.png)
Today is March 14—or as math lovers know it, Pi Day! The date (3.14) matches the famous mathematical constant π, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. While some celebrate with pie (the delicious kind), we thought we’d mark the occasion with a different kind of exploration.
Since 3.14 appears in another well-known book—the Bible—we decided to dig up every chapter 3, verse 14 (3:14) from Scripture. From God’s declaration to Moses in Exodus (“I Am Who I Am”) to Jesus’ words in John (“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up”), these verses reveal powerful moments across the Old and New Testaments.
So grab a slice of pie and enjoy this Pi Day Bible deep dive!
Old Testament
Genesis 3:14 – So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
Exodus 3:14 – God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
Leviticus 3:14 – From it they are to bring as an offering made to the Lord by fire: the fat that covers the internal organs.
Numbers 3:14 – The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,
Deuteronomy 3:14 – Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites; it was named after him, so that to this day Bashan is called Havvoth Jair.
Joshua 3:14 – So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carrying the ark of the covenant went ahead of them.
Judges 3:14 – The Israelites were subject to Eglon king of Moab for eighteen years.
1 Samuel 3:14 – Therefore I swore to the house of Eli, ‘The guilt of Eli’s house will never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’
2 Samuel 3:14 – Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, demanding, “Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for the price of a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
1 Kings 3:14 – And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.
2 Kings 3:14 – Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you.”
1 Chronicles 3:14 – Amon was the father of Josiah,
2 Chronicles 3:14 – He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.
Ezra 3:14 – (No chapter 3, verse 14; Ezra 3 has only 13 verses.)
Nehemiah 3:14 – The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Recab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem. He rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.
Esther 3:14 – A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued as law in every province and made known to the people of every nationality so they would be ready for that day.
Job 3:14 – With kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
Psalms 3:14 – (No chapter 3, verse 14; Psalm 3 has only 8 verses.)
Proverbs 3:14 – For she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
Ecclesiastes 3:14 – I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.
Song of Solomon 3:14 – (No chapter 3, verse 14; Song of Solomon 3 has only 11 verses.)
Isaiah 3:14 – The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.”
Jeremiah 3:14 – “Return, faithless people,” declares the Lord, “for I am your husband. I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion.”
Lamentations 3:14 – I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
Ezekiel 3:14 – The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord on me.
Daniel 3:14 – And Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?”
Hosea 3:14 – (No chapter 3, verse 14; Hosea 3 has only 5 verses.)
Joel 3:14 – Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
Amos 3:14 – On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.
Obadiah 3:14 – (No chapter 3, verse 14; Obadiah has only 1 chapter.)
Jonah 3:14 – (No chapter 3, verse 14; Jonah 3 has only 10 verses.)
Micah 3:14 – (No chapter 3, verse 14; Micah 3 has only 12 verses.)
Nahum 3:14 – Draw water for the siege, strengthen your defenses! Work the clay, tread the mortar, repair the brickwork!
Habakkuk 3:14 – With his own spear you pierced his head when his warriors stormed out to scatter us, gloating as though about to devour the wretched who were in hiding.
Zephaniah 3:14 – Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
Haggai 3:14 – (No chapter 3 in Haggai.)
Zechariah 3:14 – (No chapter 3, verse 14; Zechariah 3 has only 10 verses.)
Malachi 3:14 – “You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What do we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the Lord Almighty?’”
New Testament
Matthew 3:14 – But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
Mark 3:14 – He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach.
Luke 3:14 – Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”
John 3:14 – Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up.
Acts 3:14 – You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
Romans 3:14 – “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
1 Corinthians 3:14 – If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.
2 Corinthians 3:14 – But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away.
Galatians 3:14 – He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
Ephesians 3:14 – For this reason I kneel before the Father.
Philippians 3:14 – I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:14 – And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
2 Timothy 3:14 – But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it.
Hebrews 3:14 – We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.
James 3:14 – But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.
Revelation 3:14 – To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
(Other books do not have a 3:14.)