Omnipresence of God

The omnipresence of God is the teaching that God is present everywhere. The word is not in the Bible; this page lists the verses that describe God as filling heaven and earth and as near to all.

He fills heaven and earth

• Jeremiah 23:23-24
  ²³Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” ²⁴Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
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• 1 Kings 8:27
  But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
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• Isaiah 66:1
  Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
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No escape from his presence

• Psalm 139:7-12
  ⁷Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? ⁸If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. ⁹If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, ¹⁰Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast. ¹¹If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”— ¹²Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
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• Amos 9:2-3
  ²Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. ³And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.
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Not far from any of us

• Acts 17:27-28
  ²⁷That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. ²⁸For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
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• Psalm 145:18
  The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
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• Deuteronomy 4:7
  For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
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With his people

• Joshua 1:9
  Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
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• Isaiah 43:2
  When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
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• Matthew 18:20
  For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
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• Matthew 28:20
  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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• Hebrews 13:5
  Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
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His eyes are in every place

• Proverbs 15:3
  The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
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• Hebrews 4:13
  Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
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See also

• God
• Omniscience of God
• Sovereignty of God
• Loneliness

Notes

1. Verses are quoted in the translation chosen in the Translation menu at the top of the page. See Translations for sources and copyright notices.
2. Each reference links to the full chapter so the verse can be read in context.