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 wilderness of Mount Sinai an angel in the flaming fire of a bush. And Moses seeing it wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came [to him], saying, "I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob." And Moses trembled and durst not behold.read more.
And the Lord said to him, "Loose the sandals from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy ground. I have surely seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them; and now, come, I will send thee into Egypt." This Moses, whom they denied, saying, "Who made thee a ruler and a judge?" this very man did God send both as a ruler and a redeemer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Mark 1:7

And he preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

Luke 3:16

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.

John 1:27

he who cometh after me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.

Acts 13:25

And as John was finishing his course, he said, Who do ye think that I am? I am not He. But lo I there cometh after me one, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

Mark 6:9

but to be shod with sandals; and, Do not put on two coats.

Acts 12:8

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.

Luke 15:22

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

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Shoes » Journey » Prohibited

Mark 6:9

but to be shod with sandals; and, Do not put on two coats.

Shoes » Illustrative » Of the beauty conferred on saints

Luke 15:22

But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe, and put it on 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, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.

John 1:27

he who cometh after me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.

Shoes » Loosing of, for another a degrading office

John 1:27

he who cometh after me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.

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

Mark 6:9

but to be shod with sandals; and, Do not put on two coats.

Acts 12:8

And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment round thee, 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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