To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
The opening of the passage on times and seasons. The book speaks as the Preacher, the son of David, which names a role rather than a writer.
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Old Testament
Deuteronomy1 verses →
Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
Joshua1 verses →
Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
Psalms6 verses →
Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
Proverbs3 verses →
A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
Ecclesiastes1 verses →
Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
Isaiah2 verses →
Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
Lamentations1 verses →
Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
New Testament
Matthew2 verses →
Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
John3 verses →
Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
Paul's letters13 verses →
Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
James1 verses →
Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
1 Peter1 verses →
Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
Revelation1 verses →
Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Addressed to a people in exile.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Addressed to a people in exile.
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Spoken to Joshua on taking command after the death of Moses; the book narrates him in the third person throughout.
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
From a poem written over the destruction of Jerusalem. Tradition assigns the book to Jeremiah; the text names no author.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
The book opens as the proverbs of Solomon, a heading over a collection that elsewhere names other compilers.
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
From a psalm of praise; the line sits among images of counting the stars and covering the sky with clouds.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
The opening of the best known psalm. Its superscription reads A Psalm of David.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
The psalm carries a superscription attributing it to David, which is an ancient editorial note rather than a claim the poem makes about itself.
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
On being kept account of in distress.
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
The letter names its author only as James, a very common name; which James is disputed.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
The letter names Peter as its author; its polished Greek has long made that attribution contested.