Only God truly merits honour and praise but he graciously considers those who humbly serve him with wholehearted devotion to be worthy disciples.

Psalms 145:3

God the Father is worthy of honour and praise

See also

2 Samuel 22:4
1 Chronicles 16:25

pp Ps 18:3

Psalms 48:1
Revelation 4:11

pp Ps 96:4

Revelation 5:12

Jesus Christ is worthy of honour and praise

See also

Matthew 3:17
Matthew 17:5

pp Mk 1:11

pp Lk 3:22

Philippians 2:9-11

pp Mk 9:7

Hebrews 2:9; 3:3

pp Lk 9:35

2 Peter 1:17
Revelation 5:9
Luke 7:4-5

People are considered worthy by others

See also

Genesis 39:4; 41:38-40

Note that the centurion did not consider himself to be worthy (Lk 7:7).

1 Samuel 16:6
1 Kings 1:42
Daniel 1:18-20; 2:46-48; 3:28-30
Acts 14:11-13
Revelation 5:4

God considers no person (other than Jesus Christ) to be worthy by nature

See also

Psalms 14:3; 143:2
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Romans 3:10-12,23
2 Thessalonians 1:11

Worthiness, like righteousness, is credited to a person by God

See also

Luke 20:35
Romans 2:29
2 Corinthians 10:18
Matthew 10:37-38

Examples of people who are considered worthy by God

See also

Those who put God first and deny themselves

1 Samuel 2:30
Luke 9:62
Romans 12:1-2
Acts 5:41

See also

Those who suffer persecution for the sake of Jesus Christ

Matthew 5:10-12
2 Thessalonians 1:5
1 Peter 2:19-20
Colossians 1:10

See also

Those whose lives show Christlike godliness

1 Samuel 16:7
Ephesians 4:1-2
1 Thessalonians 2:12
1 Timothy 3:8-9,11
Titus 2:2
Revelation 3:4
Philippians 1:27
1 Thessalonians 2:4

Those who stand firm for the gospel

2 Timothy 2:15
Matthew 25:21-23

See also

Those who are faithful in the use of resources which God has given them

Matthew 24:45-47
Luke 19:17
1 Timothy 5:17

pp Lk 12:42-44

Matthew 10:11

See also

Those who welcome God's people

Matthew 10:41-42
Romans 16:2
3 John 1:6
Genesis 6:8-9

Examples of worthy people

Deuteronomy 1:36

Noah

Deuteronomy 34:10

Caleb

Job 1:8

Moses

Daniel 9:23; 10:19

Job

Luke 1:28

Daniel:

James 2:23

Mary

See also

Abraham

5557 stoning
5560 suffering
5878 honour
5975 violence
6604 acceptance, human
8154 righteousness
8226 discernment
8248 faithfulness
8355 understanding
8449 imitating
8622 worship
8664 praise