Bible Verse Finder

You remember the verse — just not where it lives. Search the whole Bible by the words you remember, a topic, a half-remembered quote, or a plain description, and find the exact reference in seconds. Free, no sign-up.

Type one or more words from the verse — any order.

See the finder at work

Real searches, real results — these are the top matches straight from the tool above.

By words: “faith hope love”

  • 1 Thessalonians 1:3 (KJV)

    Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:8 (KJV)

    But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

  • 1 Corinthians 13:13 (KJV)

    And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Three words you half-remember are enough to surface the passage.

By quote: “God so loved the world”

  • John 3:16 (KJV)

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

  • John 13:1 (KJV)

    Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

  • 1 John 4:10 (KJV)

    Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

A remembered line is identified even when you skip a few words.

Describe it: “the verse about being strong and courageous”

  • 2 Chronicles 32:7 (KJV)

    Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:

  • Joshua 1:7 (KJV)

    Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

  • 1 Chronicles 22:13 (KJV)

    Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the Lord charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.

A plain description becomes keywords, and the keywords find the verse.

When a verse finder saves the day

“What verse is this?”

You can quote it but can’t place it. Type the line as you remember it and the finder pinpoints the book, chapter, and verse — the “what verse is this” moment, solved.

Preparing a sermon or study

You know the theme — peace, forgiveness, courage. Search by topic or a couple of keywords and collect the verses that carry the message, with the reference ready to cite.

Finding the right words for someone

A friend is grieving, anxious, or celebrating. Describe the situation and find a verse that fits, then copy it straight into your message.

Frequently asked questions

Which Bible translation does the finder search?

The King James Version (KJV), whose complete 31,100-verse text is in the public domain, so we can search and show it freely. If you remember a verse in a modern translation’s wording, the same words may differ slightly in the KJV — the Bible Note app supports more translations inside the app.

Is this Bible verse finder free?

Yes, completely. Search as often as you like, copy and share every result — no account, no email, no download required.

What if I can’t find the verse I’m thinking of?

Use fewer, stronger words — two or three distinctive ones beat a full sentence. Switch between “All words” and “Any word”, try the By quote mode with the longest phrase you remember, or rephrase in KJV-style wording if you learned the verse in a modern translation.

Can it search the Apocrypha or deuterocanonical books?

No. The finder covers the 66 books of the standard Protestant canon in the KJV. Verses from Tobit, Wisdom of Solomon, Maccabees, and similar books are outside its index.

How is this different from BibleGateway or a concordance?

Those tools are built for browsing by book and chapter, or for looking up exact words once you already know the territory. This finder is built for the opposite moment: you have a memory — a fragment, a topic, a rough description — and need the reference. You bring the memory; we find the address.

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