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Walking with God
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He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? — Micah 6:8 | |
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| Category | Practices |
| Passages | 28 (30 verses) |
| Old Testament | 10 passages |
| New Testament | 18 passages |
| Books cited | Genesis, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Isaiah, Micah, Malachi, Luke, John, Romans, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 1 John, 2 John |
| Key words | peripateō |
| Also called | walk with god, walking in the spirit, walk in the light, walk humbly, enoch walked with god |
Walking with God is living daily in fellowship with him and obedience to him, as Enoch and Noah did. This page lists verses on those who walked with God, walking in his ways, walking in the Spirit, walking in the light, walking in Christ, in love and by faith, and walking worthy of the calling.
Those who walked with God
- Genesis 5:22-2422And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:So Enoch lived a total of 365 years. 24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.
- Genesis 6:9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
- Genesis 17:1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- Malachi 2:6The law of truth 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.True instruction was in his mouth, and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.
- Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Walking in his ways
- Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
- Deuteronomy 5:33Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
- Psalm 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
- Psalm 119:1Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
- 2 John 1:6And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
Walking in the Spirit
- Galatians 5:16This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- Galatians 5:25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.
- Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 8:4That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Walking in the light
- 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- John 8:12Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- John 12:35Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
- Ephesians 5:8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Isaiah 2:5O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Walking in Christ, in love and by faith
- Colossians 2:6As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
- 1 John 2:6He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
- Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Romans 6:4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
- 2 Corinthians 5:7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Walking worthy of the calling
- Ephesians 4:1I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
- Colossians 1:10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
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