17 Bible Verses about Birds
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Observe the birds of the air, that they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into granaries. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; yet God feeds them: you are of far more value than the birds.
It is, indeed, the least of all seeds; but when it is grown it is the largest of garden-plants, and be comes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and roost in its branches.
For every kind of beasts and of birds, of creeping things and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by man:
Are not two sparrows sold for a far thing? and yet not one of them shall fall upon the ground with out your Father.
And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one flesh of men, another of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
From Thematic Bible
Birds » General references to
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Pigeons, offered in sacrifice
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ravens
Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; yet God feeds them: you are of far more value than the birds.
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Eagles, a type of swiftness
Birds » Names of » Cormorants
Birds » Names of » Doves, a type of purity
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be, therefore, wise as serpents, and guileless as doves.
And after Jesus was immersed, he came up immediately from the water; and lo, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon him.
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Vultures
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Storks
Birds » Man's dominion over
For every kind of beasts and of birds, of creeping things and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by man:
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
and to offer a sacrifice, according to that which is commanded in the law of the Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.
Birds » Have each their peculiar note or song
Birds » The singing of
Birds » The nests of
And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
Birds » Often suffered for man's sin
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Sparrows
Are not two sparrows sold for a far thing? and yet not one of them shall fall upon the ground with out your Father.
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Owls
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Pelicans
Birds » Many kinds of, carnivorous
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Hawks
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of designs of the wicked
Birds » Clean » Cock and hen
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets and stonest those who are sent to thee, how often have I desired to gather thy children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you refused.
Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, This night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.
Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Birds » God provides for
Observe the birds of the air, that they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into granaries. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
Life is a greater gift than food, and the body, than clothing. Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; yet God feeds them: you are of far more value than the birds.
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Quails
Birds » Divine care of
Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; yet God feeds them: you are of far more value than the birds.
Are not two sparrows sold for a far thing? and yet not one of them shall fall upon the ground with out your Father.
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
Birds » God's care for
Observe the birds of the air, that they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into granaries. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
Birds » Unclean » Vultures
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Swallows
Birds » Clean » Turtle
Birds » Clean » To be eaten
Birds » Rapid flight of, alluded to
Birds » Figurative
Birds » Unclean » Not to be eaten
Birds » Clean » Sparrow
Are not two sparrows sold for a far thing? and yet not one of them shall fall upon the ground with out your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.
Birds » Propagated by eggs
Birds » Clean » Partridge
Birds » Clean » Pigeon
Birds » Make their nests » In clefts of rocks
Birds » Unclean » Cormorant
Birds » Unclean » Stork
Birds » Inhabit » Deserted cities
Birds » Songs of, at the break of day
Birds » Unclean » Pelican
Birds » Unclean » Bat
Birds » Clean » Offered in sacrifice
Birds » Often remove from places suffering calamities
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Ostriches
Birds » Illustrative » Of people of different countries
It is, indeed, the least of all seeds; but when it is grown it is the largest of garden-plants, and be comes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and roost in its branches.
Birds » Illustrative » Of the devil and his spirits
When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he that received seed by the way side.
Birds » Make their nests » In trees
Birds » Illustrative » Of unsettled persons, &c
Birds » Unclean » Bittern
Birds » Unclean » Eagle
Birds » Unclean » Raven
Birds » Unclean » Hawk
Birds » Unclean » Owl
Birds » Clean » Crane
Birds » Rest on trees
It is, indeed, the least of all seeds; but when it is grown it is the largest of garden-plants, and be comes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and roost in its branches.
Birds » Created by God
Birds » Nests of
And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
It is, indeed, the least of all seeds; but when it is grown it is the largest of garden-plants, and be comes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and roost in its branches.
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Peacocks
Birds » Unclean » Peacock
Birds » Clean » Swallow
Birds » What species were unclean
Birds » Power over, given to man
Birds » Appointed for food
Birds » Unclean » Ostrich
Birds » Differ in flesh from beasts and fishes
All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one flesh of men, another of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
Birds » Cages of
And he cried with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great has fallen, has fallen, and has become the habitation of demons, and the haunt of every unclean spirit, and the resort of every unclean and hateful bird.
Birds » Habits of
Birds » Not to be eaten with their young
Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of death
Birds » Unclean » Glede
Birds » Domesticated
For every kind of beasts and of birds, of creeping things and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by man:
Birds » Make their nests » On the ground
Birds » Called » Winged fowl
Birds » No likeness of, to be made for worship
Birds » Unclean » Ossifrage
Birds » Unclean » Little owl
Birds » Unclean » Gier eagle
Birds » Unclean » Great owl
Birds » Unclean » Lapwing
Birds » Unclean » Osprey
Birds » Unclean » Cuckoo
Birds » Unclean » Heron
Birds » Unclean » Kite
Birds » Unclean » Swan
Birds » Unclean » Night hawk
Birds » Clean » Quail
Birds » Names given to, by adam
Birds » The blood of, not to be eaten
Birds » Illustrative » Of hostile nations
Birds » Called » Feathered fowl
Birds » Confinement » Cages
Birds » Are hostile to strange kinds
Birds » Taken in snares or nets
Birds » Given as food to man
Birds » Make their nests » Deserted cities
Birds » Illustrative » Of cruel and rapacious kings
Birds » Inhabit » Marshes
Birds » Called » Birds of the air
And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
Birds » Early distinguished into clean and clean
Birds » Herb of the field given as food to
Birds » Created for the glory of God
Birds » Many kinds of, granivorous
Birds » Many kinds of, migratory
Birds » Make, and dwell in nests
And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
Birds » Fly above the earth
Birds » Solomon wrote the history of
Birds » Inhabit » Mountains
Birds » Inhabit » Deserts
Birds » Called » Fowls of the air
Birds » Clean » Dove
Birds » Often worshipped by idolaters
and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
Birds » Furnished with claws
Birds » Instinctively fear man
Birds » The property of God
Birds » Make their nests » Under the roofs of houses
Birds » Creation of, on the fifth creative day
Birds » Called » Fowls of heaven
Birds » Moses' law protected the mother from being taken with the young
Birds » Instinct of, inferior to man's reason
Birds » Can all be tamed
For every kind of beasts and of birds, of creeping things and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by man:
Birds » Solomon's proverbs of
Birds » Lessons of wisdom to be learned from
Birds » Migrate
Birds » Instincts of
Birds » Figurative » Symbolical
Topics on Birds
Birds Eating
Matthew 13:4And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way: and the birds came and ate them up.
Birds Of Prey
Revelation 19:17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven. Come, gather yourselves to the great supper of God,
Birds, Features Of
1 Corinthians 15:39All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one flesh of men, another of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
Birds, Types Of Birds
Mark 14:30And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, this day, during this very night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.
Wings Of Birds
Revelation 12:14And two wings of a great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, away from the presence of the serpent.
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