5 Bible Verses about Towers
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"Listen to another parable: "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard, fenced it about, dug a wine vat in it, built a tower, then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad.
Presently Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "There was once a man," he said, "who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine-press, built a tower, rented it to tenants, and went abroad.
"Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you suppose that they were worse offenders than the rest of those who lived in Jerusalem?
Then Peter said, "Look! we have left our homes and followed you." And he said to them, "In Solemn truth I tell you that there is no one who, for the sake of the kingdom of God, has left houses, or wife, or brother, or parents, or children,
Now there were, staying in Jerusalem. devout Jews from many and distant lands. So when this noise was heard, the crowd gathered in bewilderment because each man heard them speaking in his own language. The were beside themselves with wonder. "Are not these Galileans who are speaking?" they exclaimed.read more.
"Then how is it that each one of us hears them speak his own mother tongue? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judea, in Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, in Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the district of Lybia around Cretans and Arabians, we all hear these men telling in our own tongue what great things God has done."
From Thematic Bible
Foundation » Laid for » Towers
"Which of you who is desirous of building a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, to see if he has the means to complete it? "Lest it happen that after he has laid the foundations and is unable to complete it, all who see it shall begin to jeer at him saying,
Towers » Illustrative of » The grace and dignity of the church
Towers » Frequently thrown down in war
Towers » Were built » Walls of cities
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Hananeel
Towers » Frequently strong and well fortified
Towers » Illustrative of » God as the protector of his people
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Syene
Towers » Frequently left desolate
Towers » Watchmen posted on, in times of danger
Towers » Were used as citadels in times of war
Towers » Illustrative of » The proud and haughty
Towers » Were built » In vineyards
"Listen to another parable: "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard, fenced it about, dug a wine vat in it, built a tower, then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad.
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Lebanon
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » David
Towers » Were used as armories
Towers » Were built » In the deserts
Towers » Were built » In the forests
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Meah
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Thebez
Towers » Illustrative of » The name of the lord
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Of the furnaces
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Edar
Towers » Illustrative of » Ministers
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Babel
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Jezreel
Towers » Origin and antiquity of
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Penuel
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Shechem
Towers » Were built » In cities
Towers » Of jerusalem remarkable for number, strength and beauty
Towers » Frequently very high
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Siloam
"Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you suppose that they were worse offenders than the rest of those who lived in Jerusalem?
