Thematic Bible: Thorn
Thematic Bible
Paul's » Voyage to rome - with luke, aristarchus, and others ac 27-28 » Thorn
And so that I might not be over exalted by the extraordinariness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, an agent of Satan so that he would buffet me, so that I would not be over exalted.
But ye know that through a weakness of the flesh I preached the good-news to you the first time.
Thorn » Used » Crown of, mockingly put on jesus' head
And having woven a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And having knelt down before him, they ridiculed him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!
Jesus therefore came outside, wearing the thorny crown and the purple robe. And he says to them, Look at the man!
And the soldiers having woven a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put around him a purple garment.
Thorn » Used » For fuel
They encompassed me around like bees. They are quenched as the fire of thorns. In the name of LORD I will cut them off.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
Thorn » Figurative » Of afflictions
And so that I might not be over exalted by the extraordinariness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, an agent of Satan so that he would buffet me, so that I would not be over exalted.
But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those that ye let remain of them shall be as pricks in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they shall vex you in the land in which ye dwell.
Thorn » Used » Hedges formed of
The best of them is as a brier. The most upright is [worse] than a thorn hedge. The day of thy watchmen, even thy visitation, has come. Now shall be their perplexity.
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, that she shall not find her paths.
Thorn » Figurative » Of the evils that spring from the heart to choke the truth
And that which was sown in the thorns, this is he who hears the word, and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
And others fell in the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them.
Thorn » Used » As an awl
Thorn » Figurative » Of the adversities of the wicked
Thorns [and] snares are in the way of a perverse man. He who keeps his soul shall be far from them.
Thorn » The ground cursed with
Also, thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to thee, and thou shall eat the herb of the field.