10 Bible Verses about Opening Gates

Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;
I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.

Lift up your heads, O gates,
And lift them up, ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in.

“Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter,
The one that remains faithful and trustworthy.

When the prince provides a freewill offering, a burnt offering, or peace offerings voluntarily to the Lord, the gate that faces east shall be opened for him, and he shall provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he does on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he goes out the gate shall be shut.

When they had passed the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city. Of its own accord it swung open for them; and they went out and went along one street, and at once the angel left him.

Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in.

“Your gates will be open continually;
They shall not be shut day or night,
So that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations—
With their kings led in procession.

The gates of the rivers [surrounding Nineveh] are opened
And the palace [of sun-dried brick] is dissolved [by the torrents].

Behold, your people are [as weak and helpless as] women in your midst!
The gates of your land are opened wide to your enemies;
Fire consumes the bars across your gates.

Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she failed to open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gateway.