55 Bible Verses Assuring You to Come As You Are

God invites us to come to Him just as we are. The Bible reminds us that we don’t need to be perfect to be loved and accepted.

In moments of doubt, weakness, or brokenness, Scripture offers reassurance. God’s grace meets us wherever we are in life.

This guide shares Bible verses that assure you to come as you are. These verses bring comfort, hope, and peace to the heart.

Verses About God’s Unconditional Invitation

Matthew 11:28 – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

John 6:37 – “All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.”

Isaiah 55:1 – “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.”

Revelation 22:17 – “The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.”

Matthew 19:14 – “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'”

John 7:37 – “On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.'”

Isaiah 1:18 – “Come now, let us settle the matter, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”

Revelation 3:20 – “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”

Verses About God Accepting Sinners

Romans 5:8 – “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Luke 19:10 – “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

1 Timothy 1:15 – “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst.”

Luke 5:31-32 – “Jesus answered them, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.'”

Luke 15:7 – “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”

Romans 3:23-24 – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

Ephesians 2:4-5 – “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.”

Verses About God’s Grace and Mercy

Ephesians 2:8-9 – “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”

Titus 3:5 – “He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”

2 Corinthians 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.”

Romans 11:6 – “And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.”

Hebrews 4:16 – “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

Lamentations 3:22-23 – “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

Psalm 103:10-12 – “He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”

Verses About No Condemnation in Christ

Romans 8:1 – “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

John 3:17 – “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”

Romans 8:33-34 – “Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.”

1 John 1:9 – “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

Psalm 103:3 – “Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.”

Colossians 2:13-14 – “When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.”

Verses About Jesus Welcoming the Broken

Isaiah 61:1 – “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”

Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

Psalm 147:3 – “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

Matthew 9:12-13 – “On hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'”

Luke 4:18 – “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.”

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.”

Verses About God’s Love Despite Our Imperfections

Romans 5:6-8 – “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

1 John 4:10 – “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

Ephesians 2:1-3 – “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world… But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ.”

Jeremiah 31:3 – “The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.'”

Romans 8:38-39 – “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 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.”

Zephaniah 3:17 – “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”

Verses About God’s Patient Pursuit

2 Peter 3:9 – “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

Luke 15:4-6 – “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home.”

Luke 15:20 – “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”

Ezekiel 34:11 – “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them.”

John 10:14-15 – “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.”

Hosea 11:4 – “I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.”

Verses About Transformation Through God’s Acceptance

2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”

Ezekiel 36:26 – “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”

Philippians 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.”

Romans 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.”

Colossians 3:10 – “And have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”

1 John 3:1 – “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”

Verses About God’s Readiness to Forgive

Psalm 86:5 – “You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.”

Micah 7:18-19 – “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.”

Acts 3:19 – “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.”

Isaiah 43:25 – “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.”

1 John 2:1-2 – “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”

Psalm 130:3-4 – “If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.”

Why You Don’t Need to Clean Up First?

Many people mistakenly believe they need to become “good enough” before approaching God. This thinking misunderstands the entire Gospel. If we could fix ourselves, we wouldn’t need a Savior. Jesus came precisely because we can’t clean ourselves up on our own.

God invites you to come as you are—not to stay as you are. His acceptance is the starting point, not the finish line. Once you experience His unconditional love, transformation happens naturally through His power working in you, not through your effort to earn His approval.

The Story of the Prodigal Son

Jesus told the parable of the prodigal son to illustrate God’s heart for those who return to Him. The son squandered his inheritance on sinful living and ended up desperate and broken. He didn’t clean himself up before going home—he came covered in pig filth, rehearsing a speech of unworthiness.

But the father saw him from a distance and ran to embrace him, interrupting his prepared apology. The father didn’t demand the son shower first or prove his repentance. He immediately restored him to full sonship, throwing a celebration. This is how God receives you—with joy, not judgment.

Biblical Examples of People Who Came As They Were

Scripture is filled with stories of broken people whom God accepted and used mightily. The Samaritan woman at the well had five failed marriages and was living with a man not her husband—yet Jesus offered her living water. Zacchaeus was a corrupt tax collector, but Jesus invited Himself to dinner at his house. The thief on the cross had no time to clean up his life, yet Jesus promised him paradise.

Peter denied Jesus three times, yet became the rock on which the church was built. Paul persecuted Christians before encountering Christ. David committed adultery and murder, yet God called him a man after His own heart. These examples prove that God’s grace meets us in our mess, not after we’ve cleaned it up.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does “come as you are” mean I can keep sinning? 

No. God accepts you as you are, but He loves you too much to leave you that way. True encounter with God’s grace naturally produces transformation and a desire to turn from sin.

How can a holy God accept someone unholy? 

Through Jesus Christ, who took our sin upon Himself and gave us His righteousness. God doesn’t overlook sin—He dealt with it at the cross, making our acceptance possible.

Do I need to feel worthy before coming to God? 

No one is worthy, and that’s the point. Worthiness is a gift received through Christ, not a prerequisite for approaching God. Come recognizing your unworthiness—that’s what qualifies you for grace.

What if I’ve committed terrible sins? 

God’s grace is sufficient for all sins. No sin is too great for Christ’s sacrifice to cover. If you confess and repent, God promises complete forgiveness and cleansing.

Should I wait until I feel ready to come to God? 

You’ll never feel completely ready. God invites you now, in this moment, exactly as you are. Don’t let the enemy use your imperfection to delay your response to God’s love.

What does it mean to repent? 

Repentance means turning from sin toward God. It’s not about being perfect before coming to God—it’s about coming to God and allowing Him to turn you from sin toward righteousness.

A Prayer to Come to God As You Are

Heavenly Father, I come before You today exactly as I am—with all my flaws, failures, and brokenness. I’ve tried to fix myself and failed. I’ve believed I needed to clean up before approaching You, but now I understand that’s not how Your grace works.

Thank You for the incredible truth that You invite me to come just as I am. Thank You that Jesus died for me while I was still a sinner, not after I got my life together. Thank You that Your love isn’t conditional on my performance.

I confess my sins and my need for a Savior. I can’t save myself, but I trust that Jesus can and has. I receive Your forgiveness, Your cleansing, and Your acceptance. I choose to believe Your Word over my feelings of unworthiness.

Transform me from the inside out. Not so I can earn Your love, but because I’ve already received it. Help me to rest in Your acceptance rather than striving for it. Give me the courage to be honest with You about my struggles, knowing You already know and still love me.

Thank You for pursuing me when I was running from You. Thank You for patience when I delayed coming to You. Thank You for throwing the door wide open and welcoming me home.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Final Thoughts

The message of “come as you are” is the heartbeat of the Gospel. God doesn’t require you to present a polished version of yourself. He invites you to bring your authentic self—doubts, struggles, sins, and all—into His loving presence.

This isn’t a license to continue in sin, but an invitation to experience the transforming power of unconditional love. When you truly grasp that God accepts you completely in your current state, it produces the very change that striving for acceptance never could.

Don’t wait another day to respond to God’s invitation. You don’t need more time to prepare, more resolve to change, or more strength to overcome. You simply need to come. God’s arms are open, His grace is sufficient, and His love is waiting.