12 Bible Verses about Shoes

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Acts 7:30-35

And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sinai the angel of the Lord, in a flame of fire in a bush. But when Moses saw it, he marvelled at the sight: and as he was drawing nearer to observe it, a voice from the Lord came to him, "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses trembling, dared not to look farther.read more.
Then the Lord said unto him, "Loose the sandal from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Attentive I have beheld the evil treatment of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I am come down to deliver them. And now come hither, I will send thee into Egypt." This very Moses whom they had rejected, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Mark 1:7

And he preached, saying, One mightier than I is coming after me, the string of whose shoes I am not worthy, stooping down, to unloose.

Luke 3:16

John addressed himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie: he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and with fire;

John 1:27

it is he, though coming after me, who was before me, the thong of whole sandal I am not worthy to untie.

Acts 13:25

But as John was finishing his course, he said, Whom do ye suppose me to be? I am not [the Messiah]. But, behold! he is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

Acts 12:8

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself up, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he said unto him, Wrap thyself in thy mantle, and follow me.

Luke 10:4

Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor sandals: and stay to salute no man on the road.

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe, and clothe him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet:

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Shoes » Journey » Prohibited

Luke 10:4

Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor sandals: and stay to salute no man on the road.

Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe, and clothe him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet:

Shoes » The jews » Never wore, in mourning

Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition

Shoes » Illustrative » (thrown over a place,) of subjection

Shoes » The jews » Put off, when they entered sacred places

Shoes » Worn out by a long journey

Shoes » Bound round the feet with latchets or strings

Acts 12:8

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself up, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he said unto him, Wrap thyself in thy mantle, and follow me.

John 1:27

it is he, though coming after me, who was before me, the thong of whole sandal I am not worthy to untie.

Shoes » Loosing of, for another a degrading office

John 1:27

it is he, though coming after me, who was before me, the thong of whole sandal I am not worthy to untie.

Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often highly ornamental

Shoes » Customs connected with » A man who refused to marry a deceased brother's wife disgraced by pulling off his shoes

Shoes » Called sandals

Acts 12:8

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself up, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he said unto him, Wrap thyself in thy mantle, and follow me.

Shoes » Often given as bribes

Shoes » Soles of, sometimes plated with brass or iron

Shoes » Of israel preserved for forty years, while journeying in the wilderness

Shoes » Illustrative » Of the preparation of the gospel

Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Often made of badgers' skins

Shoes » Early use of

Shoes » The jews » Put on, before beginning a journey

Shoes » Bearing, for another a degrading office, only performed by slaves

Shoes » Of ladies of distinction » Probably often adorned with tinkling ornaments

Shoes » Illustrative » (having blood on,) of being engaged in war and slaughter

Shoes » Customs connected with » The right of redemption resigned by a man's giving one of his shoes to the next of kin

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