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Advent Bible verses 2026
Advent 2026 begins on Sunday, November 29, 2026 and ends on Christmas Eve. Its four Sundays carry four themes: hope, peace, joy and love. Below is one verse for each day, in the King James Version.
One verse for each day
- Sunday, November 29
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:38, KJVMake it an image - Monday, November 30
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Isaiah 40:5, KJVMake it an image - Tuesday, December 1
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3, KJVMake it an image - Wednesday, December 2
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 1:5, KJVMake it an image - Thursday, December 3
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 3:1, KJVMake it an image - Friday, December 4
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Zechariah 9:9, KJVMake it an image - Saturday, December 5
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Isaiah 35:4, KJVMake it an image - Sunday, December 6
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luke 1:46-47, KJVMake it an image - Monday, December 7
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Psalm 130:5-6, KJVMake it an image - Tuesday, December 8
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Isaiah 60:1, KJVMake it an image - Wednesday, December 9
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Galatians 4:4-5, KJVMake it an image - Thursday, December 10
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6, KJVMake it an image - Friday, December 11
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Isaiah 9:2, KJVMake it an image - Saturday, December 12
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21, KJVMake it an image - Sunday, December 13
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Habakkuk 2:3, KJVMake it an image - Monday, December 14
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Jeremiah 23:5, KJVMake it an image - Tuesday, December 15
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14, KJVMake it an image - Wednesday, December 16
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Luke 1:30-31, KJVMake it an image - Thursday, December 17
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Philippians 4:4-5, KJVMake it an image - Friday, December 18
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Matthew 1:23, KJVMake it an image - Saturday, December 19
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Micah 5:2, KJVMake it an image - Sunday, December 20
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:38, KJVMake it an image - Monday, December 21
And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Isaiah 40:5, KJVMake it an image - Tuesday, December 22
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3, KJVMake it an image - Wednesday, December 23
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 1:5, KJVMake it an image
Week one: hope
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Isaiah 9:2, KJVMake it an imageI wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Psalm 130:5-6, KJVMake it an imageAnd that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Romans 13:11-12, KJVMake it an imageThe voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3, KJVMake it an image
Week two: peace
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6, KJVMake it an imageAnd there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
Isaiah 11:1-2, KJVMake it an imageThrough the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 1:78-79, KJVMake it an imageAnd the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Isaiah 40:5, KJVMake it an image
Week three: joy
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luke 1:46-47, KJVMake it an imageRejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Philippians 4:4-5, KJVMake it an imageRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Zechariah 9:9, KJVMake it an imageSay to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Isaiah 35:4, KJVMake it an image
Week four: love
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:16, KJVMake it an imageIn this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
1 John 4:9, KJVMake it an imageAnd the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Luke 1:30-31, KJVMake it an imageAnd she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21, KJVMake it an image
Advent verses for kids
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:38, KJVMake it an imageAnd she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew 1:21, KJVMake it an imageFor unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6, KJVMake it an imageAnd the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
John 1:5, KJVMake it an image
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Questions
What are the four themes of Advent?
Hope, peace, joy and love, one for each of the four Sundays before Christmas.
What Scripture to read during Advent?
The prophecies of Isaiah, the announcement to Mary in Luke 1, and the opening of John’s Gospel are the readings most churches use. The calendar on this page gives one verse for each day.
What is the main message of Advent?
Waiting with hope for the coming of Christ: remembering his birth at Christmas and looking forward to his return.