68 Bible Verses about Animals
From Thematic Bible
Animals » Lions » Sheep
Animals » Names of » Deer
Animals » Beasts symbolical
and the Devil, their deceiver, was hurled into the lake of fire and sulphur, where the Beast and the false Prophet already were, and they will be tortured day and night for ever and ever.
Then the twenty-four Councillors and the Four Creatures prostrated themselves and worshiped God who was seated upon the throne, crying-- 'Amen, Hallelujah!';
And all the angels were standing round the throne and the Councillors and the four Creatures, and they prostrated themselves on their faces in front of the throne and worshiped God,
Animals » Names of » Camels
Animals » Names of » Bullocks, as offerings
Animals » Lions » Characteristics of
Animals » Names of » Cattle
Animals » Names of » Dogs
Animals » God's care of
For in the Law of Moses it is said-'Thou shalt not muzzle a bullock while it is treading out the grain.' Is it the bullocks that God is thinking of?
Look at the wild birds--they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and yet your heavenly Father feeds them! And are not you more precious than they?
Think of the ravens--they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; and yet God feeds them! And how much more precious are you than birds!
Animals » Names of » Asses, beasts of burden
Animals » Names of » Dragons
Animals » Lions » Swine
Do not give what is sacred to dogs; nor yet throw your pearls before pigs, lest they should trample them under their feet, and then turn and attack you.
Animals » Laws concerning
Animals » Names of » Leopards
Animals » Names of » Bears
Animals » Instincts of
Animals » Names of » Horses
Animals » Names of » Goats, as offerings
Animals » Habits of
Animals » Names of » Foxes
"Foxes have holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
Animals » Names of » Lambs, for offerings
Animals » Lions » Mules
Animals » Lions » Rams, used in sacrifices
Animals » Homes of
And he was there in the Wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and among the wild beasts, while the angels ministered to him.
Animals » Lions » Unicorn
Animals » Sent in judgment
Animals » Clean and unclean
And saw that the heavens were open, and that something like a great sail was descending, let down by its four corners towards the earth. In it were all kinds of quadrupeds, reptiles, and birds. Then he was aware of a voice which said-- "Stand up, Peter, kill something, and eat." read more.
"No, Lord, I cannot," answered Peter, "for I have never eaten anything 'defiled' and 'unclean'." Again he was aware of a voice which said-- "What God has pronounced 'clean', do not regard as 'defiled'."
Animals » Instruments of God's will
Animals » Cruelty to
Animals » Man's dominion over the natural world
For while all sorts of beasts and birds, and of reptiles and creatures in the sea, are tameable, and actually have been tamed by man,
Thou hast placed all things beneath his feet.' This 'placing of everything' under man means that there was nothing which was not placed under him. As yet, however, we do not see everything placed under man.
Animals » Names of » Heifers, offered as sacrifices
For, if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of the ashes of a heifer, purify those who have been defiled (as far as ceremonial purification goes),
Animals » Lions » General references to
Animals » Names of » Dromedaries, used as beasts if burden
Animals » Suffer under divine judgments, sent upon man
Animals » Lions » Wolves, a type of the wicked
Remember, I am sending you out as my Messengers like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as serpents, and as blameless as doves.
Beware of false Teachers--men who come to you in the guise of sheep, but at heart they are ravenous wolves.
The hired man who is not a shepherd, and who does not own the sheep, when he sees a wolf coming, leaves them and runs away; then the wolf seizes them, and scatters the flock.
I know that, after my departure, merciless wolves will get in among you, who will not spare the flock;
Animals » Names of » Calves
Animals » Names of » Kine
Animals » Names of » Conies, rock rabbits
Animals » Ordained as food for man
Animals » Lions » Mice
Animals » Humaneness to (toward animals and other creatures)
And he said to them: "Which of you, finding that his son or his ox has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath Day?"
Animals » God's control of
Remember, I have given you the power to 'trample upon serpents and scorpions,' and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing shall ever harm you in any way.
Animals » Lions » Vipers, poisonous serpents
Animals » Nature of
Animals » Two of every sort preserved in the ark
Animals » Possessed of devils
And the foul spirits began begging Jesus: "If you drive us out, send us into the drove of pigs." "Go," he said. The spirits came out, and entered the pigs; and the whole drove rushed down the steep slope into the Sea, and died in the water.
Jesus gave them leave. They came out, and entered into the pigs; and the drove--about two thousand in number--rushed down the steep slope into the Sea and were drowned in the Sea.
They came out from the man and took possession of the pigs; and the drove rushed down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.
Animals » Names of » Elephants
Animals » Suffered the plagues of egypt
Animals » Creations of
Animals » Facts about breeding
Animals » Offered in sacrifice
Animals » Cruelty to » Houghing horses
Animals » Lions » Pygarg
Animals » Names of » Chameleon
Animals » Names of » Ferret
Animals » Lions » Lizards
Animals » Lions » Weasel
Animals » Under the curse
Animals » Names of » Greyhound
Animals » Names of » Hare
Animals » Names of » Apes
Animals » Perish at death
Animals » Cruelty to » balaam
Animals » Names of » Boars
Animals » Belong to God
Animals » Kindness to: instances of » People of gerar, in providing tents for cattle
Animals » Names of » Behemoth
Animals » Paul contends with
If with only human hopes I had fought in the arena at Ephesus, what should I have gained by it? If the dead do not rise, then-'Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die'!
Animals » Kindness to: instances of » Jacob, in erecting booths for his cattle
Animals » Menstruation of
Animals » Food of
Animals » Named
Idolatry » Objects of » Animals
And they transformed the Glory of the immortal God into the likeness of mortal man, and of birds, and beasts, and reptiles.
Meat » Animals
Wicked people » Compared with » Animals
These men, however, like animals without reason, intended by nature to be caught and killed--these men, I say, malign those of whom they know nothing, and will assuredly perish through their own corruption,
Topics on Animals
Animals Eating
Matthew 13:4As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Animals Eating People
Revelation 19:17-18Then I saw an angel standing on the sun. He cried in a loud voice to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven-- 'Gather and come to the great feast of God,
Animals Falling
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
Animals Going Astray
Matthew 18:12-13What think you? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them strays, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills, and go and search for the one that is straying?
Animals Going To Heaven
Revelation 21:1Then I saw new heavens and a new earth. The former heavens and the former earth had passed away; and the sea has ceased to be.
Animals Having A Soul
1 Corinthians 15:42-44It is the same with the resurrection of the dead. Sown a mortal body, it rises immortal; sown disfigured, it rises beautiful;
Animals In Heaven
Revelation 19:11Then I saw that Heaven lay open. There appears a white horse; its rider is called 'Faithful' and 'True'; righteously does he judge and make war.
Animals Serving Human Needs
Matthew 21:2-3"Go to the village facing you," he said, "and you will immediately find an ass tethered, with a foal by her side; untie her, and lead her here for me.
Animals, Cruelty Towards
Luke 14:5And he said to them: "Which of you, finding that his son or his ox has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath Day?"
Animals, Figurative Use
Revelation 12:4His tail draws after it a third of the stars in the heavens, and it hurled them down on the earth. The Dragon is standing in front of the woman who is about to give birth to the child, so that he may devour it as soon as it is born.
Animals, God's Care Of
Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them has escaped God's notice.
Animals, religious role of
Acts 10:9-14On the next day, while these men were on their way, just as they were nearing the town, Peter went up on the housetop about mid-day to pray.
Animals, Types Of
Revelation 13:2The Beast that I saw was like a leopard; but its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. The Dragon gave it his power and his throne, and wide dominion.
Binding As Animals
Matthew 21:2"Go to the village facing you," he said, "and you will immediately find an ass tethered, with a foal by her side; untie her, and lead her here for me.
Black Animals
Revelation 6:5When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third Creature crying--'Come.' And in my vision I saw 'a black horse.' Its rider held scales in his hand.
Bodies Of Animals
1 Corinthians 15:39All forms of life are not the same; there is one for men, another for beasts, another for birds, and another for fishes.
Caring For Animals
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
Corpses Of Animals
Hebrews 13:11The bodies of those animals whose blood is brought by the High Priest into the Sanctuary, as an offering for sin, are burnt outside the camp.
Feeding Animals
Luke 15:15So he went and engaged himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to tend pigs.
Female Animals
Revelation 9:8and they had hair like the hair of a woman, their teeth were like lions' teeth,
Five Animals
Luke 12:6Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them has escaped God's notice.
Killing Domesticated Animals
Matthew 22:4A second time he sent some servants, with orders to say to those who had been invited 'I have prepared my breakfast, my cattle and fat beasts are killed and everything is ready; come to the banquet.'
Killing Wild Animals
Acts 10:13Then he was aware of a voice which said-- "Stand up, Peter, kill something, and eat."
Men Similar To Animals
John 10:12The hired man who is not a shepherd, and who does not own the sheep, when he sees a wolf coming, leaves them and runs away; then the wolf seizes them, and scatters the flock.
Noting What Animals Eat
Matthew 15:27"Yes, Master," she said, "for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners' table."
Putting Animals Down
Revelation 12:9Then the great Dragon, the primeval Serpent, known as the 'Devil' and 'Satan,' who deceives all the world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.
Red Animals
Revelation 6:4Then there went out another horse, 'a red horse,' and to its rider was given the power to deprive the earth of peace, so that men should kill one another; and he was given a great sword.
Satan, Compared With Animals
John 10:12The hired man who is not a shepherd, and who does not own the sheep, when he sees a wolf coming, leaves them and runs away; then the wolf seizes them, and scatters the flock.
Separating Animals
Matthew 25:32And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people--just as a shepherd separates sheep from goats- -
Three Animals
Revelation 16:13And I saw three foul spirits, like frogs, come from the mouth of the Dragon and from the mouth of the Beast and from the mouth of the false Prophet.
Trampling Animals
Luke 10:19Remember, I have given you the power to 'trample upon serpents and scorpions,' and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing shall ever harm you in any way.
Two Animals
Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's knowledge.
Unclean Animals
Acts 10:14-15"No, Lord, I cannot," answered Peter, "for I have never eaten anything 'defiled' and 'unclean'."
