30 Bible Verses that Emphasize the Significance of Worshiping One God in Christianity

Here are 30 of our favorite NIV Bible verses that emphasize the importance of worshiping only one God:

Exodus 20:3 – You shall have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 6:4 – Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.
Psalm 96:4-5 – For great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
Isaiah 43:10-11 – “You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.”
Matthew 4:10 – Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”
John 4:24 – God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.
Acts 4:12 – Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.
Romans 1:20 – For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
1 Corinthians 8:6 – Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
Ephesians 4:4-6 – There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Philippians 2:9-11 – Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Colossians 1:15-17 – The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
13. 1 Timothy 2:5 – For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus.
14. Hebrews 1:3 – The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
15. James 2:19 – You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
16. Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
17. Exodus 3:14 – God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
18. Deuteronomy 4:35 – You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other.
19. 1 Chronicles 16:29 – Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
20. Psalm 95:6-7 – Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice.
21. Psalm 100:3 – Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
22. Psalm 145:3 – Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.
23. Isaiah 44:6 – This is what the LORD says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.
24. Isaiah 45:5-6 – I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other.
25. Isaiah 48:17 – This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.
26. Jeremiah 10:6-7 – No one is like you, LORD; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. Who should not fear you, King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise leaders of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you.
27. Micah 6:8 – He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
28. Matthew 6:33 – But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
29. Mark 12:29-30 – “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’”
30. John 14:6 – Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”