--- title: "25 Zondervan Quotes" description: "Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Zondervan is a founding member of..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-zondervan-16711.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-zondervan-16711.jpg) # Zondervan **25** quotes in **30** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Zondervan is a founding member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). It is a part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc. and has multiple imprints includi ## Quotes by Zondervan > [“God, keep forever the”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/god-keep-forever-the/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Forever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/forever/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/zondervan-16711_god_god-keep-forever-the-1596788_1596788.jpg) > [“Thessalonians (2Th) 1 Timothy”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/thessalonians-2th-1-timothy/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Timothy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/timothy-252414/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/zondervan-16711_timothy_thessalonians-2th-1-timothy-3170742_3170742.jpg) > [“forsaken him. The priests who serve the”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/forsaken-him-the-priests-who-serve-the/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Forsaken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/forsaken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/zondervan-16711_quote_forsaken-him-the-priests-who-serve-the-1_1984953.jpg) > [“saved through childbearing—if”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/saved-through-childbearing-if/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Childbearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/childbearing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b4/zondervan-16711_quote_saved-through-childbearing-if-2095876_2095876.jpg) > [“for they are all the work of his hands?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/for-they-are-all-the-work-of-his-hands/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Hands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hands/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e7/zondervan-16711_hands_for-they-are-all-the-work-of-his-hands-1_1810.jpg) > [“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/the-fear-of-the-lord-that-is-wisdom-and-to-shun-evil-is-understanding/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/zondervan-16711_fear_the-fear-of-the-lord-that-is-wisdom-and_1525590.jpg) > [ “His secret purpose framed from the very beginning \[is\] to bring us to our full glory. 1 Corinthians 2:7 NEB” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/his-secret-purpose-framed-from-the-very-beginning-is-to-bring-us-to/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Corinthians](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/corinthians/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/332/zondervan-16711_corinthians_his-secret-purpose-framed-from-the-very_710761.jpg) > [“But the day is coming when Jesus will return to earth and the reign of God will become an uncontested reality throughout…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/but-the-day-is-coming-when-jesus-will-return-to-earth-and-the-reign/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Coming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coming/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/zondervan-16711_coming_but-the-day-is-coming-when-jesus-will-re_3020335.jpg) > [“8Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?” “To find favor in your eyes, my lord,” he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/8esau-asked-what-s-the-meaning-of-all-these-flocks-and-herds-i-met-to/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Flocks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flocks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/zondervan-16711_ur-eyes_8esau-asked-what-s-the-meaning-of-all-th_1893300.jpg) > [“Healing becomes the opportunity to pass off to another human being what I have received from the Lord Jesus; namely his unconditional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/healing-becomes-the-opportunity-to-pass-off-to-another-human-being/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Acceptance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acceptance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/zondervan-16711_healing_healing-becomes-the-opportunity-to-pass_914958.jpg) > [“Yet he is over individual and nation alike, 30to keep the godless from ruling, from laying snares for the people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/yet-he-is-over-individual-and-nation-alike-30to-keep-the-godless-from/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Godless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/godless/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/zondervan-16711_quote_yet-he-is-over-individual-and-nation-ali_1640320.jpg) > [“We may have been stuck in our hurt, hang-up or harmful habit for so long that it has become part of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/we-may-have-been-stuck-in-our-hurt-hang-up-or-harmful-habit-for-so/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Identity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/identity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/zondervan-16711_identity_we-may-have-been-stuck-in-our-hurt-hang_863544.jpg) > [“Life at its fullest is this sensitive, detonating sphere, and it can be carried only in the hands of the unhurried and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/life-at-its-fullest-is-this-sensitive-detonating-sphere-and-it-can-be/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Bubble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bubble/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/zondervan-16711_life_life-at-its-fullest-is-this-sensitive-de_1362699.jpg) > [“The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/the-lord-is-good-to-those-whose-hope-is-in-him-to-the-one-who-seeks/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/zondervan-16711_hope_the-lord-is-good-to-those-whose-hope-is_370419.jpg) > [“Nehemiah knew that enemies were plotting, so he summoned up strength by seeking the Lord. The simple phrase “but we prayed” serves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/nehemiah-knew-that-enemies-were-plotting-so-he-summoned-up-strength/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Prayed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/020/zondervan-16711_prayed_nehemiah-knew-that-enemies-were-plotting_2418477.jpg) > [ “it is the spirit\[52\] in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding. 9It is not only the old\[53\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/it-is-the-spirit-52-in-a-person-the-breath-of-the-almighty-that-gives/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Learning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/zondervan-16711_learning_it-is-the-spirit-52-in-a-person-the-brea_34336.jpg) > [“Sometimes it seems that God has set us aside, when in reality he is undoing our self-efforts, equipping us with character and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/sometimes-it-seems-that-god-has-set-us-aside-when-in-reality-he-is/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Faith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/zondervan-16711_faith_sometimes-it-seems-that-god-has-set-us-a_260303.jpg) > [“God does speak—now one way, now another— though no one perceives it. 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/god-does-speak-now-one-way-now-another-though-no-one-perceives-it/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b37/zondervan-16711_dreams_god-does-speak-now-one-way-now-another-t_1994373.jpg) > [“When I deeply see: • bedsheets painted with highlighter? … children live here! • dead rose left too long in vase? ……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/when-i-deeply-see-bedsheets-painted-with-highlighter-children-live/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cd/zondervan-16711_children_when-i-deeply-see-bedsheets-painted-with_2487890.jpg) > [“Reflection on Exodus 2:15—3:10 The culture and wisdom of Egypt gave Moses much of the background he needed, but it didn’t prepare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/reflection-on-exodus-2-15-3-10-the-culture-and-wisdom-of-egypt-gave/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Abraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abraham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/zondervan-16711_wisdom_reflection-on-exodus-2-15-3-10-the-cultu_1027058.jpg) > [“Isaiah prophesied that those living in the land of deep darkness would see a dawning light (see Isaiah 9:2). We need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/isaiah-prophesied-that-those-living-in-the-land-of-deep-darkness/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cac/zondervan-16711_fear_isaiah-prophesied-that-those-living-in-t_241112.jpg) > [“9But Esau said, “I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.” 10“No, please!” said Jacob. “If I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/9but-esau-said-i-already-have-plenty-my-brother-keep-what-you-have/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Ur Eyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ur-eyes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/zondervan-16711_quote_9but-esau-said-i-already-have-plenty-my_507322.jpg) > [“6We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/6we-have-different-gifts-according-to-the-grace-given-to-each-of-us/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/zondervan-16711_compassion_6we-have-different-gifts-according-to-th_227233.jpg) > [“Job was devoted to God’s Word—or at least whatever truth of God he knew, since none of the Scriptures had been written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/job-was-devoted-to-god-s-word-or-at-least-whatever-truth-of-god-he/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a69/zondervan-16711_bible_job-was-devoted-to-god-s-word-or-at-leas_1377129.jpg) > [“Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/hurry-and-get-out-of-this-place-because-the-lord-is-about-to-destroy/) [Zondervan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/) [Flee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/zondervan-16711_flee_hurry-and-get-out-of-this-place-because_3121197.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan/#itemlist", "name": "Zondervan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“God, keep forever the”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zondervan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/god-keep-forever-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/zondervan-16711_god_god-keep-forever-the-1596788_1596788.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/zondervan-16711_god_god-keep-forever-the-1596788_1596788.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/zondervan-16711_god_god-keep-forever-the-1596788_1596788.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“God, keep forever the” — Zondervan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Thessalonians (2Th) 1 Timothy”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zondervan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan/thessalonians-2th-1-timothy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/zondervan-16711_timothy_thessalonians-2th-1-timothy-3170742_3170742.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/zondervan-16711_timothy_thessalonians-2th-1-timothy-3170742_3170742.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/zondervan-16711_timothy_thessalonians-2th-1-timothy-3170742_3170742.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Thessalonians (2Th) 1 Timothy” — Zondervan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“forsaken him. 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