Bible Verses: Who We Are

The question of who we are is a fundamental one that has puzzled philosophers, scientists, and theologians for centuries. The Bible provides insight into the nature of humanity and our identity as God's children. These 18 Bible verses offer a glimpse into the complexity and beauty of who we are as individuals and as part of God's creation. From the fact that we are made in God's image to our identity as children of God, these verses remind us of our inherent worth and value. They also remind us of our calling to live out our purpose as a part of God's plan for the world. Whether you are seeking to deepen your understanding of your identity or simply looking for inspiration, these verses offer a powerful reminder of who we are as human beings. 

Genesis 1:27 
"So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." 

Psalm 139:14 
"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." 

1 Corinthians 12:27 
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." 

Jeremiah 1:5 
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." 

Ephesians 2:10 
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." 

Galatians 3:26-28 
"So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." 

1 Peter 2:9 
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 

Colossians 3:12 
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." 

James 1:18 
"He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created." 

Romans 8:14-17 
"For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, 'Abba, Father.' The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory." 

1 John 3:1-2 
"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is." 

2 Corinthians 5:17 
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" 

Galatians 2:20 
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." 

Philippians 3:20-21 
"But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body." 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 
"Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies." 

Romans 12:4-5 
"For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." 

Psalm 8:3-5 
"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor." 

Hebrews 2:10 
"In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered."