The best Bible verses for identity (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for identity (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."Genesis 1:27
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them."Genesis 1:27
"But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."1 Peter 2:9
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."Ephesians 2:10
"But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,"John 1:12
"I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well."Psalms 139:14
"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."Galatians 2:20
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."2 Corinthians 5:17
"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him."1 John 3:1
"But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine."Isaiah 43:1
"he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,"Ephesians 1:5
"“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”"Jeremiah 1:5
"The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing."Zephaniah 3:17
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for identity (ESV) is usually going to be read aloud, printed in a program, or spoken to someone at a moment they will remember for a long time — which rules out passages that need three sentences of setup before they land.
These 15 are the verses most often chosen for identity (ESV), and they are chosen for good reason: each one makes sense on first hearing, carries its meaning without commentary, and speaks to the moment rather than around it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for identity (ESV) are Genesis 1:27, 1 Peter 2:9, Ephesians 2:10. 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 identity (ESV) 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 identity (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.