32 Bible Verses about Gates
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As He approached the gate of the town, look, there was being carried out a dead man, his mother's only son, and she was a widow! A considerable crowd of townspeople were with her.
but their plot was found out by Saul. Day and night they kept guarding the city gates, to murder him,
They passed the first guard, then the second, and at last came to the iron gate which led into the city. The gate of itself opened to them, and they passed out and proceeded one block when all at once the angel left him.
On the sabbath we went outside the gate, to the bank of the river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to talk with the women who had met there.
Its gates will never be closed by day -- for there will be no night there --
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so as to have a right to the tree of life and to enter the gates of the city.
Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-gate there is a pool called in Hebrew Bethzatha, which has five porticoes,
when a man crippled from his birth was being carried by, who used to be laid every day at what was called The Beautiful Gate of the temple, to beg from people on their way into the temple.
and recognized him as the very man who used to sit at The Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg, they were completely astounded and bewildered at what occurred to him.
And I, yes I, tell you, your name from now on is to be Peter, Rock, and on a massive rock like this I will build my church, and the powers of the underworld shall never overthrow it.
"I most solemnly say to you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over at some other place is a thief and a robber. But the one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The doorkeeper opens the door to him, and the sheep obey his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
Now while Peter was still at a loss to know what the vision he had seen could mean, the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked for the way to Simon's house and had stopped at the gate;
The priest of the temple of Zeus, which stood at the entrance to the town, came with crowds of people to the gates, bringing bulls and garlands; he meant to offer sacrifices to them.
And a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores, had been laid at his gate,
So Jesus, too, in order to purify the people by His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so as to have a right to the tree of life and to enter the gates of the city. The dogs, that is, those who practice magic and immorality, murderers, idolaters, and those who love and practice lying, are on the outside.
"Go in by the narrow gate, for broad and roomy is the road that leads to destruction, and many are going in by it. But narrow is the gate and hard is the road that leads to life, and few are they that find it.
So Jesus said to them again: "I most solemnly say to you, I am the door to the sheepfold myself. All who came as such before me are thieves and robbers, but the true sheep would not listen to them. I am the door myself. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.read more.
A thief does not come for any purpose but to steal and kill and destroy; I have come for people to have life and have it till it overflows.
It had a great, high wall, with twelve huge gates, and twelve angels in charge of the gates, which had inscribed upon them the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the Lamb's twelve apostles.read more.
The angel who was talking with me had a measuring rod of gold, to measure the city, its gates and wall.
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Brass » Articles made of » Gates
Brass » Made into » Gates
Gates » Of jerusalem
Gates » Holding courts of justice
Gates » Of the temple
when a man crippled from his birth was being carried by, who used to be laid every day at what was called The Beautiful Gate of the temple, to beg from people on their way into the temple.
Gates » Of cities » Courts of justice held at
Gates » The open square of, a place for idlers
Gates » Figurative » Of salvation
"Go in by the narrow gate, for broad and roomy is the road that leads to destruction, and many are going in by it.
Gates » Of cities
Gates » Punishment of criminals outside of
and dragged him out of the city and continued stoning him. The witnesses, in the meantime, laid their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
So Jesus, too, in order to purify the people by His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
Gates » Criminals generally punished without
and He went out carrying the cross by Himself to a spot called The Place of the Skull, or in Hebrew, Golgotha.
So Jesus, too, in order to purify the people by His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
Gates » Of cities » Chief points of attack in war
Gates » Place for public concourse
Gates » Of the temple » Levites the porters of
Gates » Thrones of kings at
Gates » Of jerusalem » Horse gate
Gates » Of jerusalem » Valley gate
Gates » Of jerusalem » Fish gate
Gates » Of cities » Councils of state held at
Gates » Carcase of sin-offering burned without
For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is taken into the sanctuary by the priest as a sin-offering, are burned outside the camp. So Jesus, too, in order to purify the people by His own blood, suffered outside the gate. Let us, therefore, go to Him outside the camp, enduring the reproach that He endured;
Gates » Of cities » Criminals punished at
Gates » Of cities » Public commendation given at
Gates » Of cities » Often razed and burned
Gates » Of the temple » The treasury placed at
Then He sat down in front of the collection-box and was watching the people as they dropped their money into it. And many rich people were dropping in large sums.
Gates » Of jerusalem » High gate of benjamin
Gates » Of jerusalem » Dung gate
Gates » Of cities » Proclamations made at
Gates » Of jerusalem » Old gate
Gates » Of cities » Conferences held at
Gates » Of cities » Land sold at
Gates » Of jerusalem » Water gate
Gates » Of cities » Shut at night-fall
Gates » Of the temple » The pious israelites delighted to enter
Gates » Of cities » Markets held at
Gates » Made of » Brass
Gates » Fastened with bars of iron
Gates » Of jerusalem » Sheep gate
Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-gate there is a pool called in Hebrew Bethzatha, which has five porticoes,
Gates » Made to » Houses
And a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores, had been laid at his gate,
and on recognizing Peter's voice, in her joy she failed to open the door but ran and told them that Peter was standing at the door.
Gates » Of the temple » Charge of, given by lot
Gates » Of cities » Public censure passed at
Gates » Guards at
Gates » Double doors
Gates » Made of brass
Gates » Figurative » Of death
Gates » Of jerusalem » Corner gate
Gates » Symbolical
It had a great, high wall, with twelve huge gates, and twelve angels in charge of the gates, which had inscribed upon them the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate built of a single pearl. The Broadway of the city was pure gold, as transparent as glass.
Its gates will never be closed by day -- for there will be no night there --
Gates » Illustrative » (of heaven,) of access to God
Gates » Of the temple » Called gates of zion
Gates » Of jerusalem » Gate of ephraim
Gates » Illustrative » (of hell,) of satan's power
And I, yes I, tell you, your name from now on is to be Peter, Rock, and on a massive rock like this I will build my church, and the powers of the underworld shall never overthrow it.
Gates » Of the temple » Overlaid with gold
Gates » Of jerusalem » Gate of miphkad
Gates » Of jerusalem » Gate of the fountain
Gates » Of cities » Troops reviewed at, going to war
Gates » Of cities » Battering rams used against
Gates » Of cities » Chief places of concourse
Gates » Made to » Cities
Gates » Illustrative » (strait,) of the entrance to life
But narrow is the gate and hard is the road that leads to life, and few are they that find it.
Gates » Illustrative » (wide,) of the entrance to ruin
"Go in by the narrow gate, for broad and roomy is the road that leads to destruction, and many are going in by it.
Gates » Of the temple » Called gates of righteousness
Gates » Illustrative » (of the grave,) of death
Gates » Of the temple » Called gates of the lord
Gates » Of cities » Custom of sitting at, in the evening, alluded to
Gates » Of cities » Experienced officers placed over
Gates » Made to » Camps
Gates » Design of
Gates » Made to » Palaces
Gates » The place for the transaction of public business, announcement of legal transactions
Gates » Often two-leaved
Gates » Of cities » Idolatrous rites performed at
The priest of the temple of Zeus, which stood at the entrance to the town, came with crowds of people to the gates, bringing bulls and garlands; he meant to offer sacrifices to them.
Gates » Made to » Prisons
They passed the first guard, then the second, and at last came to the iron gate which led into the city. The gate of itself opened to them, and they passed out and proceeded one block when all at once the angel left him.
Gates » Made of » Iron
They passed the first guard, then the second, and at last came to the iron gate which led into the city. The gate of itself opened to them, and they passed out and proceeded one block when all at once the angel left him.
Gates » Illustrative » Of Christ
I am the door myself. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
Gates » Figurative » Of righteousness
Gates » Figurative » Of the gospel
Gates » Figurative » Of the grave
Gates » Made to » Rivers
Gates » Closed at night
Gates » Of the temple » One specially beautiful
when a man crippled from his birth was being carried by, who used to be laid every day at what was called The Beautiful Gate of the temple, to beg from people on their way into the temple.
Gates » Of the temple » Frequented by beggars
when a man crippled from his birth was being carried by, who used to be laid every day at what was called The Beautiful Gate of the temple, to beg from people on their way into the temple.
Gates » Figurative » Of the powers of hell (hades)
And I, yes I, tell you, your name from now on is to be Peter, Rock, and on a massive rock like this I will build my church, and the powers of the underworld shall never overthrow it.
Gates » Figurative » Of the people of a city
Gates » Of cities » Land redeemed at
Gates » Made to » Temples
when a man crippled from his birth was being carried by, who used to be laid every day at what was called The Beautiful Gate of the temple, to beg from people on their way into the temple.
Gates » Bodies of criminals exposed to view at
Gates » Conferences on public affairs
Gates » Jails made in the towers of
Gates » Religious services held at
The priest of the temple of Zeus, which stood at the entrance to the town, came with crowds of people to the gates, bringing bulls and garlands; he meant to offer sacrifices to them.
Gates » Closed on the sabbath
Gates » Made of iron
They passed the first guard, then the second, and at last came to the iron gate which led into the city. The gate of itself opened to them, and they passed out and proceeded one block when all at once the angel left him.
Gates » Made of wood
Gates » The law read at
Iron » Made into » Gates
They passed the first guard, then the second, and at last came to the iron gate which led into the city. The gate of itself opened to them, and they passed out and proceeded one block when all at once the angel left him.
Topics on Gates
City Gates
Hebrews 13:12So Jesus, too, in order to purify the people by His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
Coming To Gates
Matthew 7:13-14"Go in by the narrow gate, for broad and roomy is the road that leads to destruction, and many are going in by it.
East Gates
Revelation 21:13There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
Gates Of Death
Matthew 16:18And I, yes I, tell you, your name from now on is to be Peter, Rock, and on a massive rock like this I will build my church, and the powers of the underworld shall never overthrow it.
Gates Of The Temple
Acts 3:2-11when a man crippled from his birth was being carried by, who used to be laid every day at what was called The Beautiful Gate of the temple, to beg from people on their way into the temple.
North Gates
Revelation 21:13There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
Opening Gates
Acts 12:10They passed the first guard, then the second, and at last came to the iron gate which led into the city. The gate of itself opened to them, and they passed out and proceeded one block when all at once the angel left him.
Shutting Gates
Revelation 21:25Its gates will never be closed by day -- for there will be no night there --
South Gates
Revelation 21:13There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
Waiting At Gates
Acts 9:24but their plot was found out by Saul. Day and night they kept guarding the city gates, to murder him,
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