Christmas is a season of happiness, love, and giving, and what better way to give Scripture as a present than to share our feelings? Bible verses for short Christmas gifts are a heartfelt approach to show our loved ones how much we care and to share the real meaning of Christmas. These passages can uplift, support, and enhance family ties as we commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.
This post will go over a few quick Bible passages that make wonderful Christmas gifts to share with loved ones. Let us give our loved ones the enduring and life-changing words of Scripture to celebrate the spirit of Christmas and the joy of giving.
Short Christmas Gift Bible Verse For Family
1.1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
2. Ephesians 4:2-3
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
3. 1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
4. Colossians 3:14
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
5. John 15:12
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
6. Romans 12:10
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
7. 1 John 4:7
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”
8. Galatians 5:13
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
9. 1 Corinthians 16:14
“Do everything in love.”
10. 1 John 4:19
“We love because he first loved us.”
Peace and Joy
11. John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
12. Philippians 4:7
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
13. Isaiah 26:3
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you.”
14. Psalm 29:11
“The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.”
15. Romans 15:13
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
16. James 3:18
“Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.”
17. Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things, there is no law.”
18. Psalm 4:7
“You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.”
19. Psalm 119:165
“Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.”
20. Isaiah 9:6
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Hope and Blessings
21. Romans 15:13
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
22. Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
23. Psalm 39:7
“But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.”
24. Hebrews 10:23
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
25. Psalm 33:22
“May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.”
26. 1 Peter 1:3
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
27. Lamentations 3:24
“I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.'”
28. Romans 5:5
“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
29. Proverbs 23:18
“There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.”
30. Psalm 71:14
“As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.”
Faith and Gratitude
31. Hebrews 11:1
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
32. Hebrews 11:6
“And without faith, it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
33. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
34. Colossians 2:6-7
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
35. Psalm 106:1
“Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
36. Philippians 4:6
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
37. Psalm 100:4
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”
38. 1 Corinthians 1:4
“I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.”
39. Ephesians 5:20
“Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
40. 1 Thessalonians 1:2
“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.”
Of course! Continuing with Bible verses for the remaining subheadings:
Family Bonding
41. Ephesians 6:1-3
“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise—’so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.'”
42. Proverbs 22:6
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”
43. Joshua 24:15
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
44. Colossians 3:20-21
“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.”
45. Psalm 133:1
“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!”
46. Proverbs 24:3-4
“By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding, it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.”
47. 1 Timothy 5:8
“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
48. Genesis 2:24
“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
49. Psalm 127:3
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.”
50. Proverbs 17:6
“Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.”
Christmas Spirit
51. Isaiah 9:6
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
52. Matthew 1:23
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (God with us’).”
53. Luke 2:11
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.”
54. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
55. Philippians 2:8-9
“And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! Therefore, God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name.”
56. Galatians 4:4-5
“But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.”
57. Matthew 2:10-11
“When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.”
58. Titus 2:11
“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.”
59. 1 John 4:9
“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.”
60. Isaiah 7:14
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
Divine Blessings
61. Numbers 6:24-26
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
62. Psalm 20:4
“May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.”
63. James 1:17
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
64. 2 Corinthians 9:8
“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
65. Psalm 67:1
“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us.”
66. Deuteronomy 28:2
“All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God.”
67. Proverbs 10:22
“The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.”
68. Genesis 12:2
“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.”
69. Psalm 128:1
“Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him.”
70. Malachi 3:10
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”
Gifts of Salvation
71. Ephesians 2:8-9
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”
72. Romans 6:23
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
73. John 3:16
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
74. 2 Corinthians 9:15
“Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!”
75. Romans 5:15
“But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, overflow to the many!”
76. Acts 2:38
“Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'”
77. 1 John 5:11
“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.”
78. John 4:10
“Jesus answered her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.'”
79. Titus 3:5
“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”
80. Acts 10:45
“The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles.”
Conclusion
In conclusion, short Christmas gift Bible verses for family provide a powerful way to express our love, blessings, and the true meaning of Christmas to our loved ones. As we exchange gifts during this joyous season, let us remember that the most precious and enduring gift we can give is the gift of God’s Word. These short verses hold the power to inspire, encourage, and strengthen family bonds as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Through the sharing of Scripture, we invite our family members to reflect on the profound significance of Christmas and the love that God has bestowed upon us through His Son. May these short Christmas gift Bible verses touch the hearts and souls of our family members, reminding them of the timeless truths found in Scripture and the immeasurable love that binds us together as a family.
