05/31/2026
The Trinity in Scripture
Today we celebrate the Most Holy Trinity โ one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The word โTrinityโ is not itself used in the bible, but the bible has numerous verses to teach us about God. We clearly learn that there is only one God. And yet we also learn that the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. And that they are united as one God. Here are some of the most significant scripture verses to understand the Trinity:
โข Genesis 1:1-2 โ โIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the fact of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.โ
โข Deuteronomy 6:4 โ โHear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord.โ
โข Matthew 3:16-17 โ โAfter Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, saying, โThis is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleasedโ.โ (Jesus the Son, the Fatherโs voice, and the Holy Spirit like a dove)
โข Matthew 28:19 โ โGo, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit.โ
โข John 1:1-3 โ โIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be.โ
โข John 1:14 โ โAnd the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Fatherโs only Son, full of grace and truth.โ
โข John 1:18 โ โNo one has ever seen God. The only Son, God, who is at the Fatherโs side, has revealed him.โ
โข John 14:16-17 โ โAnd I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth.โ
โข 2 Corinthians 13:13 โ โThe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you.โ
โข Hebrews 1:1-3 โ โIn times past, God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he spoke to us through a son, whom he made heir of all things and through whom he created the universe, who is the refulgence of his glory, the very imprint of his being, and who sustains all things by his mighty word. When he had accomplished purification from sins, he took his seat at the right hand of the Majesty on high, as far superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say: โYou are my son; this day I have begotten youโ? Or again: โI will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to meโ?โ
You are in my daily prayers.
God bless you,
Fr. VanDenBroeke
