21 Bible Verses about Stones
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So Jesus left the temple and went on his way. His disciples came forward to point out to him the temple-buildings, but he replied to them, "You see all this? I tell you truly, not a stone here will be left upon another, without being torn down."
As he went out of the temple one of his disciples said to him, "Look, teacher, what a size these stones and buildings are!" Jesus said to him, "You see these great buildings? Not a stone shall be left on another, without being torn down."
Some were speaking of the temple with its ornamentation of splendid stones and votive gifts, but he said, "As for what you see, there are days coming when not a stone will be left upon another, without being torn down."
By this time it was evening, and as it was the day of Preparation (that is, the day before the sabbath) Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of good position who himself was on the outlook for the Reign of God, ventured to go to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus. Pilate was surprised that he was dead already; he summoned the captain and asked if he had been dead some time,read more.
and on ascertaining this from the captain he bestowed the corpse on Joseph. He, after buying a linen sheet, took him down and swathed him in the linen, laying him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock and rolling a boulder up against the opening of the tomb.
Now when evening came, a rich man from Arimathaea, called Joseph, who had become a disciple of Jesus, went to Pilate and asked him for the body of Jesus. Pilate then ordered the body to be handed over to him. So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean linen,read more.
and put it in his new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; then, after rolling a large boulder to the opening of the tomb, he went away.
And when the sabbath had passed Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some spices in order to go and anoint him; and very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, after sunrise. They said to themselves, "Who will roll away the boulder for us at the opening of the tomb?" (for it was a very large boulder).read more.
But when they looked they saw the boulder had been rolled to one side, and on entering the tomb they saw a youth sitting on the right dressed in a white robe. They were bewildered,
On the sabbath they rested in obedience to God's command, but on the first day of the week at early dawn they took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. The boulder they found rolled away from the tomb, but when they went inside they could not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
This made Jesus chafe afresh, so he went to the tomb; it was a cave with a boulder to close it. Jesus said, "Remove the boulder." "Lord," said Martha, the dead man's sister, "he will be stinking by this time; he has been dead four days." "Did I not tell you," said Jesus, "if you will only believe, you shall see the glory of God?"read more.
Then they removed the boulder, and Jesus, lifting his eyes to heaven, said, "Father, I thank thee for listening to me. (I knew thou wouldst always listen to me, but I spoke on account of the crowd around, that they might believe thou hast sent me.)" So saying, he exclaimed with a loud cry, "Lazarus, come out!" Out came the dead man, his feet and hands swathed in bandages, and his face tied up with a towel. Jesus said, "Untie him, and let him move."
On the first day of the week Mary of Magdala went early to the tomb, when it was still dark; but as she saw the boulder had been removed from the tomb,
Two days later a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee; the mother of Jesus was present, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. As the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine."read more.
"Woman," said Jesus, "what have you to do with me? My time has not come yet." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." Now six stone water-jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of 'purification,' each holding about twenty gallons. Jesus said, "Fill up the jars with water." So they filled them to the brim. Then he said, "Now draw some out, and take it to the manager of the feast." They did so; and when the manager of the feast tasted the water which had become wine, not knowing where it had come from (though the servants who had drawn it knew), he called the bridegroom and said to him, "Everybody serves the good wine first, and then the poorer wine after people have drunk freely; you have kept the good wine till now."
But behind the second veil was the tent called the Holy of Holies, containing the golden altar of incense, and also the ark of the covenant covered all over with gold, which held the golden pot of manna, the rod of Aaron that once blossomed, and the tablets of the covenant;
Well, as the race of God, we ought not to imagine that the divine nature resembles gold or silver or stone, the product of human art and invention.
But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands and give up worshipping daemons and idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood, which cannot either see or hear or stir;
From Thematic Bible
Stones » Hewn (cut)
Stones » Figurative » Of Christ's rejection, the rejected conerstone
He is the stone despised by you builders, which has become head of the corner.
Have you not even read this scripture? ??The stone that the builders rejected is the chief stone now of the corner:
come to him then ??come to that living Stone which men have rejected and God holds choice and precious,
Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures, The stone that the builders rejected is the chief stone now of the corner: this is the doing of the Lord, and a wonder to our eyes? I tell you therefore that the Realm of God will be taken from you and given to a nation that bears the fruits of the Realm. [Everyone who falls on this stone will be shattered, and whoever it falls upon will be crushed.]"
Stones » Idols made of
Stones » Memorial pillars of
Stones » Commandments engraved upon
Stones » Figurative » The true foundation
you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;
The foundation is laid, namely Jesus Christ, and no one can lay any other.
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.
And the wall of the City has twelve foundation-stones, bearing the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Stones » Temple built of
and raze you and your children within you to the ground, leaving not one stone upon another within you ??and all because you would not understand when God was visiting you."
but he replied to them, "You see all this? I tell you truly, not a stone here will be left upon another, without being torn down."
Some were speaking of the temple with its ornamentation of splendid stones and votive gifts, but he said, "As for what you see, there are days coming when not a stone will be left upon another, without being torn down."
Stones » Precious » Exported from sheba
Stones » Hewers (stone-cutters) of
Stones » Figurative » Of temptation, "stone of stumbling,"
a stone over which men stumble and a rock of offence; they stumble over it in their disobedience to God's word. Such is their appointed doom.
Stones » Used » For closing graves
and put it in his new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; then, after rolling a large boulder to the opening of the tomb, he went away.
He, after buying a linen sheet, took him down and swathed him in the linen, laying him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock and rolling a boulder up against the opening of the tomb.
They said to themselves, "Who will roll away the boulder for us at the opening of the tomb?" (for it was a very large boulder).
Stones » Tombs hewn in
and put it in his new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; then, after rolling a large boulder to the opening of the tomb, he went away.
He, after buying a linen sheet, took him down and swathed him in the linen, laying him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock and rolling a boulder up against the opening of the tomb.
They said to themselves, "Who will roll away the boulder for us at the opening of the tomb?" (for it was a very large boulder).
Stones » Precious » In the breastplate and ephod
Stones » Precious » In the crowns of kings
Stones » Great, in solomon's temple
Stones » Skill in throwing
Stones » Houses built of
Stones » Figurative
Stones » Precious » Seen in the foundation of the new jerusalem in john's apocalyptic vision
The foundation-stones of the city-wall are adorned with all sorts of precious stones, the first foundation-stone being of jasper, the second of sapphire, the third of agate, the fourth of emerald, the fifth of onyx, the sixth of sardius, the seventh of chrysolite, the eighth of beryl, the ninth of topaz, the tenth of chrysoprase, the eleventh of jacinth, the twelfth of amethyst.
Stones » Thrown upon accursed ground
Stones » Symbolical » Of the kingdom of Christ
Stones » Figurative » Of Christ, "a tested stone," "a precious stone," "a sure foundation,"
Stones » Figurative » Of the impenitent heart
Stones » Precious » Partial catalogue of
Stones » Precious » Ophir
Stones » Ezel
Stones » Figurative » Of Christ, the water of life
and all drank the same supernatural drink (drinking from the supernatural Rock which accompanied them ??and that Rock was Christ),
Stones » Precious » Voluntary offerings of, by the israelites for the breastplate and ephod
Stones » Used » For weighing (margin)
Stones » Used » In building altars
Stones » Great, as landmarks (some hebrew mss. Have "abel")
Stones » The law of moses written upon
Stones » Figurative » Of the witness of the spirit, the white stone
Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches: 'The conqueror I will allow to share the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, unknown to any except him who receives it.'
Stones » Magnificent, in herod the great's temple
As he went out of the temple one of his disciples said to him, "Look, teacher, what a size these stones and buildings are!"
Stones » Prepared in the quarries
Stones » Sawed
Stones » Zoheleth
Stones » City walls built of
Topics on Stones
Being Struck With Stones
Matthew 4:6said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down; for it is written, He will give his angels charge of you; they will bear you on their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone."
Building Stones Rejected
Matthew 24:2but he replied to them, "You see all this? I tell you truly, not a stone here will be left upon another, without being torn down."
Precious Stones
1 Corinthians 3:12On that foundation anyone may build gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
Stones As Monuments
2 Corinthians 3:3you make it obvious that you are a letter of Christ which I have been employed to inscribe, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of the human heart.
Stones For Protection
Matthew 7:24Now, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts upon them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock.
Throwing Stones
John 8:7but as they persisted with their question, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent among you throw the first stone at her";
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