Thematic Bible: Thorn
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Paul's » Voyage to rome - with luke, aristarchus, and others ac 27-28 » Thorn
So to keep me from being too much elated a bitter physical affliction was sent to me, a very messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too much elated.
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though you know that it was because of an illness that I preached the good news to you that first time;
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Thorn » Used » Crown of, mockingly put on jesus' head
and made a wreath of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a stick in his hand, and knelt down before him in mockery, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"
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And they dressed him up in a purple cloak, and made a wreath of thorns and crowned him with it,
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So Jesus came out, still wearing the wreath of thorns and the purple coat. And Pilate said to them, "Here is the man!"
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And the soldiers made a wreath out of thorns and put it on his head, and put a purple coat on him, and they marched up to him,
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Thorn » Used » For fuel
Thorn » Figurative » Of afflictions
So to keep me from being too much elated a bitter physical affliction was sent to me, a very messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too much elated.
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Thorn » Used » Hedges formed of
Thorn » Figurative » Of the evils that spring from the heart to choke the truth
And what was sown among the thorns means the man who listens to the message, and then the worries of the time and the pleasure of being rich choke the message out, and it yields nothing.
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And some of it fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it out.
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