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What the Bible Doesn’t Say
Lines people are sure are in the Bible, and what the verse underneath them actually says. Usually the difference is small, and usually it decides who the verse is aimed at.
43 readings since January 2026
- Oct 28, 2026What “Be Perfect” Asks of You A love that is whole, like the Father's, who makes his sun…
- Oct 21, 2026Does Faith the Size of a Mustard Seed Move Mountains? Jesus says faith as small as a mustard seed is enough, because…
- Oct 14, 2026What “The Fear of the Lord” Means The fear of the Lord is taking God seriously enough to turn…
- Oct 7, 2026What Does “Blessed Are the Meek” Actually Mean? Meek does not mean weak, and it is not a soft temperament.…
- Sep 30, 2026Did Saul Become Paul When He Was Converted? No. The voice on the Damascus road says Saul, Ananias calls him…
- Sep 23, 2026Was Job Patient? Not if patience means keeping quiet. Job worshiped first, then took his…
- Sep 16, 2026Did Samson’s Strength Come From His Hair? No. When Judges says where Samson's strength came from, it names the…
- Sep 9, 2026Who Was 2 Chronicles 7:14 Written To? God said it to Solomon at night, after the temple was finished:…
- Sep 2, 2026Did David Kill Goliath With a Stone? Both. 1 Samuel 17:50 says David prevailed with a sling and a…
- Aug 26, 2026Is Lucifer Satan’s Name? No. Lucifer appears once in the King James, at Isaiah 14:12, inside…
- Aug 19, 2026What “Delight Yourself in the Lord” Promises It is a real promise, and desires means requests. The psalm says…
- Aug 12, 2026Was Jonah Swallowed by a Whale? The book of Jonah says a great fish, prepared by the LORD,…
- Aug 5, 2026Did Noah Take Two of Every Animal? Not of all of them. The first instruction says pairs; a few…
- Jul 29, 2026Does the Bible Say “Ask and You Shall Receive”? Yes. Jesus says 'Ask, and it shall be given you' (Matthew 7:7),…
- Jul 22, 2026Where Was Adam When Eve Ate the Fruit? Genesis 3:6 says she gave the fruit 'unto her husband with her.'…
- Jul 15, 2026Was the Forbidden Fruit an Apple? No. Genesis says only 'fruit' and never names the kind. The apple…
- Jul 8, 2026What Does “With God All Things Are Possible” Mean? It is Jesus' answer to 'Who then can be saved?' With men…
- Jul 1, 2026What “The Truth Will Set You Free” Is About Jesus said it to people who had already believed him, on one…
- Jun 24, 2026Does the Bible Say “You Reap What You Sow”? Yes, almost word for word: "whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he…
- Jun 17, 2026Does “Train Up a Child” Guarantee Anything? No. Proverbs 22:6 tells how life usually goes, not a guarantee. Samuel's…
- Jun 10, 2026What “Behold, I Stand at the Door” Was Said To It was said to the church at Laodicea, a congregation that thought…
- Jun 3, 2026Is “Charity Begins at Home” in the Bible? Not in those words. The King James comes close at 1 Timothy…
- May 27, 2026Is “Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner” in the Bible? No. The phrase is not in the Bible, and its oldest Christian…
- May 20, 2026What Romans 8:28 Promises, and What It Doesn’t Romans 8:28 promises that all things work together for good to those…
- May 13, 2026Does the Bible Say “Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child”? No, not as the rhyme. Samuel Butler made the line famous in…
- May 6, 2026What “Suffer the Little Children” Means In this verse of the King James, suffer means allow: "let the…
- Apr 29, 2026What Is “Where Two or Three Are Gathered” Actually About? The quotation is exact. Matthew 18:20 closes Jesus' steps for winning back…
- Apr 22, 2026Is “The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways” in the Bible? Not in those words. It paraphrases William Cowper's 1773 hymn line, "God…
- Apr 15, 2026Is “Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness” in the Bible? No. It is an old saying, in print by 1773, that John…
- Apr 8, 2026Is “This Too Shall Pass” in the Bible? No. It is an old Eastern story about a king's ring, later…
- Apr 1, 2026Did Jesus Spend Three Full Days in the Tomb? No. He was buried on Friday before sunset and had risen by…
- Mar 25, 2026What “By His Stripes We Are Healed” Meant to Isaiah Isaiah meant sin and sickness both: the servant's wounds heal what sin…
- Mar 18, 2026Was Mary Magdalene a Prostitute? No. Luke says seven demons had gone out of her and names…
- Mar 11, 2026Who Was Told to “Be Still and Know That I Am God”? God says it, right after he breaks the bow and burns the…
- Mar 4, 2026Is “Everything Happens for a Reason” in the Bible? The sentence is not in the Bible. The Bible does say God…
- Feb 25, 2026Does God Give You More Than You Can Handle? No verse says God won't give you more than you can handle.…
- Feb 18, 2026Is “Moderation in All Things” in the Bible? Not in those words. The idea is Greek and older than Paul:…
- Feb 11, 2026What “Love Is Patient” Was Written To Paul wrote it to a church in Corinth whose members were taking…
- Feb 4, 2026Does “Judge Not” Mean Never Judge Anyone? No. Matthew 7:1-5 forbids judging others by a standard you would not…
- Jan 28, 2026What Does Philippians 4:13 Actually Mean? Paul means he could be held up in any state, well fed…