Famous verses, in context

The passages people quote most, with what was happening when they were written, how they get misread, and how to use them well.

Romans 8:28“All things work together for good” has a second half most people skip.
Jeremiah 29:11It was a letter to people who weren’t going home.
Philippians 4:13Paul wrote it from a prison, about having nothing.
Psalm 46:10It is closer to “stand down” than “relax.”
1 Corinthians 10:13The saying isn’t in the Bible. This is the verse people are thinking of.
Proverbs 22:6Proverbs describe patterns. They don’t sign contracts.
Matthew 6:34The last line of a ten-verse argument about worry.
Psalm 23The most familiar psalm is more honest about danger than people remember.
Isaiah 41:10Said to people with every reason to be afraid.
John 14:27Given hours before everything fell apart.
Philippians 4:6–7A method, written by a man awaiting a verdict.
Matthew 18:20It is said about church discipline, not about small meetings.
1 Corinthians 13Written to a church in conflict, not to a couple in love.
Psalm 34:18David wrote it after one of his worst days.
Matthew 11:28–30The rest comes with a yoke. That’s the point.
John 3:16Said quietly, at night, to one man.

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