There are Biblical references for everything that is said during the Divine Liturgy.  Below is the text of the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom.  Under each line, you will see "Bible References:" along with the Book, Chapter and Verse(s).  While many have studied why we say and do the Divine Liturgy as it relates to the Bible, we would like to acknowledge in particular the work done by V. Rev. Fr. Constantine Nasr of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese.  The title of his book is called "The Bible In The Liturgy", and it was published by Theosis Publishing Company.  His work is thus far the easiest and most comprehensive we've found on this topic when researching how the Divine Liturgy relates to the Bible.

"WISDOM!" We hear this word repeated frequently during the services in our churches. In the first place it is intended to remind us and bear witness before us and before the world that everything that takes place in the church has as its foundation the Divine Wisdom.

THE SERVICES OF VESPERS AND MATINS define the day. In Genesis, the first book of the Bible, we read: "And there was evening and there was morning, the first day" (Genesis 1:5 [LXX]).

CHRIST DENOUNCED THE SCRIBES of His time for elevating rituals and ceremonies to the level of exalted religious virtues, and He taught that only service offered "in spirit and in truth" (John 4:24) is appropriate to be offered to God.

Being negligent about our Faith is the beginning of loosing it altogether. We have been given everything we need for the restoration of our souls, and most important is partaking of Holy Communion.

Orthodox women, according to the words of the holy Apostle Paul, go to God's church with covered heads. For nearly two thousand years now, this custom has been kept by faithful women and has been handed down from generation to generation.

Bread occupies a special place in our lives. It symbolizes all food as well as the labor necessary to obtain it. As God once told Adam, "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread" (Genesis 3:19).

The faithful should be aware of the fact that the reading of the "Six Psalms" is one of the most important points in the All-night Vigil, a time when all should put aside other thoughts, stand quietly, and concentrate on these penitential prayers.

Candles appeared in all Orthodox churches in the first centuries of our era. Eusebius of  Caesaria records that during the paschal vigil such a quantity of candles were lit by the faithful that the night itself became as day.

Of all the days in the life of a Christian, the happiest is the day when we worthily, with complete attentiveness and preparation receive Holy Communion. At Confession, we washed away all our sins, we opened up our whole soul to the Lord and we received into the house of our soul the Holy, Heavenly Guest - Our Lord Jesus Christ... 

From time to time, new parishioners ask us to explain how one should behave  during church services. First of all, one must come to the realization that everything  externally taking place in church is an expression of our internal feelings, and must  be consonant with them. Thus, for example, a prostration is a sign of humility.

The tradition of standing on one's knees as a sign of tribute and homage came from the ancient Roman empire, when people would customarily kneel before Caesar. This is the reason why the Roman guards did so to our Lord when they mocked him and sarcastically said, "Hail, King of The Jews." (Mk, 15:19) For this reason...