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Benediction Clasics
Here are some Bible verses (shown in King James Version) suitable for benedictions. If you would like to view a different translation from the KJV, simply select the desired version in the control panel to the right and click on the “Save” button. Then move your cursor above or click on the link for the desired benediction listed below. Simply click the radio buttons above to present these verses in the best order for you.
Jude 1:24-25
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Romans 16:25-27
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
II Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
I Timothy 1:17
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Hebrews 13:20-21
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
I Peter 4:11b
…that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
I Peter 5:10-11
But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 1:5b-6
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 7:12
Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Numbers 6:24-26
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Romans 15:5-6
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
II Thessalonians 2:16-17
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
II Thessalonians 3:16
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
I Thessalonians 5:23
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Revelation 22:21
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Galatians 6:18
Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Philippians 4:20
Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Philippians 4:23
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
II Peter 3:18
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
I Thessalonians 5:23-24
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
History
This page of benedictions in scripture was first created on June 10, 2001. It started out with just eight Bible benedictions. By June 13th the count reached 13. Over the years, while reading the Bible, I tried to keep my eyes open for more. That brought the count to 18. In July 2012, the page was converted to WordPress. Another check of my notes taken during my last Bible read-through revealed the last four benedictions raising the total to 22. A commenter suggested another in December 2012 bringing us to the current total of 23.
It’s interesting to note that more than half of these benedictions came from the hand of the Apostle Paul, four came from the Apostle Peter, and three from the Apostle John. By contrast, the Old Testament contains only two.
These verses are a blessing to me. I trust they will be a blessing to you also. If you find a benediction from the Bible that I missed and you would like to nominate it to be included, please just add it to the comments section below. Also, it would be helpful if you have time to tell me which benedictions are your favorites.
To access the former benedictions page in the legacy site, click here.
History
This page of benedictions in scripture was first created on June 10, 2001. It started out with just eight Bible benedictions. By June 13th the count reached 13. Over the years, while reading the Bible, I tried to keep my eyes open for more. That brought the count to 18. In July 2012, the page was converted to WordPress. Another check of my notes taken during my last Bible read-through revealed the last four benedictions raising the total to 22. A commenter suggested another in December 2012 bringing us to the current total of 23. –>
It’s interesting to note that more than half of these benedictions came from the hand of the Apostle Paul, four came from the Apostle Peter, and three from the Apostle John. By contrast, the Old Testament contains only two.
These verses are a blessing to me. I trust they will be a blessing to you also. If you find a benediction from the Bible that I missed and you would like to nominate it to be included, please just add it to the comments section below. Also, it would be helpful if you have time to tell me which benedictions are your favorites.
To access the former benedictions page in the legacy site, click here.
I have Psalms 67:1-2: I Thessalonians 5:28; II Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 4:7;Romans 16:20; Ephesians 6:24; II Thessalonians 3:18 Psalms 12:7; Hebrews 12:14; Matthew 10:7 Judges 18:6; John 14:27; Psalms 139:7 and II Timothy 2:8. These are the ones I have found. Please check them out and let me know.
Hi Wilhemenia,
Thanks for stopping by and for your contribution. I looked these over briefly and will comment on each one individually. I believe my view of a benediction may be a bit narrower than yours. To qualify, the benediction is something that a pastor could pronounce to conclude a service. It is either a praise of God, a blessing of others, or both. With that I will go through each of the verses that you offered and give my comment:
Psalm 67:1-2 [1] God be merciful unto us, and bless us; [and] cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. [2] That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. The use of the word “us” rather than “you” makes this more of a song than a blessing. Numbers 6:24-26 says the same thing and is directed to “thee” rather than to “us.”
I Thessalonians 5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen. This qualifies as a benediction. It repeats Philippians 4:23 and Revelation 22:21, but omits one word (“all”). I omitted it because it was redundant, but since you mentioned it, for completeness, I will add it.
II Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. This is a closing exhortation.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. This is an assertion.
Romans 16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen. The first half of this verse is an assertion. The second half matches I Thessalonians 5:28 (see above). I will add the second half for completeness.
Ephesians 6:24 Grace [be] with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. The “them” rather than “you” disqualifies this verse.
II Thessalonians 3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. See the comment on I Thessalonians 5:28 above. I will add it for completeness.
Psalm 12:7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. This is a prayer to God.
Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: This is an exhortation.
Matthew 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. This is a command.
Judges 18:6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD [is] your way wherein ye go. The first phrase is a narrative, the second is suitable as a benediction and the third is an assertion. “Go in peace” is a bit limited. I think I’ll pass this one by.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. These were Jesus’ words to his disciples. Personally, I would be uncomfortable making these same pronouncements. He left “my peace.” I cannot make a claim like that.
Psalm 139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? This is an assertion.
II Timothy 2:8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: This is an exhortation. It refers to “my gospel.” I cannot make that claim.
I have quoted the verses you offered here to enable others who might take a wider view to pick them up or modify them for their use. Thanks again for stopping by and for your contribution.
I never counted all the benedictions in the New Testament until(now) I was meditating Rev 1st chapter of Revealation.We can maybe add Rev 1:5 kjv the 26th
Thanks for the information.
Hi Pastor Bhupathy. Thanks for your interest in these the benedictions page. I love and very frequently use Revelation 1:5b-6. It’s already there. I did notice though that the sort buttons and sequence buttons stopped working. Perhaps that’s why you missed it. I’ll need to fix that function. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Take care.
Thanks for the different scriptures identifying the Benedictions in the Bible. today I was asked to closed in prayer, and they were comments made is that the benediction, I came home and did some research and confirmation was 2nd Cor.13 v 14 I am so excited that the Holy Spirit speaks to me. thanks
Hi Joyce,
Thanks for sharing your experience. It’s amazing how the Holy Spirit brings to mind scripture at just the right time. I’ve certainly had that happen to me. That benediction is particularly beloved to me because it is the source of the benediction that a pastor who really turned me on to the value of a benediction to close a service. Here is his “May the grace of the Lord Jesus, the love of the Father, the power, presence, and peace of the Spirit be with you, and keep you, and teach you. Amen.”
I’ve enjoyed your benediction collection for the last three or so years. I teach Sunday School (adult) once a month – here lately it’s been twice a month – and I like close with a benediction. Your collection has been my “go to” website. It’s comforting to know that there’s someone doing something that maybe I should be doing myself.
I have a question I hope you can answer for me. I think I read somewhere that it’s not necessary to close a benediction with “Amen.” I’ve been closing my benedictions (most of which came from your site) with, “Go now in Peace with God’s Grace, Hope and Love in your heart.” My question? Oh. Should I end with “Amen?”
Keep up God’s work. People like me neeed you.
Hi Brenda,
Thank you for visiting ronharrod.com, your kind words, and your dedication to proclaiming the Word of Truth.
Regarding your question, you may have noticed that most (but not all) of the benedictions on the site do end with Amen. In fact, a search for Amen in the scriptures is one way of finding many benedictions from the Bible. Currently, I’m leading a church service monthly at a local nursing home. I always end with a benediction. You can find text of my sermons and download audio of them at https://ronharrod.com/christian/sermons/. The benediction in the context of my sermons follows the closing prayer. I do not close my prayer with Amen because the benediction follows immediately. Sometimes I end the closing prayer with “in Jesus’ name,” but usually I just move right into the benediction.
The simple answer to your question is to do what the Bible does. If the benediction you have selected ends with an Amen, then use it. If not, leave it out. Amen is a cue to the audience that the prayer is over. However, if the audience is looking at you as you speak the benediction, they can easily tell from both visual and audio cues that the benediction is over.
In your case, you have a closing phase “Go now in Peace…” that provides the cue. If your benediction is given as part of a prayer (as in my case), I feel it needs something to end it. That’s why I always use Amen. If it feels funny or cumbersome in your context, I’d say just leave it out. It’s optional.
Dear Brother Harrod, Thank you for your compilation of scriptures for Benedictions. I use them often at the close of our services.
I think there is a valid response to “Brenda’s” question regarding the “Amen” at the close of the Benediction. Please allow me a little literary license here. All references are from the KJV.
In all the letters of the NT, save Acts, 2Thes., James, 3John, we have a signature, an affirmation or agreement of the party from whom the letter was penned or written by another authorized by the person dictating the letter. Even Paul used the “Amen” as a sign off and acknowledgement that this was from Jesus, i.e., “In Jesus Name”. The NT references regarding the “Amen” are; Matt. 28:20, Mark 16:20, Luke 24:53, John 21:25, Rom. 16:27, 1Cor. 16:27, 2Cor.13:14, Gal. 6:18, Eph. 6:24, Phil. 4:23, Col. 4:18, 1Thes. 5:28, 1Tim. 6:21, 2Tim. 4:22, Titus 3:15, Hey. 13:25, 1Pet. 5:14, 2Pet. 3:18, 1John 5:21, 2John 1:13, Jude 1:25, and twice in Rev. 22:20, 21.
All words in the Bible are true we know. When something is repeated, it is especially important for us to take notice as in the last 2 verses of Revelation. However my point isn’t yet made and I offer you the Truth and purpose of the “Amen”.
I believe it is in fact an affirmation, agreement and a signature and the Apostles used it as lead by the Spirit of God, or if you will, “In Jesus Name”.
Now, look at Rev. 3:14, “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God.” It’s not my capitalization of the Amen but the author of Revelation. It’s a proper Name, Jesus’ name in another Name Form. Therefore whether we say “in Jesus name”, or “Amen” it is relevant to signing the Scripture verse or our prayer of Benediction with the Amen, saying we are in Agreement, or Affirming. It is most used in our churches when we affirm, or are in agreement with the Speakers words of truth from Scripture and we say or shout “Amen”. I hope this adds to your understanding and use of the Name above all names, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the only Son of God, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
Thank you for responding to my query. You did a great job clearing up the “Amen” for me. In the future I will indeed use “Amen” whenever it occurs in a selected benediction.
Thank you also for including a list of your sermons. I’ve not read through all of them yet, but if I read two or three each day, it won’t take long. I really enjoyed the two sermons that I read today. If you don’t mind, I’d like to use a few bits and pieces in some of my Sunday School lessons (I’ve already found a couple of lines I’d like to use on August 23).
Thank you again for your help.
Hi Brenda,
Thank you for your interest in the sermons and kind words regarding them. They are posted to be used. Feel free to use portions or complete sermons in you ministry. Normal protocol is to cite your source when you incorporate major portions of a work verbatim. I post a copyright primarily to assure I retain full rights to publish them and to prevent their use by others for personal financial profit.
Because they are posted in PDF form, they are not being picked up (scanned) by Internet search engines (bots). I plan to include HTML versions when I get a chance to allow them to be indexed more readily.
By the way, you may also enjoy my old yearly commentary letters that I published before this site moved to WordPress.
Oh, my! You’re doing all my work for me. First your benediction collection, then your sermons and now your commentary letters. I’m sure I’ll find nearly everything I need for my Sunday School lessons on your websites. I’m thrilled that you are sharing your work with people like me (you probably picked up on the fact that I need all the help I can get).
I’m aware of citing sources and will do so whether I use a little or a lot of your work.
Thank you once again for your help. You can be sure that I will return to your site often, not only for bits and pieces I can use but for inspiration as well. As I said before, people like me need people like you and I’m so pleased that I found your site.
I am trying to get sheet music for: Jude 34-34, KJV Bible–“Now Unto Him Who Is Able To Keep You From Falling
Can you help??
Thanks
Bart
Hi Bart,
Thanks for stopping by. Jude 24-25 has been put to music. I simply did a Google search for:
Now Unto Him Who Is Able To Keep You From Falling sheet music
That gave me a number of links. Here’s one that has it.
You also sent another comment addressed to Brenda. I regret I will not be able to post that because it is a bit off topic. At some point in the future, I may set up a forum that would be a more appropriate place for this kind of thing. There are many such forums presently available online. Your point involved whether or not Christians should keep the Sabbath. This has been debated endlessly. In general, I would recommend when you have a question regarding Bible doctrine, check out the website Got Questions. I hope this helps.
Thanks for compiling this list! As a teacher I desire to bless my students and this is an awesome way to end a day.
One quick note is that your reference of “II Thessalonians 5:23” should be “I Thessalonians 5:23” The verse is correct just not the reference or the link that displays alternate versions.
As well, This same verse is later repeated with the addition of verse 24 at the end of the list (Reference is correct on the second one).
God Bless!
Hi Candis. Thank you so much for the correction, and thank you to for visiting and using the site. The repair was simple and is complete. When I get a chance, I need to remove the single-verse reference and just use the two-verse one. It’s wonderful that you are using these verses to minister to students. What a blessing it is for them to have a godly teacher — especially these days!
I regret I have still not fixed the sorting functions. I do plan to get to them, but as of yet, I have not had time to do it. It’s a frustrating to produce perfectly good and operational code only to have it broken by upgrades of WordPress or its plugins. Take care.
Thanks for all your evident work here! I was asked to have a prayer meeting topic on “Benedictions” and so I thought I’d look around. Your work gives me a leg up on the subject and I deeply appreciate the boost! I plan to very briefly analyze the various benedictions but tilt the focus a bit then and emphasis that really we Christians aren’t to use benedictions on Sunday sermons only. We are live lives of benediction (love-speaking upon other). So we’ll see how it goes! Thanks, Mike
Hi Mike,
It’s great that you’re serving the LORD in this way and that you found this page. The bulk of the Christian content in this site is at https://ronharrod.com/christian/sermons/. I also recently completed an in-depth inductive study into the book of Joshua. While it’s in book format, it’s not published yet. Anyway, may the LORD bless you in your ministry and Christian walk.
Ron
Thanks. I have a book of small in pages entitled “Don’t Leave” dealing with benedictions. We have mostly the same ones. I want to put a title to each one like Jude 24 – a majestic blessing. Thanks. ECatherine Pearson