When I was a pastor I heard those questions more often than my own name. It's no wonder. The bible is composed of 66 different books that are divided into thousands of individual verses. Even the best memory will lose things in that many passages.

I wish I could say that I always had a quick answer to those questions. But even pastors have trouble remembering where every bible passage is located. Now, I'm not the brightest bulb in the lamp, but even I figured out that as a pastor I needed a better answer than, "I don't know."

So I began to arrange verses by topic. This web site, Topical Bible Verses, is the fruit of that labor. Or, to be more precise, this web site is the result of having people ask me questions like,

How To Use This Site

• If you are just looking for a verse for a greeting card, a wedding invitation, or some other simple use... click the appropriate category and choose your passage. Ignore my additional comments.
• If you are writing a Sunday School lesson, sermon, or bible study, choose your category and topic. Then read down the page. I added my "pastoral" comments where I thought they might help better explain the passage. Feel free to use any of my comments in your lessons. My thoughts are in italics and prefaced with either, "Editor's Note" or "Pastor's Note."

Are you looking for graduation bible verses, Jesus' parable about the Good Samaritan, friendship bible verses, or even a scripture passage that talks about nose rings? You'll find it here.

Do you need a little help understanding a bible topic or want a head start for a bible study or sermon? You'll find that here, too.

Think of me as your pastor-on-demand... your one-stop reference for bible verses arranged by topic.