Thematic Bible: Thorn
Thematic Bible
Paul's » Voyage to rome - with luke, aristarchus, and others ac 27-28 » Thorn
Because of the surpassing greatness and extraordinary nature of the revelations [which I received from God], for this reason, to keep me from thinking of myself as important, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, to torment and harass me—to keep me from exalting myself!
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On the contrary, you know that it was because of a physical illness that I [remained and] preached the gospel to you the first time;
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Thorn » Used » Crown of, mockingly put on jesus' head
And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand [as a scepter]. Kneeling before Him, they ridiculed Him, saying, “Hail (rejoice), King of the Jews!”
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They dressed Him up in [a ranking Roman officer’s robe of] purple, and after twisting [together] a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him;
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So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, and Pilate said to them, “Look! The Man!”
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And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and put a purple robe around Him;
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Thorn » Used » For fuel
They swarmed around me like bees;
They flare up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
For like the crackling of [burning] thorn bushes under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool;
And this too is vanity (futility).
Before your cooking pots can feel the fire of thorns [burning under them as fuel],
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning ones alike.
Thorn » Figurative » Of afflictions
Because of the surpassing greatness and extraordinary nature of the revelations [which I received from God], for this reason, to keep me from thinking of myself as important, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, to torment and harass me—to keep me from exalting myself!
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But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those you let remain of them will be like pricks in your eyes and like thorns in your sides, and they will attack you in the land in which you live.
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Thorn » Used » Hedges formed of
The best of them is [injurious] like a briar;
The most upright is [prickly] like a thorn hedge.
The day of your watchmen [that is, the time predicted by the prophets]
And your punishment comes;
Now shall be their confusion.
“Therefore, behold, I [the Lord God] will hedge up her way with thorns;
And I will build a wall against her [shutting off her way] so that she cannot find her paths.
Thorn » Figurative » Of the evils that spring from the heart to choke the truth
Thorn » Used » As an awl
“Can you put a rope [made] of rushes into his nose
Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
Thorn » Figurative » Of the adversities of the wicked
Thorns and snares are in the way of the obstinate [for their lack of honor and their wrong-doing traps them];
He who guards himself [with godly wisdom] will be far from them and avoid the consequences they suffer.
Thorn » The ground cursed with
“Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;
And you shall eat the plants of the field.