9 Bible Verses about doves
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And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves
And they came to Jerusalem and Jesus entered into the temple, and began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves;
and to offer a sacrifice, according to what is prescribed in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.
And he found in the temple those who sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the moneychangers seated:
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and harmless as doves.
And Jesus, after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were a dove, and coming upon him:
And immediately on going up from the water, he saw the heavens divided by a chasm, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:
and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.
And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him. And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost. And I have seen it, and have borne testimony that this is the Son of God.
From Thematic Bible
Doves » Illustrative » Of the church
Doves » Dwells in rocks
Doves » Offered in sacrifice
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
Doves » Impiously sold in the court of the temple
And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves
and said to those who sold doves, Take these hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.
Doves » Illustrative » Of the holy ghost
And Jesus, after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were a dove, and coming upon him:
And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him.
Doves » Sent from the ark by noah » Ge 8:8
Doves » Characterized by » Comeliness of countenance
Doves » Characterized by » Sweetness of voice
Doves » Characterized by » Softness of eyes
Doves » Illustrative » Of the meekness of Christ
Doves » Frequents streams and rivers
Doves » The harbinger of spring
Doves » Clean and used as food
Doves » Characterized by » Simplicity
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Doves » Why considered the emblem of peace
Doves » Characterized by » Richness of plumage
Doves » Illustrative » (in its flight,) of the return of israel from captivity
Doves » Illustrative » Of converts to the church
Doves » Mournful tabering of, alluded to
Doves » Doves, a type of purity
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and harmless as doves.
And Jesus, after his baptism, came straight from the water: and lo! the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as it were a dove, and coming upon him:
Doves » Turtle doves, offered in sacrifice
and to offer a sacrifice, according to what is prescribed in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.
Righteous » Compared with » Doves
Rocks » Inhabited by » Doves
compared to Saints » Doves
Valleys » Abounded with » Doves
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