54 Bible Verses about Clothing
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And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
"A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God.
"Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests--Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him for my priesthood.read more.
These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to serve me as priests. They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.
Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod. And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban.
From the blue and purple and scarlet yarns they made finely woven garments, for ministering in the Holy Place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
And he put the coat on him and tied the sash around his waist and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him and tied the skillfully woven band of the ephod around him, binding it to him with the band. And he placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim. And he set the turban on his head, and on the turban, in front, he set the golden plate, the holy crown, as the LORD commanded Moses.
When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments. They shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within. They shall have linen turbans on their heads, and linen undergarments around their waists. They shall not bind themselves with anything that causes sweat. And when they go out into the outer court to the people, they shall put off the garments in which they have been ministering and lay them in the holy chambers. And they shall put on other garments, lest they transmit holiness to the people with their garments.
Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck.
Now she was wearing a long robe with sleeves, for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her.
All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold. In many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions following behind her.
The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."
"There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them.
Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years.
I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn off your feet.
Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations."
Behold, the Lord GOD helps me; who will declare me guilty? Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up.
He said, "Who are you?" And she answered, "I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your wings over your servant, for you are a redeemer."
Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"
And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment,
She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased.
Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
And the men of David said to him, "Here is the day of which the LORD said to you, 'Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.'" Then David arose and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul's robe. And afterward David's heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul's robe.
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothes
Then they tore their clothes, and every man loaded his donkey, and they returned to the city.
And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, "Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the LORD has kindled.
Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn before Abner." And King David followed the bier.
I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk. And I adorned you with ornaments and put bracelets on your wrists and a chain on your neck. And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.read more.
Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour and honey and oil. You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.
But the father said to his servants,'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.
They answered him, "He wore a garment of hair, with a belt of leather about his waist." And he said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."
Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Now John was clothed with camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.
at that time the LORD spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet," and he did so, walking naked and barefoot. Then the LORD said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush, so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, both the young and the old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt.
And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe.
And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.
And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.
And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take.
And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments.
From Thematic Bible
Clothing » of priests » General references
"The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him; they shall be anointed in them and ordained in them.
Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
and the finely worked garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests,
From the blue and purple and scarlet yarns they made finely woven garments, for ministering in the Holy Place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Clothing » General references to
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.
"You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure.
The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."
let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and the horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown is set.
Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
Clothing » Spiritual » White raiment, the heavenly garment
But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands."
The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.
I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.
Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads.
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Clothing » Spiritual » The robe of righteousness, the saint's adorning
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.
And the angel said to those who were standing before him, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments."
Clothing » Coats
"For Aaron's sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them for glory and beauty.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.
So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.
Then these men were bound in their cloaks, their tunics, their hats, and their other garments, and they were thrown into the burning fiery furnace.
no bag for your journey, nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff, for the laborer deserves his food.
Clothing » Mantles
As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled.
And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
Then Elijah took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.
And he took up the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Of the two sexes not to be alike
"A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God.
Clothing » Robes
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.
Now she was wearing a long robe with sleeves, for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her.
Clothing » Of the israelites, did not become old
I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn off your feet.
Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years.
Forty years you sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.
Clothing » Sandals
And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Duty of cleanliness and care in
Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head.
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Of the ancient priests
When they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments. They shall have nothing of wool on them, while they minister at the gates of the inner court, and within.
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Modesty in, encouraged
likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Undue anxiety concerning, forbidden
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » The inward adorning
Do not let your adorning be external--the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear--
Dress » Clothing » General references to
Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her older son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.
"You daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you luxuriously in scarlet, who put ornaments of gold on your apparel.
Dress » Clothing » Rich apparel, the wearing of
All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure.
The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared to the wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom."
let royal robes be brought, which the king has worn, and the horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal crown is set.
Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
Dress » Clothing » Coats
"For Aaron's sons you shall make coats and sashes and caps. You shall make them for glory and beauty.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.
So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.
Then these men were bound in their cloaks, their tunics, their hats, and their other garments, and they were thrown into the burning fiery furnace.
no bag for your journey, nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff, for the laborer deserves his food.
Dress » Clothing » Mantles
As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled.
And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him and said, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"
Then Elijah took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.
And he took up the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.
Dress » Clothing » Figurative
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed--God is witness.
Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.
Dress » Clothing » Garments
And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments.
To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either.
Dress » Clothing » Robes
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.
Now she was wearing a long robe with sleeves, for thus were the virgin daughters of the king dressed. So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her.
Dress » Clothing » Sandals
And the angel said to him, "Dress yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me."
Garments » Called » Clothing
For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing and stripped the naked of their clothing.
if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering,
Lambs » Used for » Clothing
the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.
Salvation » Illustrated by » Clothing
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
"And now arise, O LORD God, and go to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. Let your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in your goodness.
For the LORDtakes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation.
Topics on Clothing
Clothing Oneself
Exodus 12:11In this manner you shall eat it: with your belt fastened, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. And you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD's Passover.
Clothing Others
Exodus 29:5-6Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
Clothing The Earth
Psalm 65:13the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.
Clothing The Needy
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
Clothing, Kinds Of
Genesis 38:14she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage.
Clothing, Need Of
1 Peter 3:3-4Do not let your adorning be external--the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear--
Clothing, Tearing Of
Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they put dust on their heads.
Distinctive Clothing
Genesis 38:14she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage.
God Clothing People
Genesis 3:21And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
God's Clothing
Psalm 93:1The LORD reigns; he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.
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