The term "personally" is not explicitly found in the Bible; however, the concept of personal relationship and individual responsibility before God is a recurring theme throughout Scripture. The Bible emphasizes the importance of personal faith, personal accountability, and personal relationship with God.

Personal Faith

Personal faith is central to the Christian life. The Bible underscores the necessity of individual belief in Jesus Christ for salvation. In John 3:16 , it is written, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." This verse highlights the personal nature of faith, where each individual is called to believe in Jesus Christ personally.

Personal Accountability

Scripture teaches that each person is accountable to God for their actions. Romans 14:12 states, "So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God." This verse emphasizes that personal responsibility is a key aspect of the Christian faith, where every individual must answer to God for their own life and choices.

Personal Relationship with God

The Bible presents a God who desires a personal relationship with His people. In James 4:8 , it is written, "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you." This invitation to draw near to God is personal and individual, indicating that each person has the opportunity to cultivate a close relationship with the Creator.

Personal Prayer and Devotion

Personal prayer is a vital component of the believer's life. Jesus taught His disciples to pray in a personal and intimate manner. In Matthew 6:6 , He instructs, "But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." This teaching underscores the personal nature of prayer as a private and direct communication with God.

Personal Growth and Sanctification

The process of sanctification is personal, as each believer is called to grow in holiness and Christlikeness. Philippians 2:12-13 encourages believers to "work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose." This passage highlights the personal responsibility of each Christian to pursue spiritual growth while acknowledging God's active role in their sanctification.

Personal Witness and Evangelism

Believers are personally called to be witnesses of the Gospel. In Acts 1:8 , Jesus tells His disciples, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." This commission is personal, as each follower of Christ is tasked with sharing the message of salvation with others.

Personal Identity in Christ

The Bible affirms the personal identity of each believer as a new creation in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17 declares, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come!" This transformation is personal, signifying a profound change in the individual's identity and relationship with God.

In summary, while the word "personally" may not appear in the biblical text, the concept is deeply embedded in the teachings of Scripture, emphasizing the importance of personal faith, accountability, relationship, prayer, growth, witness, and identity in the life of a believer.1. (adv.) In a personal manner; by bodily presence; in person; not by representative or substitute; as, to deliver a letter personally.

2. (adv.) With respect to an individual; as regards the person; individually; particularly.

3. (adv.) With respect to one's individuality; as regards one's self; as, personally I have no feeling in the matter.

649. apostello -- to send, send away
... This verb is used of closely connecting (the sender) to the believers He personally
commissions -- as with John the Baptist (Mk 11:2) and the twelve apostles ...
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4561. sarx -- flesh
... condition (1), body (2), earth (1), earthly (1), fellow countrymen (1), flesh (129),
fleshly (4), life (3), man (1), mankind (1), nation (1), personally (1). ...
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2167. euphrosune -- gladness
... 2167 ("a merry outlook") brings Spirit-defined as we with a inner sense triumph.
The believer who personally rejoices in radiates this. See 2165 (). ...
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4820. sumballo -- to throw together, hence to discuss, consider ...
... From sun and ballo; to combine, ie (in speaking) to converse, consult, dispute,
(mentally) to consider, (by implication) to aid, (personally) to join, attack ...
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27. agapetos -- beloved
... another. 27 (a verbal adjective, derived from 26 , "love") -- properly, ; ("
by God"), ie personally experiencing "-love.". K. Wuest ...
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5147. tribos -- a beaten track, a path
... It is the "road of faith," which God equally extends to all people, so all can know
Him for who He really is (personally grasping His attributes, cf. ...
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1567. ekzeteo -- to seek out, demand, inquire
... 1567 (from 1537 , " and " and 2212 , "seek") -- properly, seek , emphasizing
the of the seeker, ie the and personally desired by the seeker. ...
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5584. pselaphao -- to feel or grope about
... I feel after, grope for. 5584 -- properly, touch , "feel after" to discover
(personally investigate). [5584 () comes from a root ...
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849. autocheir -- the very act
... with one's own hands. From autos and cheir; self-handed, ie Doing personally --
with... Own hands. see GREEK autos. see GREEK cheir. ...
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3870. parakaleo -- to call to or for, to exhort, to encourage
... 3870 (from 3844 , " close-beside" and 2564 , "to call") -- properly, "make a call"
from being "close-up and personal." 3870 ("personally make a call") refers ...
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576. anah -- I
... myself. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to ani Definition I NASB Word
Usage myself (1), personally (1). I, as for me. (Aramaic ...
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8130. sane -- to hate
... enemy, foe, be hateful odious, utterly. A primitive root; to hate (personally) --
enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly. 8129, 8130. sane. 8131 ...
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6440. panim -- face, faces
... 5), ours (1), outer (1), outran* (1), over (3), over* (1), overlooks* (2), own
(1), partial* (3), partiality* (11), personal (2), personally (2), preceded (2 ...
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Whether Image in God is Said Personally?
... OF THE IMAGE (TWO ARTICLES) Whether image in God is said personally? Objection
1: It would seem that image is not said personally of God. ...
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The Objection Has Been Made, that the Words of St. ...
... And he certainly does not apprehend Christ as it were personally, nor
the Holy Spirit personally. 72. Or if you think that this ...
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The Epistle of Cyril to Nestorius.
... Word was changed and became flesh, or that it was converted into a whole man consisting
of soul and body; but rather that the Word having personally united to ...
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Christ Our Sanctification.
... They were created personally holy; there was nothing unholy about them. ...
It is only now that He begins to make us personally holy. ...
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Chapter twenty-five
... Under the present system of church and social life I see no escape from this
condemnation except to give the most of my life personally to the actual physical ...
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Chapter xxxix
... these years. He personally stood in need of a measure of purging, for he,
too, had an admixture of pride in his disposition. After ...
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The Ministry of the New Covenant
... God hath made us ministers of the Spirit. The first thought is that a minister of
the New Covenant must be a man personally possessed of the Holy Spirit. ...
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Spiritual Revival, the Want of the Church
... First, beloved, trusting that the Spirit of God will help me, I shall endeavor to
apply the text to our own souls personally, and then to the state of the ...
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The History of the Prophetic Sermons, Epistles, and Apocalypses
... Their characteristic note of conviction and authority was due to the fact that,
on the one hand, they knew personally and distinctly the evils and needs of ...
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Of the Difference Between Discipline and Power, and of the Power ...
... For, as far as you are concerned, such as are chargeable with offence against you
personally, you are commanded, in the person of Peter, to forgive even ...
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Personally (8 Occurrences)
... 1. (adv.) In a personal manner; by bodily presence; in person; not by
representative or substitute; as, to deliver a letter personally. ...
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Imputation
... 106:30 f) or a bad deed for punishment (Leviticus 17:4); and it makes no difference
whether that which is imputed is something which is personally one's own ...
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Zebah (9 Occurrences)
... The kings were taken alive and brought back across the Jordan; and confessing that
they had personally taken part in the slaughter of Gideon's brothers, they ...
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Oppress (57 Occurrences)
... (WEB). James 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Don't the rich oppress you,
and personally drag you before the courts? (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). ...
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Jesse (45 Occurrences)
... 23.) In answer to the first reference, Jonathan calls his friend "David," and Saul
repeats the phrase "the son of Jesse," abusing Jonathan personally (1 Samuel ...
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Laban (52 Occurrences)
... represented as still energetic and active (Genesis 31:19, 23), not only ready for
an emergency like the pursuit after Jacob, but personally superintending the ...
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Learning (40 Occurrences)
... RSV NIV). John 7:51 "Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from
him personally and knows what he does?" (See RSV). Acts 4 ...
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Greet (46 Occurrences)
... or expressions of kind wishes; to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with
friendship; to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or through the ...
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Faint (76 Occurrences)
... with the same foes, which led to his imminent peril and to the consequent refusal
of the commander of his army to allow him to take part personally in the ...
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