Who God Is

The list below shows the nature, ability, and character of God as displayed in scripture. A sample verse is provided and a multitude more are available in the interactive and printable PDF. Though not exhaustive, the scriptures presented will greatly increase one's understanding of who God is.

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God, thy God

"Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God."

Psalm 50:7 KJV

The I AM, the First, the Last, & of Old

"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 1:8 KJV

One God, None Beside

"I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:"

Isaiah 45:5 KJV

Eternal, Everlasting, & Forever

"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God."

Psalm 90:2 KJV

Unchanging

"For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."

Malachi 3:6 KJV

The Living God

"But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation."

Jeremiah 10:10 KJV

Spirit

"Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."

2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV

Immortal, Invisible

"Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen."

1 Timothy 1:17 KJV

Light

"This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."

1 John 1:5 KJV

Love

"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. ... And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him."

1 John 4:8, 16 KJV

Exalted

"The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.”

Isaiah 33:5 KJV

Pure

"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure."

1 John 3:3 KJV

Holy

"Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy."

1 Peter 1:16 KJV

Most High, Great King

"For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth."

Psalm 47:2 KJV

Great, God & Lord of All

"For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:"

Deuteronomy 10:17 KJV

God & Lord of Peace

"Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means.

The Lord be with you all."

2 Thessalonians 3:16 KJV

Sovereign God

"But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased."

Psalm 115:3 KJV

Great in Might, Mighty, & Terrible

"Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible."

Deuteronomy 7:21 KJV

Power

"And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."

Mark 14:62 KJV

Almighty, Omnipotent (All Powerful)

"And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live."

Exodus 33:20 KJV

Able

"For with God nothing shall be impossible."

Luke 1:37 KJV

Omniscient (All Knowing/Seeing)

“The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.”

Proverbs 15:3 KJV

All Wise

“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!"

Romans 11:33 KJV

Understands Infinitely

“Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.”

Psalm 147:5 KJV

Omnipresent (Everywhere at once)

"Can 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."

Jeremiah 23:24 KJV

The Creator

“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;"

Isaiah 44:24 KJV

True & Truthful

"God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?"

Numbers 23:19 KJV

Is Good

"TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. ...

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes."

Psalm 119: 65, 68 KJV

Right

"For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth."

Psalm 33:4 KJV

Just

“Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.”

Isaiah 45:21 KJV

Jealous

"So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy."

Zechariah 1:14 KJV

Judge

"But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another."

Psalm 75:7 KJV

Avenger

"God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies."

Nahum 1:2 KJV

A Consuming Fire

"For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God."

Deuteronomy 4:24 KJV

Righteous & Exercises Righteousness

"Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice."

Daniel 9:14 KJV

Compassionate, Gracious, & Merciful

”But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth."

Psalm 86:15 KJV

Pitiful

"Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy."

James 5:11 KJV

Loving

"The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."

Jeremiah 31:3 KJV

Patient, Longsuffering

"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."

2 Peter 3:9 KJV

Slow to Anger

"The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.”

Nahum 1:3 KJV

Faithful

" Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;"

Deuteronomy 7:9 KJV

Nigh, Draws Nigh

"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?”

Deuteronomy 4:7 KJV

Listens

"Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;"

Isaiah 58:9 KJV

Cares

"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."

1 Peter 5:7 KJV

Promiser

"And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service."

Exodus 12:25 KJV

Giver

"For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly."

Psalm 84:11 KJV

Server

"For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth."

Luke 22:27 KJV

Healer

"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall."

Malachi 4:2 KJV

Meek & Lowly

"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."

Matthew 11:29 KJV

Source & Supplier of Happiness

"Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD."

Psalm 144:15 KJV

Source & Supplier of Peace

"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."

John 14:27 KJV

Source & Supplier of Comfort

"As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem." 

Isaiah 66:13 KJV

A Revealer

"But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God." 

1 Corinthians 2:10 KJV

The Holy One

“To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.”

Isaiah 40:25 KJV

Born in the Flesh

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

Isaiah 9:6 KJV

The Word Made Flesh

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ... And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."

John 1:1, 3 KJV

Emmanuel (God with Us)

"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us."

Matthew 1:23 KJV

Saviour, Redeemer

“And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.”

Isaiah 49:26  KJV

Forgiver

"And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."

Jeremiah 31:34 KJV

The Bread of Life

 "The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.”

John 6:41 KJV

The Good Shepherd

 "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine."

John 10:14 KJV

The Door

"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”

John 10:9 KJV

The Vine

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman."

John 15:1 KJV

The Way, Truth

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

John 14:6 KJV

Life & Resurrection

"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:"

John 11:25 KJV

The Sanctifier

"And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you."

Leviticus 20:8 KJV

The God of the Living

"But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."

Matthew 22: 31-32 KJV

Living Within the Faithful

"And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.”

1 Corinthians 14:5 KJV

Our Father

“Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Corinthians 1:3 KJV

Guide

“For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death."

Psalm 48:14 KJV

Leader

“Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go."

Isaiah 48:17 KJV

Keeper

"The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand."

Psalm 121:5 KJV

Our Rock, fortress, deliverer, Strength,

Buckler, Salvation, High Tower......

"The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."

Psalm 18:2 KJV

Remembers

"For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister."

Hebrews 6:10 KJV

A Rewarder

"After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward."

Genesis 15:1 KJV

Is Risen

"And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him."

Mark 16:6 KJV

Is Coming

"And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory."

Luke 21:27 KJV