57 Bible Verses on Salvation

God knows that we are broken people in need of forgiveness. These Bible verses on salvation teach us to put our faith in Jesus, and to trust that he alone can save us from our sin.

God promises to seek out and save those who are lost, and to bind up the injured (Ezekiel 34:11-16). He gave his son Jesus as an atonement for our sin (Isaiah 53:5). And he promises to put his Spirit within us, and to regenerate our hardened hearts (Ezekiel 36:26).

Let us rejoice, that God is our savior. He has not forgotten us, nor forsaken us. He is strong and mighty. Mighty to save!

God Saves

John 3:16-17

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Ezekiel 36:26

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Titus 3:5

He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 1:13-14

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king; he will save us.

Psalm 34:22

The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Psalm 103:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Isaiah 44:22

I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.

Jesus saves us from our sin

Isaiah 53:5

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

Mark 10:45

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Luke 19:10

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

John 10:9-10

I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

Romans 5:7-8

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:10

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

Romans 5:19

For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.

1 Corinthians 15:22

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

2 Corinthians 5:19

That is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 5:21

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit

Hebrews 5:9

And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him.

Hebrews 7:25

Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

Hebrews 9:26-28

But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

How to be Saved

Acts 16:30

Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

Romans 10:9-10

Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Matthew 7:13-14

Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

Matthew 7:21

Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 16:25

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Matthew 24:13

But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Praying for Salvation

Psalm 79:9

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake!

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

Romans 10:13

For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Saved by Grace

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

2 Timothy 1:9

Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.

Titus 2:11-12

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.

Saved through Faith in Jesus

John 3:36

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

Acts 2:21

And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 4:12

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.

1 John 5:12

Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Baptism

Mark 16:16

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Acts 2:38

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 22:16

And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.

1 Peter 3:21

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Preaching the Gospel of Salvation

Acts 13:47-48

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,”I have made you a light for the Gentiles,

that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Romans 10:14-16

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

1 Corinthians 15:1-2

Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

Warning against Sin

1 Corinthians 6:9-10

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

James 1:21

Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Rejoice in God our Savior

1 Peter 1:8-9

Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

Psalm 13:5 

But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.

Psalm 18:1-2

I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 35:9

Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord, exulting in his salvation.

Psalm 40:16

But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

A Prayer for Salvation

Heavenly Father, all good gifts come from you. You are my king, my judge, and my redeemer. You are the author of life and the savior of the world.

I confess that I have repeatedly sinned against you. I have pursued my own desires, apart from you. I am broken and in need of your healing. I am a sinner in need of your saving grace.

I trust in you, and you alone, to save me from my sin. I believe that Jesus is the savior of the world. I believe that he died so I might have life. From now on, I will put my trust in Him.

I surrender my life to you, and want to live for your glory.

Please forgive me of my sin. Heal my brokenness. Help me to live a life that honors you.

Thank you for the gift of your son Jesus Christ. Pour out your Spirit upon me and help me to do the good works you’ve prepared for me.

In the name of Jesus I pray,

Amen