Welcome the new year with these scriptures. Verses celebrating new beginnings, fresh starts, and God's faithfulness.
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Core Verses
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Core Verse 1
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
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Core Verse 2
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
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Core Verse 3
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
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Core Verse 4
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
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Core Verse 5
to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
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Core Verse 6
You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
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Explore“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!
The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Editorial Notes
The new year is one of the few moments when the culture gives permission to think about change — to look back honestly and look forward with intention. Scripture has a lot to say about both, and the verses in this collection are chosen for how they speak into that specific moment.
Isaiah 43:18-19 is the most striking new year verse in the Bible: "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" The instruction to stop looking back is not denial — it's a reorientation of attention toward what God is doing now. The "new thing" is already springing forth; the question is whether you can perceive it.
Lamentations 3:22-23 — "his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning" — applies to the new year with particular force. If mercy is new every morning, it is certainly new every year. The failures and regrets of the past year do not carry over. That's not cheap grace; it's the actual promise of scripture.
2 Corinthians 5:17 — "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come" — is the deepest new year verse in this collection. The newness it describes is not a resolution or a fresh start in the ordinary sense — it's a fundamental change of identity. The new year is a good time to remember what is already true about who you are.
Philippians 3:13-14 describes Paul's own posture: "Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal." The forgetting is active, not passive. The pressing on requires effort. That's an honest description of what a new year actually requires.