Thankfulness — Page 2
Verses 11–20 of 37
Luke 17:17 KJV
“And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?”
Context & Meaning
Jesus healed ten lepers but only one returned to give thanks. His question highlights how easy it is to receive God's gifts and forget to thank the Giver, making intentional gratitude a discipline to cultivate.
Revelation 7:12 KJV
“Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.”
Context & Meaning
In the throne room of heaven, thanksgiving is permanently woven into the worship of God, what the angels and elders offer eternally, believers are invited to offer now.
2 Corinthians 9:15 KJV
“Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.”
Context & Meaning
Paul's doxology over God's indescribable gift, the Lord Jesus Christ, is the foundation of all Christian thankfulness: salvation itself is a gift so vast it cannot be fully expressed in words.
Psalm 92:1 KJV
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High.”
Context & Meaning
The psalmist simply declares that giving thanks is good, inherently fitting, right, and beneficial, making gratitude not a duty but a healthy, joyful response to who God is.
Romans 1:21 KJV
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.”
Context & Meaning
Paul identifies ingratitude as one of the root sins of human rebellion, the failure to glorify God and thank Him is the gateway to spiritual darkness, making thankfulness a marker of genuine faith.
Psalms 100:1 KJV
“A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.”
Psalms 100:2 KJV
“Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.”
Psalms 100:3 KJV
“Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”
Psalms 100:4 KJV
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
Psalms 100:5 KJV
“For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.”