Bible Verses About

Identity

Who you are, settled from the outside in — chosen, loved, and called by name.

  1. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

    Genesis 1:27 · KJV

  2. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

    2 Corinthians 5:17 · KJV

  3. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

    1 Peter 2:9 · KJV

  4. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

    Galatians 2:20 · KJV

  5. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

    1 John 3:1 · KJV

  6. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

    Ephesians 2:10 · KJV

  7. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

    Jeremiah 1:5 · KJV

  8. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

    John 1:12 · KJV

  9. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

    Jeremiah 29:11 · KJV

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Frequently asked

What does the Bible say about identity?

Scripture speaks to identity in passages such as Genesis 1:27, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Peter 2:9. For example, Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

What is a well-known Bible verse about identity?

Genesis 1:27 — “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”