35 Bible Verses for the Remnant Church

Throughout history, God has always preserved a faithful remnant. When Israel turned to idols, He kept seven thousand who hadn’t bowed to Baal. When corruption filled the temple, He protected those who mourned over the abominations. When the majority chose compromise, a faithful few held fast to the truth. Today feels remarkably similar, and many believers sense they’re part of this biblical pattern of the remnant.

The remnant isn’t defined by denomination or size, but by faithfulness to God’s Word when cultural pressure mounts to compromise. These are believers who refuse to water down the gospel for popularity, who maintain biblical standards when society calls them outdated, and who continue seeking God’s face when others pursue worldly success. They’re often misunderstood, sometimes marginalized, but always precious to the heart of God.

Being part of the remnant isn’t about spiritual superiority or exclusivity. It’s about recognizing that narrow is the way that leads to life, and few there be that find it. These verses speak directly to those who feel isolated in their faith, encouraging them that God sees, God knows, and God preserves His own through every generation.

Bible Verses for the Remnant Church

1. Romans 11:5 – A Remnant Chosen by Grace

So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

New International Version (NIV)

2. Isaiah 1:9 – Unless the Lord Had Left Us a Few Survivors

Unless the Lord of hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have been like Sodom, and become like Gomorrah.

English Standard Version (ESV)

3. 1 Kings 19:18 – Yet I Reserve Seven Thousand in Israel

Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.

New King James Version (NKJV)

4. Malachi 3:16-17 – Those Who Feared the Lord Talked with Each Other

Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a book of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name. “They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child.”

New Living Translation (NLT)

5. Revelation 3:4 – A Few Names in Sardis

But you have a few people in Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

6. Matthew 7:14 – Small Is the Gate and Narrow the Road

For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

7. Luke 12:32 – Do Not Fear, Little Flock

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

King James Version (KJV)

8. Isaiah 37:31-32 – The Surviving Remnant Will Take Root

And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward; for out of Jerusalem a remnant shall go forth, and from Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

9. Zephaniah 3:12-13 – I Will Leave Within You the Meek and Humble

I’ll leave a core of people among you who are poor in spirit—What’s left of Israel that’s really Israel. They’ll make their home in God. This core holy people will not do wrong. They won’t lie, won’t use words to flatter or seduce. Content with who they are and where they are, unanxious, they’ll live at peace.

The Message (MSG)

10. Jeremiah 23:3 – I Myself Will Gather the Remnant

Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.

Amplified Bible (AMP)

11. Isaiah 10:20-21 – A Remnant Will Return

Now on that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. A remnant will return, a remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.

New English Translation (NET)

12. Romans 9:27 – Though the Number of the Israelites Be Like the Sand

And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: Though the number of the sons of Israel is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13. Revelation 12:17 – The Dragon Was Enraged

This made the dragon terribly angry with the woman. So it started a war against the rest of her children. They are the people who obey God and are faithful to what Jesus did and taught.

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

14. Micah 2:12 – I Will Surely Gather All of You, Jacob

“I will bring you together again, people of Israel, all of you who are left. I will gather you like sheep returning to their pen, like a flock coming back to its pasture. Your land will be filled with many people.

Good News Translation (GNT)

15. Isaiah 11:11 – The Lord Will Recover the Remnant

At that time the Lord will raise his hand to gather his people who are left alive. They are left alive in Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Cush, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and the islands of the sea.

New Century Version (NCV)

16. Ezra 9:8 – A Brief Moment of Favor

“But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious to us by leaving us a remnant and by giving us a secure place in his holy place. In this way our God has brightened our eyes and has given us a little relief from our slavery.

International Standard Version (ISV)

17. Joel 2:32 – Everyone Who Calls on the Name of the Lord Will Be Saved

And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of ADONAI will be delivered. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as ADONAI has said, and among the survivors those whom ADONAI calls.

Tree of Life Version (TLV)

18. Revelation 7:9 – A Great Multitude That No One Could Count

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one was able to number, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands.

Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19. 2 Chronicles 30:6 – Return to the Lord

So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, “You children of Israel, turn again to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the remnant that have escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

World English Bible (WEB)

20. Isaiah 28:5 – In That Day the Lord Almighty Will Be a Glorious Crown

In that day shall Jehovah of hosts become a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people;

American Standard Version (ASV)

21. Nehemiah 1:2-3 – Those Who Survived the Exile

And I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, that were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said to me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

Revised Standard Version (RSV)

22. 2 Kings 19:30-31 – The Remnant of the House of Judah

The remnant that is escaped of the house of Juda, shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and that which shall be saved out of mount Sion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.

New American Bible (NAB)

23. Haggai 1:12 – Then Zerubbabel and Joshua and All the Remnant

And Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec the high priest, and all the remnant of the people hearkened to the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Aggeus the prophet, as the Lord their God sent him to them: and the people feared before the Lord.

Douay-Rheims Bible (DRB)

24. Isaiah 4:3 – Those Who Are Left in Zion

And he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem.

English Revised Version (ERV)

25. Jeremiah 31:7 – Sing with Gladness for Jacob

For thus said Jehovah: Sing ye to Jacob with joy, And cry aloud at the head of the nations, Sound ye, praise ye, and say, Save, O Jehovah, thy people, the remnant of Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)

26. Amos 5:15 – Perhaps the Lord God Almighty Will Have Mercy

Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

Darby Translation (DARBY)

27. Revelation 2:24-25 – To the Rest in Thyatira

But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden; only hold fast what you have until I come.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)

28. Ezekiel 6:8 – Yet I Will Leave a Remnant

Netheles Y schal leeue in you hem that fleen swerd among hethene men, whanne Y schal scatere you in londis.

Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

29. Zechariah 8:6 – If It Is Marvelous in the Eyes of the Remnant

Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Though it be impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these dayes, should it therefore be impossible in my sight, sayth the Lord of hostes?

Geneva Bible (GNV)

30. Isaiah 46:3 – Listen to Me, House of Jacob

Hearken vnto me, O house of Iacob, and all ye remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, and brought vp from the wombe.

Bishop’s Bible

31. Revelation 11:13 – The Remnant Were Terrified

And the same houre was there a grett erth quake and the tenthe parte of the cite fell and in the erth quake were slayne names of men seven .M. and the remnaunt were feared and gave glory to god of heven.

Tyndale Bible

32. Isaiah 37:4 – Perhaps the Lord Your God Will Hear

It may be the Lord your God has heard what the Assyrian commander said when the king of Assyria sent him to insult the living God. Perhaps the Lord will punish him for what he heard him say. So pray for the few of us who are left alive.

The Living Bible (TLB)

33. Romans 11:4-5 – God’s Answer to Elijah

But what was God’s answer to him? “I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” So too at the present time there is a remnant according to God’s gracious choice.

The Passion Translation (TPT)

34. Jeremiah 42:2 – Pray to the Lord Your God for This Entire Remnant

They said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please listen to what we’re asking you to do. Pray to the Eternal your God for this entire remnant. As you can see, though we were once many, only a few of us are left.

The Voice Bible (VOICE)

35. Micah 7:18 – Who Is a God Like You?

Who is a God like you? You forgive those among your people who are still left alive. You don’t stay angry forever. Instead, you take delight in showing your faithful love to them.

New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

Our Thoughts on What the Bible Says About the Remnant Church

The concept of the remnant should bring both humility and comfort to faithful believers. It’s humbling because it reminds us that true followers of Christ have always been a minority, often misunderstood even by religious people of their day. But it’s also deeply comforting because it assures us that God sees, preserves, and has special purposes for those who remain faithful when others compromise.

What strikes me about biblical remnants is that they’re defined not by their perfect theology but by their heart posture toward God. Whether it’s the seven thousand in Elijah’s day who hadn’t bowed to Baal, or the few in Sardis who hadn’t defiled their garments, the remnant is marked by genuine faithfulness rather than religious performance. They’re ordinary people who choose obedience over popularity.

Scripture consistently shows that God’s remnant isn’t preserved for their own sake but for His greater purposes. They become the seedbed for revival, the foundation for rebuilding, and the light that guides others back to truth. Being part of the remnant isn’t about spiritual elitism; it’s about being available for God’s work in dark times.

Say This Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for preserving a remnant throughout history and for including me in that faithful few. When the path feels lonely and the culture around me grows increasingly hostile to Your truth, remind me that You have always had Your people who refuse to compromise.

Give me the courage to stand firm when others are falling away from sound doctrine. Help me to be faithful in the small things, knowing that You see every act of obedience and every choice to honor Your Word over popular opinion. When I feel isolated in my faith, connect me with others who share this same heart for You.

Use me as part of Your remnant to be salt and light in this generation. Help me to influence others toward faithfulness rather than being influenced toward compromise. Make me a bridge for those who want to return to You and a beacon of hope for those who feel lost in these confusing times.

Keep my heart tender toward You and others, free from the pride that can come from feeling “chosen” or “special.” Help me remember that I’m preserved by Your grace alone, not my own righteousness.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.