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Be sure to return it to him at sunset. Then he will sleep in it and bless you, and this will be counted as righteousness to you before the Lord your God. Verse ConceptsCloaksThe SunSunsetslent

A very large crowd spread their robes on the road; others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. Verse ConceptsSpreadingCutting Off BranchesCrowds Around JesusFoliageUsing Roads

I also shook the folds of my robe and said, “May God likewise shake from his house and property everyone who doesn’t keep this promise. May he be shaken out and have nothing!”

The whole assembly said, “Amen,” and they praised the Lord. Then the people did as they had promised. Verse ConceptsAmenEmptyingPeople ShakingPeople Abandoning People

Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionsGenerosity, HumanAbundant LifeBad LeadershipEquality In PaymentGiving To OthersBeing BlessedGod, The ProviderProfitsStewardshipPressingPeople ShakingPlenty Through GodGood ReboundingRight MeasuresEconomicsGivingTreating OthersGiving Backmeasurement

One went out to the field to gather herbs and found a wild vine from which he gathered as many wild gourds as his garment would hold. Then he came back and cut them up into the pot of stew, but they were unaware of what they were. Verse ConceptsUnknown ThingsHerbsWeedpot

If a man is carrying consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does it become holy?”

The priests answered, “No.” Verse ConceptsFringe Of ClothesTouching Holy ThingsDissent

Make tassels on the four corners of the outer garment you wear. Verse ConceptsTasselsFour CornersFringe Of ClothesMixing MaterialsFour SidesGarments

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout their generations they are to make tassels for the corners of their garments, and put a blue cord on the tassel at each corner. Verse ConceptsClothGenerationsTasselsFringe Of ClothesBlue CordsGarmentsColorbordersknots

When David returned home to bless his household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel honored himself today!” she said. “He exposed himself today in the sight of the slave girls of his subjects like a vulgar person would expose himself.” Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

Now a certain young man, having a linen cloth wrapped around his naked body, was following Him. They caught hold of him, but he left the linen cloth behind and ran away naked.

And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes. Verse ConceptsCloaksOuter GarmentsNot going home directly


so they said to him, "Look, this is the day the Lord told you about: 'I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.'" Then David got up and secretly cut off the corner of Saul's robe. Afterwards, David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul's robe.

"If you ever take your neighbor's cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset. For it is his only covering; it is the clothing for his body. What will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will listen because I am compassionate.

When Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore. Verse ConceptsClothing

The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. Verse ConceptsBeltsWaistsPower, HumanRunningTranceGod's HandOutrunningPreparing For ActionGod's Hands On PeopleGifts Of Supernatural StrengthRace

Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he had on, tore it into 12 pieces, Verse ConceptsCloaksThe Number TwelveThose Who Tore ClothesTwelve Thingsrehabilitation

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you’ve heard the blasphemy! Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesGesturesBlasphemy, Falsely AccusedHearing ChristThose Who Tore ClothesBlasphemyMan's Needs

A very large crowd spread their robes on the road; others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them on the road. Verse ConceptsSpreadingCutting Off BranchesCrowds Around JesusFoliageUsing Roads


So the people took their dough before it was leavened, with their kneading bowls wrapped up in their clothes on their shoulders. Verse ConceptsDoughShouldersJoining ThingsKneading DoughPots For Cooking And Eating

Instead, will he not tell him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink’? Verse ConceptsClothing OneselfEating And DrinkingPreparing Food


So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, took a towel, and tied it around Himself. Verse ConceptsPeople Stripping Off

And he told Ruth, “Bring the shawl you’re wearing and hold it out.” When she held it out, he shoveled six measures of barley into her shawl, and she went into the town. Verse ConceptsSix ThingsOther Volume Measures

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