Thematic Bible: Purple


Thematic Bible



Aram traded with you because of the abundance of the goods you made. They paid for your merchandise with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies. Verse ConceptsCoralembroideryEmeraldsGemsJewelsLinenMineralsPrecious StonesCommercePurple Cloth

cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet; all kinds of citron (scented) wood and every article of ivory and every article of very costly and lavish wood and bronze and iron and marble; Verse ConceptsBabylonCrimsonIvoryLinenPearlsPrecious StonesWantonnessCommerceRed MaterialPurple ClothAmassing SilverAmassing BronzeStone ItemsJewelleryGold TransferredSteel

So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and Pilate said to them, “Look! The Man!” Verse ConceptsCrown Of ThornsOuter GarmentsPurple ClothesWho He Might Becrowns

And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe around Him; Verse ConceptsCrown Of ThornsClothingRobesSoldiersDressPlaitingOuter GarmentsPurple ClothesSoldiers Treatment Of Christ

“Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day. Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessClothingClothing, Kinds OfLinenLuxuryAbraham, New Testament ReferencesColors, PurpleRich ApparelPurple ClothesDrawbacks To RichesEating Drinking And Rejoicinglazarus

The king [of Judah] will mourn and the prince (Zedekiah) will be clothed with [garments of] despair and anguish, and the hands of the people of the land shall tremble [in terror]. I will deal with them in accordance with their conduct, and by their judgments I will judge them. And they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.’” Verse ConceptsClothed With Bad ThingsGroups TremblingPeople Involved In JudgementPeople AppalledPeople Mourning Catastrophe


Silver that has been beaten [into plates] is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz,
The work of the craftsman and of the hand of the goldsmith;
Violet and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skilled men.
Verse ConceptsColors, BlueGoldSilverSkillToolsWisdom, Human NatureCommercePurple ClothesSkilled Peopleartistscraftsmanship

The king called aloud to bring in the enchanters (Magi), the Chaldeans [who were master astrologers] and the diviners. The king said to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever can read this writing and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold put around his neck, and have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.” Verse ConceptsInscriptionsClothingChainsGoldRulersWisdom, Human NatureWisdom, Source Of HumanColors, PurpleRich ApparelDressGold ChainsPurple ClothesGold OrnamentsJewelleryThird PersonReading Other Matter

Then Mordecai departed from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, with a large crown of gold and with a robe of fine linen and purple wool; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. Verse ConceptsCrowns, Worn ByLinenExcitementRich ApparelColors, BlueWhite ClothsBlue ClothPurple ClothesDistinctive ClothingRejoicing In Success


She makes for herself coverlets, cushions, and rugs of tapestry.
Her clothing is linen, pure and fine, and purple [wool].
Verse ConceptsClothLinenTapestriesPurple ClothesVirtuous Womansales


They are to use the gold and the blue and the purple and the scarlet fabric and fine twisted linen [from the people], Verse ConceptsLinenRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothGold TransferredBlue Purple And Scarlet

Then they shall clean away the ashes from the altar [of burnt offering], and spread a purple cloth over it. Verse ConceptsBronzeAshes Of SacrificesPurple ClothLaws Of Sexual UnionSacrifice On The Bronze Altar