14 Bible Verses about One Third

We made rules for ourselves, taxing ourselves a third of a shekel every year for the upkeep of the House of our God.

One third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine! One third will fall by the sword! One third I will scatter to every wind! I will unsheathe a sword behind them (war will follow them).

A third of mankind was killed by these plagues of fire and smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths.

It will happen in all the land, said Jehovah, two parts will be cut off and die; but the third will be left.

You should burn one-third of the hair in the fire at the center of the city when the siege is over. Take one third and strike it with the sword all around the city. The remaining one third you shall scatter to the wind. I will unsheathe a sword behind them.

I will bring the third part into the fire. I will refine them, as silver is refined, and I will test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say: 'It is my people!' They will say: 'Jehovah is my God!'

The first angel blew his trumpet. Hail and fire mixed with blood came down upon the earth. A third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

The second angel blew his trumpet. Something like a great mountain burning with fire was hurled into the sea. A third of the sea became blood.

The third angel blew his trumpet. A great star burning like a lamp fell from heaven. It fell upon a third of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters. The star is called Wormwood (Calamity) (Bitterness): and a third of the waters became wormwood; and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

His tail swept a third of the stars of heaven, and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered. He was ready to devour her child as soon as it was born.

The fourth angel blew his trumpet. A third of the sun was struck. A third of the moon, and a third of the stars were darkened. The illumination of both day and night was cut by one third.

And the four angels were released. They were prepared for this very hour, and day, and month, and year, to kill a third of mankind.

A third of the living creatures in the sea died. And a third of the ships were destroyed.