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Bible Emotion Finder
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When you feel unloved / rejected
“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 3:16
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
— 1 John 4:8
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
— Romans 5:8
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”
— John 13:34
“We love him, because he first loved us.”
— 1 John 4:19
Need words to pray about this? Try the Prayer Generator for unloved / rejected.
Scripture for every season of feeling
The Bible is not afraid of human emotion. Its psalms grieve and rage and rejoice; its prophets feel weary and abandoned; its apostles describe joy and sorrow in the same breath. The Bible Emotion Finder is built on that honesty. Pick how you feel right now — anxious, afraid, sad, lonely, angry, guilty, hopeless, weak, confused, unloved, thankful, joyful, doubting, restless, or tempted — and the tool returns five to seven King James verses that speak directly to that feeling.
The mapping is curated: each emotion is paired with a topic our editors believe Scripture addresses most clearly for that feeling. “Anxious” goes to verses on anxiety and casting your cares; “guilty” goes to verses on God’s forgiveness; “weary” goes to verses on God’s strength. The verses are exactly the same hand-picked sets used by the Bible Verse Finder, so you can switch between the two depending on whether you want to start from a feeling or from a word.
Once you’ve found verses that speak to you, the next step is prayer. Use the Prayer Generator to write a short prayer for the same emotion. Or read the Daily Bible Verse to start tomorrow with Scripture. For longer reading, browse our study topics and verse articles.