Because the most-popular verses on Bible Gateway don't change much from year to year, in 2021 we focus on some of the verses that gained and lost the most traffic compared to last year.

Verse Increases

Verse	Increase %	Text (NIV)
Leviticus 13:45-46	+626%	Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes, let their hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of their face and cry out, “Unclean! Unclean!” As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp.
Luke 10:18	+518%	He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven...”
Deuteronomy 11:18-20	+296%	Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates,
Jeremiah 3:22	+230%	“Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.” “Yes, we will come to you, for you are the Lord our God.”
Zechariah 3:10	+172%	“In that day each of you will invite your neighbor to sit under your vine and fig tree,” declares the Lord Almighty.

(Luke 10:18 refers to controversial shoes released in March that mention this Bible verse.)

Verse Decreases

Verse	Decrease %	Text (NIV)
Isa 26:20-21	-92%	Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by. See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will disclose the blood shed on it; the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
2 Chronicles 7:13-15	-72%	When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.
Matthew 24:7	-59%	Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
John 16:22	-56%	So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
Proverbs 22:3	-52%	The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Keyword Search Term Increases

Search Term	Increase %
sorceries / sorcery	+193%
slow to anger, abounding in love	+169%
in my father's house are many rooms	+140%
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me	+102%
your body is a temple	+77%

(The increase in sorceries is related to heightened interest in the Greek word pharmakeia.)

Keyword Search Term Decreases

Search Term	Decrease %
pestilence / plague / disease	-71%
you have not because you ask not	-70%
in this world you will have trouble	-62%
be not afraid	-62%
if my people who are called by my name	-61%

Overall Most-Popular Bible Verses in 2021

Rank	Change from last year	Verse	Text (NIV)
1.	0	John 3:16	For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
2.	0	Jer 29:11	For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
3.	+2	Rom 8:28	And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
4.	0	Ps 23:4	Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5.	+11	Rom 12:2	Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
6.	0	Ps 23:6	Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
7.	+4	Phil 4:6	Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
8.	-1	Ps 23:5	You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
9.	+3	Phil 4:13	I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
10.	+3	Isa 41:10	So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
11.	+6	Matt 6:33	But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
12.	-4	Ps 23:1	The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
13.	-4	Ps 23:3	he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.
14.	-4	Ps 23:2	He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
15.	-1	Phil 4:7	And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
16.	+4	Phil 4:8	Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
17.	+4	John 14:6	Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
18.	+6	Eph 6:12	For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
19.	-4	Josh 1:9	Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
20.	+2	John 16:33	“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
21.	+24	Isa 40:31	but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
22.	-4	2Tim 1:7	For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
23.	+18	2Cor 5:17	Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
24.	+16	John 10:10	The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
25.	+27	Prov 3:6	in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
26.	+23	Prov 3:5	Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
27.	+17	Gal 5:22	But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
28.	+15	1Pet 5:7	Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
29.	-26	2Chr 7:14	if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
30.	-11	Ps 91:11	For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
31.	+11	John 14:27	Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
32.	+14	Matt 28:20	and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
33.	+21	Matt 11:28	“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
34.	+21	Matt 28:19	Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
35.	+23	1Cor 10:13	No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
36.	+20	Gal 5:23	gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
37.	-11	Ps 91:1	Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
38.	+19	2Tim 3:16	All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
39.	-12	Ps 91:4	He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
40.	+8	Eph 3:20	Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,
41.	-13	Ps 91:12	they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
42.	-13	Ps 91:7	A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
43.	-20	Ps 91:10	no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.
44.	+9	Eph 2:10	For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
45.	+18	2Cor 12:9	But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
46.	-15	Ps 91:2	I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
47.	-14	Ps 91:15	He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
48.	-18	Ps 91:9	If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling,
49.	+22	1Thess 5:18	give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
50.	-18	Ps 91:8	You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
51.	-16	Ps 91:14	“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
52.	-16	Ps 91:16	With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
53.	+8	1John 1:9	If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
54.	+11	Isa 53:5	But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
55.	+15	Heb 11:1	Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
56.	+10	Eph 2:8	For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
57.	-20	Ps 91:5	You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
58.	-24	Ps 91:3	Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.
59.	-20	Ps 91:13	You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
60.	-10	Gen 1:27	So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
61.	-23	Ps 91:6	nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
62.	+29	Rom 12:1	Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
63.	+52	Isa 9:6	For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
64.	+5	2Cor 10:5	We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
65.	-18	Ps 1:3	That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
66.	-15	Ps 46:10	He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
67.	+9	Heb 12:2	fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
68.	+12	1Pet 2:9	But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
69.	+15	Heb 4:12	For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
70.	-6	1Cor 13:7	It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
71.	-4	1Cor 13:4	Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
72.	+35	Gal 2:20	I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
73.	+17	Prov 22:6	Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
74.	+7	Isa 54:17	no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.
75.	-3	1Cor 13:5	It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
76.	+11	Phil 1:6	being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
77.	+11	Rom 3:23	for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
78.	+20	Isa 43:19	See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
79.	-17	Phil 4:19	And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
80.	+13	Matt 11:29	Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
81.	-22	Ps 1:1	Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
82.	+20	Rom 6:23	For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
83.	0	Jas 5:16	Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
84.	+2,695	Luke 10:18	He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
85.	-17	Rom 5:8	But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
86.	+6	Matt 5:16	In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
87.	-27	Ps 1:2	but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
88.	+16	1Pet 5:8	Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
89.	-7	Gal 6:9	Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
90.	-17	Isa 26:3	You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
91.	-6	1Cor 13:6	Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
92.	+21	Acts 1:8	But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
93.	+12	Col 3:23	Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
94.	+26	John 15:5	“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
95.	-9	Rom 8:39	neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
96.	+43	Heb 12:1	Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
97.	+6	Jer 33:3	‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
98.	+8	Heb 11:6	And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
99.	+1	Prov 4:23	Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
100.	+17	Eph 2:9	not by works, so that no one can boast.

Overall Most-Popular Keyword Searches in 2021

Rank	English	Español
1.	love	amor
2.	peace	fe
3.	hope	paz
4.	joy	gracia
5.	faith	esperanza
6.	pray	misericordia
7.	spirit	padre
8.	light	luz
9.	heart	corazon
10.	holy spirit	gozo
11.	fear	justicia
12.	grace	pecado
13.	truth	palabra
14.	children	oracion
15.	god	camino
16.	worship	corazón
17.	forgive	verdad
18.	heaven	gracias
19.	father	mujer
20.	trust	espiritu
21.	strength	espiritu santo
22.	salvation	familia
23.	mercy	ofrenda
24.	rest	muerte
25.	comfort	amigo