II Samuel 7:28 “And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true (emeth), and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:” 13. II Samuel 15:20 “Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? Seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth (emeth) be with thee.” 14. Esther 9:30 “And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth (emeth).” 15. Nehemiah 9:13 “Thou camest down also upon Mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true (emeth) laws, good statutes and commandments:” 16. Psalms 15:2 “He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth (emeth) in his heart.” 17. Psalms 19:9 “The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the Lord are true (emeth) and righteous altogether.” 18. Psalms 25:5, 10 “Lead me in thy truth (emeth), and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth (emeth) unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.” 19. Psalms 26:3 “For thy loving kindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth (emeth).” 20. Psalms 30:9 “What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? Shall it declare thy truth (emeth)?” 21. Psalms 31:5 “Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth (emeth).” 22. Psalms 33:4 “For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth (emunah).” 23. Psalms 40:10-11 “I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving kindness and thy truth (emeth) from the great congregation. Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy loving kindness and thy truth (emeth) continually preserve me.” 24. Psalms 43:3 “O send out thy light and thy truth (emeth): let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.” 25. Psalms 45:4 “And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth (emeth) and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.” 26. Psalms 51:6 “Behold, thou desirest truth (emeth) in the inward parts: and in the hidden part shalt make me to know wisdom.” 27. Psalms 54:5 “He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth (emeth).” 28. Psalms 57:3, 10 “He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth (emeth). For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth (emeth) unto the clouds.” 29. Psalms 60:4 “Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth (qushet). Selah.” 30. Psalms 61:7 “He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy, and truth (emeth), which may preserve him.” 31. Psalms 69:13 “But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth (emeth) of thy salvation.” 32. Psalms 71:22 “I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth (emeth), O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.” 33. Psalms 85:10-11 “Mercy and truth (emeth) are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth (emeth) shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.” 34. Psalms 86:11, 15 “Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth (emeth): unite my heart to fear thy name. But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth (emeth).” 35. Psalms 89:14 “Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth (emeth) shall go before thy face.” 36. Psalms 89:49 “Lord, where are thy former loving kindnesses; which thou swarest unto David in thy truth (emunah)?” 37. Psalms 91:4 “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth (emeth) shall be thy shield and buckler.” 38. Psalms 96:12-13 “Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice. Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with is truth (emunah).” 39. Psalms 98:3 “He hath remembered his mercy and his truth (emunah) toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.” 40. Psalms 100:5 “For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth (emunah) endureth to all generations.” 41. Psalms 108:4 “For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth (emeth) reacheth unto the clouds.” 42. Psalms 111:8 “They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth (emeth) and uprightness.” 43. Psalms 115:1 “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s (emeth) sake.” 44. Psalms 117:2 “For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth (emeth) of the Lord endureth forever. Praise ye the Lord.” 45. Psalms 119:30, 43 “I have chosen the way of truth (emunah): thy judgments have I laid before me. And take not the word of truth (emeth) utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.” 46. Psalms 119:142, 151 “Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth (emeth).” 47. Psalms 119:160 “Thy word is true (emeth) from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth forever.” 48. Psalms 132:11 “The Lord hath sworn in truth (emeth) unto David: he will not turn from it; of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.” 49. Psalms 138:2 “I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving kindness and for thy truth (emeth): for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.” 50. Psalms 145:18 “The Lord is night unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth (emeth).” 51. Psalms 146:6 “Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth (emeth) forever.” 52. Proverbs 3:3 “Let not mercy and truth (emeth) forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart.” 53. Proverbs 8:7 “For my mouth shall speak truth (emeth); and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.” 54. Proverbs 12:17 “He that speaketh truth (emunah) sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.” 55. Proverbs 12:19, 22 “The lip of truth (emeth) shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly (emunah) are his delight.” 56. Proverbs 14:22, 25 “Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth (emeth) shall be to them that devise good. A true (emeth) witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.” 57. Proverbs 16:6 “By mercy and truth (emeth) iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.” 58. Proverbs 20:28 “Mercy and truth (emeth) preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.” 59. Proverbs 22:21 “That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth (emeth); that thou mightiest answer the words of truth (qosht) to them that send unto thee? 60. Proverbs 23:23 “Buy the truth (emeth), and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.” 61. Ecclesiastes 12:10 “The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth (emeth).” 62. Isaiah 10:20 “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in truth (memth).” 63. Isaiah 16:5 “And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth (emeth) in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.” 64. Isaiah 25:1 “O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth (omen).” 65. Isaiah 26:2 “Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation, which keepeth the truth (emun) may enter in.” 66. Isaiah 38:18-19 “For the grace cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth (omen). The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth (omen).” 67. Isaiah 39:8 “Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth (omen) in my days.” 68. Isaiah 42:3 “A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth (emeth).” 69. Isaiah 43:9 “Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth (emeth).” 70. Isaiah 48:1 “Here ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth (emeth), nor in righteousness.” 71. Isaiah 59:4, 14 “None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth (emunah): they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. And the judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth (emeth) is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.” 72. Isaiah 61:8 “For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth (emeth), and I will make a everlasting covenant with them.” 73. Isaiah 65:16 “That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth (amen); and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth (amen); because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.” 74. Jeremiah 4:2 “And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth (emeth), in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.” 75. Jeremiah 5:1, 3 “Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth (emunah); and I will pardon it. O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth (emunah)? Thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.” 76. Jeremiah 7:28 “But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation, that obeyeth not the voice of the Lord their God, nor receiveth correction: truth (emunah) is perished, and is cut off from their mouth.” 77. Jeremiah 9:3, 5 “And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth (enunah) upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. And they will deceive everyone his neighbor, and will not speak the truth (emeth): they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.” 78. Jeremiah 10:10 “But the Lord is the true (emeth) God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.” 79. Jeremiah 26:15 “But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth (emeth) the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.” 80. Jeremiah 28:9 “the prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly (emeth) sent him.” 81. Jeremiah 42:5 “Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true (emeth) and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.” 82. Daniel 2:47 “The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth (qeshot) it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.” 83. Daniel 4:37 “Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth (qeshot), and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.” 84. Daniel 7:16, 19 “I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth (yatstsib) of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. Then I would know the truth (yetseb) of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet.” 85. Daniel 8:12 “And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth (emeth) to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered.” 86. Daniel 9:13 “As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth (emeth).” 87. Daniel 10:21 “But I will show thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth (emeth): and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.” 88. Daniel 11:2 “And now will I shew thee the truth (emeth). Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.” 89. Hosea 4:1 “Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth (emeth), nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.” 90. Micah 3:8 “But truly (ulam) I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.” 91. Micah 7:20 “Thou wilt perform the truth (emeth) to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.” 92. Zechariah 7:9 “Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true (emeth) judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:” 93. Zechariah 8:3, 8 “Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth (emeth); and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain. And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth (ameth) and in righteousness.” 94. Zechariah 8:16, 19 “These are the things that ye shall do; speak ye every man the truth (ameth)to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth, and peace in your gates: Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth (ameth) and peace.” 95. Malachi 2:6 “The law of truth (emeth) was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.” New Testament: Greek - aletheia = truth ontos = indeed alethes = true, genuine, honest, sincere, unconcealed alethos = truly, surely aletheuo = to deal faithfully, truly alethinos = to speak truly, or the truth gnesios = genuine, legitimate, real men = truly, indeed pistos = steady, faithful nai = verily, indeed 1. Matthew 9:37-38 “Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly (men) is plenteous, but the laborers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.” 2. Matthew 14:33 “Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth (alethos) thou art the Son of God.” 3. Matthew 15:27 “And she said, Truth (nai), Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master’s table.” 4. Matthew 17:11 “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly (men) shall first come, and restore all things.” 5. Matthew 22:16 “And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true (alethes), and teachest the way of God in truth (aletheia), neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.” 6. Matthew 27:54 “Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly (alethos) this was the Son of God.” 7. Mark 5:33 “But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth (altheia).” 8. Mark 12:14, 32 “And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true (alethes), and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men but teachest the way of God in truth (altheia): Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” 9. Mark 14:38 “Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly (men) is ready, but the flesh is weak.” 10. Mark 15:39 “And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly (alethos) this man was the son of God.” 11. Luke 4:25-26 “But I tell you of a truth (alethia), many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; but unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.” 12. Luke 9:27”But I tell you of a truth (alethos), there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.” 13. Luke 10:2 “Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly (men) is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.” 14. Luke 12:44 “Of a truth (alethos) I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.” 15. Luke 16:11 “If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true (alethinos) riches?” 16. Luke 20:21 “And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly (alethei):” 17. Luke 21:3 And he said, Of a truth (alethos) I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:” 18. Luke 22:22 “And truly (men) the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!” 19. Luke 22:59 “And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth (alethia) this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilean.” 20. John 1:9 “That was the true (alethinos) Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” 21. John 1:13, 17 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father.) full of grace and truth. (alethia) For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth (alethia) came by Jesus Christ.” 22. John 3:21 “But he that doeth truth (alethia) cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.” 23. John 3:33 “He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true (alethis).” 24. John 4:18 “For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly (alethes).” 25. John 4:23-24, 37 “But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true (alethinos) worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth (alethia): for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth (alethia). And herein is that saying true (alethinos), One soweth, and another reapeth.” 26. John 5:31-32 “If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true (alethes). There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true (alethes).” 27. John 5:33 “Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth (alethia).” 28. John 6:14, 32 “Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth (alethos) that prophet that should come into the world. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true (alethinos) bread from heaven.” 29. John 7:18, 28 “He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true (alethes), and no unrighteousness is in him. Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence he is.” 30. John 7:40 “Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth (alethos) this is the Prophet.” 31. John 8:13-14 “The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true (alethes). Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true (alethes): for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.” 32. John 8:16-18 “And yet if I judge, my judgment is true (alethes): for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true (alethes). I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.” 33. John 8:26 “I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true (alethes); and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.” 34. John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth (alethia), and the truth (alethia) shall make you free.” 35. John 8:40-44 “But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth (alethia), which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth (alethia), because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” 36. John 8:45-47 “And because I tell you the truth (alethia), ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth (alethia), why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.” 37. John 10:41-42 “And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true (alethes). And many believed on him there.” 38. John 14:6, 17 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth (alethia), and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Even the Spirit of truth (alethia); whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” 39. John 15:1 “I am the true (alethinos) vine, and my Father is the husbandman.” 40. John 15:26-27 “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth (alethia), which preceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: and ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.” 41. John 16:7, 13-15 “Nevertheless I tell you the truth (alethia); It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth (alethia), is come, he will guide you into all truth (alethia): for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.” 42. John 17:3 “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true (alethinos) God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” 43. John 17:17, 19 “Sanctify them through thy truth (alethia): thy word is truth (alethia).” And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth (alethia).” 44. John 18:37-38 “Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth (alethia). Every one that is of the truth (alethia) heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth (alethia)? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.” 45. John 19:35 “And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true (alethes): and he knoweth that he saith true (alethinos), that ye might believe.” 46. John 21:24 “This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true (alethes).” 47. Acts 1:5 “For John truly (men) baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence.” 48. Acts 3:22 “For Moses truly (men) said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.” 49. Acts 4:27-28 “For of a truth (alethia) against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.” 50. Acts 5:23 “Saying, The prison truly (men) found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.” 51. Acts 10:34 “Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth (alethia) I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:” 52. Acts 12:9 “And he (Peter) went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true (alethes) which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.” 53. Acts 26:25 “But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth (alethia) and soberness.” 54. Romans 1:18, 25 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth (alethia) in unrighteousness; Who changed the truth (alethia) of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” 55. Romans 2:2, 8, 20 “But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth (alethia) against them which commit such things. But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth (alethia), but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath. And instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth (alethia) in the law.” 56. Romans 3:4 “God forbid: yea, let God be true (alethes), but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightiest be justified in thy sayings, and mightiest overcome when thou art judged.” 57. Romans 3:7 “For if the truth (alethia) of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?” 58. Romans 9:1 “I say the truth (alethia) in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit.” 59. Romans 15:8 “Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth (alethia) of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:” 60. I Corinthians 5:8 “Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth (alethia).” 61. I Corinthians 13:6 “Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth (alethia);” 62. I Corinthians 14:25 “And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth (ontos).” 63. II Corinthians 1:8 “But as God is true (pistos), our word toward you was not yea and nay.” 64. II Corinthians 4:2 “But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth (alethia) commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.” 65. II Corinthians 6:7-8 “By the word of truth (alethia), by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left. By honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true (alethia);” 66. II Corinthians 7:14 “For if I have boasted anything to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth (alethia), even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth (alethia).” 67. II Corinthians 11:10 “As the truth (alethia) of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.” 68. II Corinthians 12:6 “For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth (alethia): but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.” 69. II Corinthians 12:12 “Truly (men) the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.” 70. II Corinthians 13:8 “For we can do nothing against the truth (alethia), but for the truth (alethia).” 71. Galatians 2:5, 14 “To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth (alethia) of the gospel might continue with you. But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth (alethia) of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?” 72. Galatians 3:1 “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth (alethia), before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?” 73. Galatians 3:16 “ 74. Galatians 4:16 “Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth (alethinos)?” 75. Galatians 5:7 “Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth (alethia)?” 76. Ephesians 1:13-14 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth (alethia), the gospel of your salvation: In whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.” 77. Ephesians 4:15 “But speaking the truth (aletheuo) in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:” 78. Ephesians 4:21, 25 “If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth (alethia) is in Jesus: Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth (alethia) with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.” 79. Ephesians 5:9 “For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth (alethia);” 80. Ephesians 6:14 “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth (alethia), and having on the breastplate of righteousness;” 81. Philippians 1:18 “What then? Notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretense, or in truth (alethia), Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.” 82. Philippians 4:3 “And I entreat thee also, true (gnesios) yokefellow, help those women which labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow laborers, whose name are in the book of life.” 83. Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true (alethes), whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” 84. Colossians 1:5-6 “For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth (alethia)of the gospel; which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth (alethia):” 85. I Thessalonians 1:9 “For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true (alethinos) God;” 86. I Thessalonians 2:13 “For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth (alethos), the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.” 87. II Thessalonians 2:10-13 “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth (elethia), that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth (alethia), but had pleasure in unrighteousness. But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth (alethia):” 88. I Timothy 2:4, 7 “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth (alethia). Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth (alethia) in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.” 89. I Timothy 3:1 “This is a true (pistos) saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, (episcope = oversight) he desireth a good work.” 90. I Timothy 3:15 “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth (alethia).” 91. I Timothy 4:3 “Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which god hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth (alethia).” 92. I Timothy 6:5 “Perverse disputing of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth (alethia), supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.” 93. II Timothy 2:15, 18, 25 “Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (alethia). Who concerning the truth (alethia) have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth (alethia);” 94. II Timothy 3:7-8 “Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth (alethia). Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth (alethia): men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.” 95. II Timothy 4:4 “And they shall turn away their ears from the truth (alethia), and shall be turned unto fables.” 96. Titus 1:1, 13-14 “Paul, a servant of god, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth (alethia) which is after godliness; Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth (alethia). This witness is true (alethes). Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;” 97. Hebrews 8:2 “A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true (alethinos) tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.” 98. Hebrews 9:24 “For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true (alethinos); but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:” 99. Hebrews 10:22, 26 “Let us draw near with a true (alethinos) heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth (alethia), there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins.” 100. James 1:18 “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth (alethia), that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.” 101. James 3:14 “But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth (alethia).” 102. James 5:19-20 “Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth (alethia), and one convert him; let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.” 103. I Peter 1:22 “See ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth (alethia) through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:” 104. I Peter 5:12 “By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true (alethes) grace of God wherein ye stand.” 105. II Peter 1:12 “Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth (alethia).” 106. II Peter 2:2 “And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth (alethia) shall be evil spoken of.” 107. II Peter 2:22 “But it is happened unto them according to the true (alethes) proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.” 108. I John 1:6, 8 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth (alethia) is not in us. I we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth (alethia) is not in us.” 109. I John 2:4, 8, 21 “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth (alethia) is not in him. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true (alethes) in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true (alethinos) light now shineth. I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth (alethia), but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth (alethia).” 110. I John 2:27 “But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth (alethes), and is no lie, even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.” 111. I John 3:18-19 “My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth (alethia). And hereby we know that we are of the truth (alethia), and shall assure our hearts before him.” 112. I John 4:6 “We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth (alethia), and the spirit of error.” 113. I John 5:6 “This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth (alethia).” 114. I John 5:2o “And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true (alethinos), and we are in him that is true (alethinos), even in his Son Jesus.” 115. II John 1-4 “The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth (alethia); and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth (alethia); For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us forever. Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth (alethia) and love. I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth (alethia), as we have received a commandment from the Father.” 116. III John 1, 3, 4, 8 “The elder unto the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth (alethia). For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth (alethia) that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth (alethia). I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth (alethia). We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellow helpers to the truth (alethia).” 117. III John 12 “Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth (alethia) itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true (alethes).” 118. Revelation 3:7, 14 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true (alethinos), he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteh; and shutteth, and no man openeth; And unto the angel of the church of Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true (alethinos) witness, the beginning of the creation of God;” 119. Revelation 6:10 “And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true (alethinos), dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?” 120. Revelation 15:3 “And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true (alethinos) thy ways, thou King of saints.” 121. Revelation 16:7 “And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord god Almighty, true (alethinos) and righteous are thy judgments.” 122. Revelation 19:2, 9, 11 “For true (alethinos) and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true (alethinos) sayings of God. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True (alethinos), and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.” 123. Revelation 21:5 “And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true (alethinos) and faithful.” 124. Revelation 22:6 “And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true (alethinos): and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.” |
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