5 Bible Verses About Likeness

The sacred texts unveil a fundamental truth: humanity is fashioned in the divine likeness. Engaging with these scriptures offers more than knowledge; it provides the very essence of our dignity and our ultimate aspiration. To comprehend this likeness through God’s word is not an academic exercise but a vital necessity, shaping our understanding of self and purpose. These verses guide us, revealing the path to grow into the image we were intended to bear, prompting a profound transformation of being and action consonant with our heavenly origin. This is the call of our creaturely existence.

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Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Explore Divine Likeness Through Scripture

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

Exodus 20:4KJV

The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:

Deuteronomy 4:18KJV

Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Deuteronomy 4:16KJV

Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee.

Deuteronomy 4:23KJV

Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:

Deuteronomy 5:8KJV

These passages illuminate a fundamental reality: our origin bears the imprint of divine likeness, a truth reaching its ultimate expression in Christ, the flawless image of the invisible God. To meditate upon these verses is to grasp the profound calling inherent in our being—a dynamic vocation not merely to possess, but to *become*. It is a journey of spiritual ascent, a sacred process by which, through grace and contemplation, we are progressively conformed to the radiant image of the Son. This ongoing transformation urges us toward holiness and love, compelling us to mirror His life and truth in the world, until the likeness is complete and we stand fully renewed in Him.