The best Bible verses for community for meditation include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for community for meditation, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—"Exodus 38:25
"The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel—"Exodus 38:25
"May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples."Genesis 28:3
"And God said to him, “I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from your body."Genesis 35:11
"Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer."Acts 25:24
"and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and will increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’"Genesis 48:4
"They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the entire community.” So the leaders’ promise to them was kept."Joshua 9:21
"That day he made the Gibeonites woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the Lord at the place the Lord would choose. And that is what they are to this day."Joshua 9:27
"Was not the sin of Peor enough for us? Up to this very day we have not cleansed ourselves from that sin, even though a plague fell on the community of the Lord!"Joshua 22:17
"And are you now turning away from the Lord? “‘If you rebel against the Lord today, tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community of Israel."Joshua 22:18
"When Achan son of Zerah acted unfaithfully regarding the devoted things, did not wrath come upon the whole community of Israel? He was not the only one who died for his sin.’”"Joshua 22:20
"When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community—the heads of the clans of the Israelites—heard what Reuben, Gad and Manasseh had to say, they were pleased."Joshua 22:30
"They included all the little ones, the wives, and the sons and daughters of the whole community listed in these genealogical records. For they were faithful in consecrating themselves."2 Chronicles 31:18
"“‘If the whole Israelite community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though the community is unaware of the matter, they are guilty."Leviticus 4:13
"Then he shall take the bull outside the camp and burn it as he burned the first bull. This is the sin offering for the community."Leviticus 4:21
"“‘If a member of the community sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, he is guilty."Leviticus 4:27
A verse used for community for meditation works differently from one you read once. It gets returned to, repeated, and sat with — so it needs enough depth to reward a second and tenth reading, and enough clarity that you are not decoding it every time.
The 15 passages here hold up to repetition. Each is short enough to carry from memory and substantial enough that it does not wear out.
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The most-cited Bible verses for community for meditation are Exodus 38:25, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to community for meditation across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for community for meditation, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.