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Want to know what the Bible says about Rejection? Here are 109 Bible verses about Rejection from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Psalm 34:17-20 NIV
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 The righteous person may have many troubles,
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;
20 he protects all his bones,
    not one of them will be broken.
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John 15:18 NIV
“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
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1 Peter 2:4 NIV
As you come to him, the living Stone —rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—
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Psalm 27:10 NIV
Though my father and mother forsake me,
    the Lord will receive me.
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2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
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Psalm 94:14 NIV
For the Lord will not reject his people;
    he will never forsake his inheritance.
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Isaiah 53:3 NIV
He was despised and rejected by mankind,
    a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
    he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
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John 1:11 NIV
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
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1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
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Luke 10:16 NIV
“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
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Psalm 118:22 NIV
The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
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Psalm 139:13-14 NIV
13 For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
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Romans 8:31 NIV
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
241
Romans 8:1 NIV
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
227
Isaiah 49:15 NIV
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
    and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
    I will not forget you!
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1 Peter 5:8 NIV
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
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Philippians 4:19 NIV
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
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Psalm 37:4 NIV
Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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Romans 15:13 NIV
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.
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Hebrews 13:5 NIV
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.”
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