58 Bible Verses about Linen

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Luke 16:19

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

Exodus 26:31

And you are to make a veil of the best linen, blue and purple and red, worked with designs of winged ones by a good workman:

Matthew 27:59

And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,

Judges 14:12-13

And Samson said, Now I have a hard question for you: if you are able to give me the answer before the seven days of the feast are over, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty changes of clothing; But if you are not able to give me the answer, then you will have to give me thirty linen robes and thirty changes of clothing. And they said to him, Put your hard question and let us see what it is.

Jeremiah 13:1

This is what the Lord said to me: Go and get yourself a linen band and put it round you and do not put it in water.

Mark 14:51

And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

Genesis 41:42

Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;

Isaiah 3:23

The looking-glasses, and the fair linen, and the high head-dresses, and the veils.

Ezekiel 16:10

And I had you clothed with needlework, and put leather shoes on your feet, folding fair linen about you and covering you with silk.

Revelation 18:16

Saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, she who was clothed in delicate linen, and purple, and red; with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels!

Leviticus 16:23

Then let Aaron come into the Tent of meeting and take off the linen clothing which he put on when he went into the holy place, and put them down there;

Exodus 28:39

The coat is to be made of the best linen, worked in squares; and you are to make a head-dress of linen, and a linen band worked in needlework.

Leviticus 6:10

And the priest is to put on his linen robes and his linen trousers, and take up what is over of the offering after it has been burned on the altar, and put it by the side of the altar.

Leviticus 16:4

Let him put on the holy linen coat, and the linen trousers on his body, and the linen band round him, and the linen head-dress on his head; for this is holy clothing, and before he puts them on his body is to be washed with water.

1 Samuel 2:18

But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 22:18

Then the king said to Doeg, You are to put the priests to death. And Doeg the Edomite, turning on the priests and attacking them, put to death that day eighty-five men who took up the ephod.

2 Samuel 6:14

And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.

1 Chronicles 15:27

And David was clothed with a robe of fair linen, as were all the Levites who took up the ark, and those who made melody, and Chenaniah the master of those who made melody; and David had on a linen ephod;

2 Chronicles 5:12

And the Levites who made the music, all of them, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and brothers, robed in fair linen, were in their places with their brass and corded instruments at the east side of the altar, and with them a hundred and twenty priests blowing horns;)

Ezekiel 44:17-18

And when they come in by the doorways of the inner square, they are to be clothed in linen robes; there is to be no wool on them while they are doing my work in the doorway of the inner square and inside the house. They are to have linen head-dresses on their heads and linen trousers on their legs, and they are to have nothing round them to make their skin wet with heat.

Revelation 15:6

And the seven angels who had the seven punishments came out from the house of God, clothed with linen, clean and bright and with bands of gold about their breasts.

Ezekiel 9:2-3

And six men came from the way of the higher doorway looking to the north, every man with his axe in his hand: and one man among them was clothed in linen, with a writer's inkpot at his side. And they went in and took their places by the brass altar. And the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the winged ones on which it was resting, to the doorstep of the house. And crying out to the man clothed in linen who had the writer's inkpot at his side,

Ezekiel 10:2

And he said to the man clothed in linen, Go in between the wheels, under the winged ones, and get your two hands full of burning coals from between the winged ones and send them in a shower over the town. And he went in before my eyes.

Ezekiel 40:3

He took me there, and I saw a man, looking like brass, with a linen cord in his hand and a measuring rod: and he was stationed in the doorway.

Daniel 10:5

And lifting up my eyes I saw the form of a man clothed in a linen robe, and round him there was a band of gold, of the best gold:

Daniel 12:6-7

And I said to the man clothed in linen, who was over the waters of the river, How long will it be to the end of these wonders? Then in my hearing the man clothed in linen, who was over the river, lifting up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, took an oath by him who is living for ever that it would be a time, times, and a half; and when the power of the crusher of the holy people comes to an end, all these things will be ended.

Exodus 25:3-4

And this is the offering you are to take from them: gold and silver and brass; And blue and purple and red, and the best linen, and goats' hair;

Exodus 35:5-6

Take from among you an offering to the Lord; everyone who has the impulse in his heart, let him give his offering to the Lord; gold and silver and brass; And blue and purple and red and the best linen and goats' hair,

Exodus 27:9

And let there be an open space round the House, with hangings for its south side of the best linen, a hundred cubits long.

Exodus 28:5

They are to take the gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen,

Exodus 38:9

To make the open space, he put hangings on the south side, of the best linen, a hundred cubits long:

Proverbs 31:22

She makes for herself cushions of needlework; her clothing is fair linen and purple.

Proverbs 7:16

My bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt;

Ezekiel 27:7

The best linen with needlework from Egypt was your sail, stretched out to be a flag for you; blue and purple from the sea-lands of Elishah gave you shade.

1 Chronicles 4:21

The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;

Exodus 35:25

And all the women who were expert with their hands, made cloth, and gave the work of their hands, blue and purple and red and the best linen.

Exodus 36:8

Then all the expert workmen among them made the House with its ten curtains; of the best linen, blue and purple and red, they made them, with winged ones worked by expert designers.

Exodus 38:23

And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; a designer and a trained workman, expert in needlework of blue and purple and red and the best linen.

Exodus 39:2

The ephod he made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen;

2 Chronicles 2:13-14

And now I am sending you a wise and expert man, Huram who is as my father, The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, whose father was a man of Tyre, an expert worker in gold and silver and brass and iron, in stone and wood, in purple and blue and fair linen and red, trained in the cutting of every sort of ornament and the invention of every sort of design; let him be given a place among your expert workmen and those of my lord, your father David.

2 Chronicles 3:14

And he made the veil of blue and purple and red, of the best linen, worked with winged ones.

Isaiah 19:9

And all the workers in linen thread, and those who make cotton cloth, will be put to shame.

Deuteronomy 22:11

Do not have clothing made of two sorts of thread, wool and linen together.

Ezekiel 27:16

Edom did business with you because of the great number of things which you made; they gave emeralds, purple, and needlework, and the best linen and coral and rubies for your goods.

Proverbs 31:24

She makes linen robes and gets a price for them, and traders take her cloth bands for a price.

Revelation 18:12

Gold, and silver, and stones of great price, and jewels, and delicate linen, and robes of purple and silk and red; and perfumed wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of fair wood, and of brass, and iron, and stone;

Leviticus 13:47-48

And any clothing of wool or of linen in which is the mark of the disease; If it is in the threads of the linen or of the wool, or in leather, or in anything made of skin;

Mark 15:46

And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

Luke 23:53

And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it.

John 19:40

Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest.

Luke 24:12

But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place.

John 11:44

And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.

John 20:5-7

And looking in, he saw the linen bands on the earth; but he did not go in, Then Simon Peter came after him and went into the hole in the rock; and he saw the linen bands on the earth, And the cloth, which had been round his head, not with the linen bands but rolled up in a place by itself.

Esther 8:15

And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

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Revelation 18:12

Gold, and silver, and stones of great price, and jewels, and delicate linen, and robes of purple and silk and red; and perfumed wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of fair wood, and of brass, and iron, and stone;

1 Kings 10:28

And Solomon's horses came from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders got them at a price from Kue.

the Ephod » Worn » Linen » Generally of linen

1 Samuel 2:18

But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

2 Samuel 6:14

And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.

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Leviticus 6:10

And the priest is to put on his linen robes and his linen trousers, and take up what is over of the offering after it has been burned on the altar, and put it by the side of the altar.

Esther 8:15

And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

Linen » Garments » For men made of

Genesis 41:42

Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;

Luke 16:19

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

Ezekiel 9:2

And six men came from the way of the higher doorway looking to the north, every man with his axe in his hand: and one man among them was clothed in linen, with a writer's inkpot at his side. And they went in and took their places by the brass altar.

Linen » Garments » For women made of

Isaiah 3:23

The looking-glasses, and the fair linen, and the high head-dresses, and the veils.

Ezekiel 16:10-13

And I had you clothed with needlework, and put leather shoes on your feet, folding fair linen about you and covering you with silk. And I made you fair with ornaments and put jewels on your hands and a chain on your neck. And I put a ring in your nose and ear-rings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head. read more.
So you were made beautiful with gold and silver; and your clothing was of the best linen and silk and needlework; your food was the best meal and honey and oil: and you were very beautiful.

Linen » Exported » from egypt

1 Kings 10:28

And Solomon's horses came from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders got them at a price from Kue.

Ezekiel 27:7

The best linen with needlework from Egypt was your sail, stretched out to be a flag for you; blue and purple from the sea-lands of Elishah gave you shade.

Linen » Mosaic law forbade its being interwoven with wool

Leviticus 19:19

Keep my laws. Do not let your cattle have offspring by those of a different sort; do not put mixed seed into your field; do not put on a robe made of two sorts of cloth.

Deuteronomy 22:11

Do not have clothing made of two sorts of thread, wool and linen together.

Linen » The corpse of jesus was wrapped in

Mark 15:46

And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

John 20:5

And looking in, he saw the linen bands on the earth; but he did not go in,

Linen » Vestments of priests made of

Exodus 28:15

And make a priest's bag for giving decisions, designed like the ephod, made of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen.

Exodus 28:5-8

They are to take the gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen, And make the ephod of gold and blue and purple and red and the best linen, the work of a designer. It is to have two bands stitched to it at the top of the arms, joining it together. read more.
And the beautifully worked band, which goes on it, is to be of the same work and the same material, of gold and blue and purple and red and twisted linen-work.

Exodus 28:39-42

The coat is to be made of the best linen, worked in squares; and you are to make a head-dress of linen, and a linen band worked in needlework. And for Aaron's sons you are to make coats, and bands, and head-dresses, so that they may be clothed with glory and honour. These you are to put on Aaron, your brother, and on his sons, putting oil on them, separating them and making them holy, to do the work of priests to me. read more.
And you are to make them linen trousers, covering their bodies from the middle to the knee;

Linen » Livery of royal households made of

Genesis 41:42

Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;

Esther 8:15

And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

Linen » Figurative » Pure and white, of righteousness

Revelation 15:6

And the seven angels who had the seven punishments came out from the house of God, clothed with linen, clean and bright and with bands of gold about their breasts.

Linen » Curtains of the tabernacle made of

Exodus 27:9

And let there be an open space round the House, with hangings for its south side of the best linen, a hundred cubits long.

Linen » Exported » From syria

Ezekiel 27:16

Edom did business with you because of the great number of things which you made; they gave emeralds, purple, and needlework, and the best linen and coral and rubies for your goods.

Linen » Bedding made of

Proverbs 7:16

My bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt;

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1 Samuel 2:18

But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

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