32 Bible Verses about Gates
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Just as he was near the gate of the town, there was a dead man being carried out; he was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town were with her.
But their plot came to the ears of Saul, and, although they kept watch on the gates day and night in order to make away with him,
When they had passed the first guard and the second they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of its own accord; they passed out, and after they had gone through one street, the angel immediately left him.
On the sabbath we went outside the gate to the bank of the river, where as usual there was a place of prayer; we sat down and talked to the women who had gathered.
(the gates of it will never be shut by day, and night there shall be none),
Blessed are those who wash their robes, that theirs may be the right to the tree of Life, the right to enter the gates of the City!
Now in Jerusalem there is a bath beside the sheep-pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethzatha; it has five porticoes,
when a man lame from birth was carried past, who used to be laid every day at what was called the 'Beautiful Gate' of the temple, to ask alms from those who entered the temple.
and when they recognized this was the very man who used to sit and beg at the Gate Beautiful, they were lost in awe and amazement at what had happened to him.
Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.
Truly, truly I tell you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs up somewhere else, he is a thief and a robber; he who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gate-keeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice; he calls his sheep by name and leads them out.
Peter was quite at a loss to know the meaning of the vision he had seen; but just then, the messengers of Cornelius, who had made inquiries for the house of Simon, stood at the door
Indeed the priest of the temple of Zeus in front of the town brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to offer sacrifice along with the crowds.
and so Jesus also suffered outside the gate, in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.
Blessed are those who wash their robes, that theirs may be the right to the tree of Life, the right to enter the gates of the City! Begone, you dogs, you sorcerers, you vicious men, you murderers, you idolaters, you who love and practise falsehood, everyone of you!"
Enter by the narrow gate: for [the gate] is broad and the road is wide that leads to destruction, and many enter that way. But the road that leads to life is both narrow and close, and there are few who find it.
so he said to them again, "Truly, truly I tell you, I am the shepherd of the sheep; all who ever came before me have been thieves and robbers ??but the sheep would not listen to them. (I am the Gate; whoever enters by me will be saved, he will go in and out and find pasture.)read more.
The thief only comes to steal, to slay, and to destroy: I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.
it has a huge, high wall with twelve gates, twelve angels at the twelve gates, and names inscribed thereon which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel, three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. And the wall of the City has twelve foundation-stones, bearing the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.read more.
He who talked to me had a golden wand by way of a measuring-rod, to measure the City and 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 lame from birth was carried past, who used to be laid every day at what was called the 'Beautiful Gate' of the temple, to ask alms from those who entered the temple.
Gates » Of cities » Courts of justice held at
Gates » The open square of, a place for idlers
Gates » Figurative » Of salvation
Enter by the narrow gate: for [the gate] is broad and the road is wide that leads to destruction, and many enter that way.
Gates » Of cities
Gates » Punishment of criminals outside of
Putting him outside the city, they proceeded to stone him (the witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of a youth called Saul).
and so Jesus also suffered outside the gate, in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.
Gates » Criminals generally punished without
and he went away, carrying the cross by himself, to the spot called the 'place of the skull' ??the Hebrew name is Golgotha;
and so Jesus also suffered outside the gate, in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.
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 the animals whose blood is taken into the holy Place by the high priest as a sin-offering, are burned outside the camp; and so Jesus also suffered outside the gate, in order to sanctify the people by his own blood. Let us go to him outside the camp, then, bearing his obloquy
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
Sitting down opposite the treasury, he watched the people putting their money into the treasury. A number of the rich were putting 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 there is a bath beside the sheep-pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethzatha; it has five porticoes,
Gates » Made to » Houses
but as soon as she recognized Peter's voice, instead of opening the door she ran inside from sheer joy and announced that Peter was standing in front of the porch.
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 has a huge, high wall with twelve gates, twelve angels at the twelve gates, and names inscribed thereon which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel, three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
The twelve gates are twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl; and the streets of the City are pure gold, clear as crystal.
(the gates of it will never be shut by day, and night there shall be none),
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
Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against 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 the road that leads to life is both narrow and close, and there are few who find it.
Gates » Illustrative » (wide,) of the entrance to ruin
Enter by the narrow gate: for [the gate] is broad and the road is wide that leads to destruction, and many enter that way.
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
Indeed the priest of the temple of Zeus in front of the town brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to offer sacrifice along with the crowds.
Gates » Made to » Prisons
When they had passed the first guard and the second they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of its own accord; they passed out, and after they had gone through one street, the angel immediately left him.
Gates » Made of » Iron
When they had passed the first guard and the second they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of its own accord; they passed out, and after they had gone through one street, the angel immediately left him.
Gates » Illustrative » Of Christ
(I am the Gate; whoever enters by me will be saved, he 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 lame from birth was carried past, who used to be laid every day at what was called the 'Beautiful Gate' of the temple, to ask alms from those who entered the temple.
Gates » Of the temple » Frequented by beggars
when a man lame from birth was carried past, who used to be laid every day at what was called the 'Beautiful Gate' of the temple, to ask alms from those who entered the temple.
Gates » Figurative » Of the powers of hell (hades)
Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.
Gates » Figurative » Of the people of a city
Gates » Of cities » Land redeemed at
Gates » Made to » Temples
when a man lame from birth was carried past, who used to be laid every day at what was called the 'Beautiful Gate' of the temple, to ask alms from those who entered 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
Indeed the priest of the temple of Zeus in front of the town brought oxen and garlands to the gates, intending to offer sacrifice along with the crowds.
Gates » Closed on the sabbath
Gates » Made of iron
When they had passed the first guard and the second they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of its own accord; they passed out, and after they had gone through one street, the angel immediately left him.
Gates » Made of wood
Gates » The law read at
Iron » Made into » Gates
When they had passed the first guard and the second they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of its own accord; they passed out, and after they had gone through one street, the angel immediately left him.
Topics on Gates
City Gates
Hebrews 13:12and so Jesus also suffered outside the gate, in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.
Coming To Gates
Matthew 7:13-14Enter by the narrow gate: for [the gate] is broad and the road is wide that leads to destruction, and many enter that way.
East Gates
Revelation 21:13three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
Gates Of Death
Matthew 16:18Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.
Gates Of The Temple
Acts 3:2-11when a man lame from birth was carried past, who used to be laid every day at what was called the 'Beautiful Gate' of the temple, to ask alms from those who entered the temple.
North Gates
Revelation 21:13three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
Opening Gates
Acts 12:10When they had passed the first guard and the second they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of its own accord; they passed out, and after they had gone through one street, the angel immediately left him.
Shutting Gates
Revelation 21:25(the gates of it will never be shut by day, and night there shall be none),
South Gates
Revelation 21:13three 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 came to the ears of Saul, and, although they kept watch on the gates day and night in order to make away with him,
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