32 Bible Verses about Gates

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Luke 7:12

Just as he approached the gate of the town, there was a dead man being carried out for burial--an only son, and his mother was a widow. A large number of the people of the town were with her.

Acts 12:10

Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him.

Revelation 21:25

Its gates will never be shut by day,' and there will be no night there.

John 5:2

There is in Jerusalem, near the Sheep-gate, a Bath with five colonnades round it. It is called in Hebrew 'Bethesda.'

Acts 3:10

And, when they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, they were utterly astonished and amazed at what had happened to him.

John 10:1-3

In truth I tell you, whoever does not go into the sheepfold through the door, but climbs up at some other place, that man is a thief and a robber; But the man who goes in through the door is shepherd to the sheep. For him the watchman opens the door; and the sheep listen to his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

Acts 10:17

While Peter was still perplexed as to the meaning of the vision that he had seen, the men sent by Cornelius, having enquired the way to Simon's house, came up to the gate,

Acts 14:13

And the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.

Luke 16:20

Near his gateway there had been laid a beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores,

Revelation 22:14-15

Blessed will they be who wash their robes, that they may have the right to approach the Tree of Life, and may enter the City by the gates. Outside will be the filthy, the sorcerers, the impure, the murderers, the idolaters, and all who love the false and live it.'

Matthew 7:13-14

Go in by the small gate. Broad and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and those that go in by it are many; For small is the gate, and narrow the road, that leads to Life, and those that find it are few.

John 10:7-10

So he continued: "In truth I tell you, I am the Door for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the Door; he who goes in through me will be safe, and he will go in and out and find pasture.read more.
The thief comes only to steal, to kill, and to destroy; I have come that they may have Life, and may have it in greater fullness.

Revelation 21:12-15

It had a great high wall, in which were twelve gates; and at these gates there were twelve angels, and there were names inscribed on the gates, the names of the twelve tribes of the Israelites. '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, on which were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.read more.
And the angel who was speaking to me had as a measure a gold rod, with which to measure the City and its gates and its 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

Gates » Of cities » Courts of justice held at

Gates » The open square of, a place for idlers

Gates » Figurative » Of salvation

Matthew 7:13

Go in by the small gate. Broad and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and those that go in by it are many;

Gates » Of cities

Gates » Punishment of criminals outside of

Acts 7:58

And began to stone him, the witnesses laying their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Gates » Criminals generally punished without

John 19:17

And he went out, carrying his cross himself, to the place which is named from a scull, or, in Hebrew, Golgotha.

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

Hebrews 13:11-13

The 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. And so Jesus, also, to purify the People by his own blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore let us go out to him 'outside the camp,' bearing the same reproaches as he;

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

Mark 12:41

Then Jesus sat down opposite the chests for the Temple offerings, and watched how the people put money into them. Many rich people 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

John 5:2

There is in Jerusalem, near the Sheep-gate, a Bath with five colonnades round it. It is called in Hebrew 'Bethesda.'

Gates » Made to » Houses

Luke 16:20

Near his gateway there had been laid a beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores,

Acts 12:14

She recognized Peter's voice, but in her joy left the gate unopened, and ran in, and told them that Peter was standing outside.

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

Revelation 21:12-13

It had a great high wall, in which were twelve gates; and at these gates there were twelve angels, and there were names inscribed on the gates, the names of the twelve tribes of the Israelites. 'There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.'

Revelation 21:21

The twelve gates were made of twelve pearls, each gate of one pearl. The street of the City was of pure gold, transparent as glass.

Revelation 21:25

Its gates will never be shut by day,' and 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

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

Gates » Illustrative » (wide,) of the entrance to ruin

Matthew 7:13

Go in by the small gate. Broad and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and those that go in by it are many;

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

Acts 14:13

And the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.

Gates » Made to » Prisons

Acts 12:10

Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him.

Gates » Made of » Iron

Acts 12:10

Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him.

Gates » Illustrative » Of Christ

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

Gates » Of the temple » Frequented by beggars

Gates » Figurative » Of the powers of hell (hades)

Gates » Figurative » Of the people of a city

Gates » Of cities » Land redeemed at

Gates » Made to » Temples

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

Acts 14:13

And the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.

Gates » Closed on the sabbath

Gates » Made of iron

Acts 12:10

Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him.

Gates » Made of wood

Gates » The law read at

Iron » Made into » Gates

Acts 12:10

Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him.

Topics on Gates

Coming To Gates

Matthew 7:13-14

Go in by the small gate. Broad and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and those that go in by it are many;

East Gates

Revelation 21:13

'There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.'

Gates Of The Temple

Acts 3:2-11

This man used to be set down every day at the gate of the Temple called 'the Beautiful Gate,' to beg of those who went in.

Named Gates

Luke 16:20

Near his gateway there had been laid a beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores,

North Gates

Revelation 21:13

'There 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 12:10

Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him.

South Gates

Revelation 21:13

'There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.'

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Theasaurus: Gates

Doorjamb (1 instance)
Doorkeeper (9 instances)
Doorway (256 instances)
Entrance (223 instances)
Entry (38 instances)
Gatekeeper (6 instances)
Hinges (4 instances)
Lintel (5 instances)
Portal (1 instance)
Threshold (29 instances)