87 occurrences

'Form' in the Bible

And he gave Joseph control of all his property, keeping no account of anything, but only the food which was put before him. Now Joseph was very beautiful in form and face.

Verse ConceptsFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsBeauty, In MenSeeking FoodAuthority Delegated To PeopleHandsome Men

With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses?

Verse ConceptsFace Of GodExperience, of GodGod, Revelation OfRevelation, In OtDivine FriendshipClarityBeing Face To Face With GodThose Who Saw GodPlainnessAddressing SomeoneRevelation Through Direct CommunicationPatience In RelationshipsSpeechcriticism

And the voice of the Lord came to you out of the fire: the sound of his words came to your ears but you saw no form; there was nothing but a voice.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfGod Appearing In FireHearing God's VoiceNot Seeing God

So keep watch on yourselves with care; for you saw no form of any sort on the day when the voice of the Lord came to you in Horeb out of the heart of the fire:

Verse ConceptsWatchfulness, Of BelieversGod Appearing In FireNot Seeing God

So that you may not be turned to evil ways and make for yourselves an image in the form of any living thing, male or female,

Verse ConceptsLike CreaturesAvoiding IdolatryRegulations For Men And WomenAncestral Worshipimage

You may not make for yourselves an image in the form of anything in heaven or on earth or in the waters under the earth:

Verse Conceptsethics, personalIdolatry Consists OfLike CreaturesAvoiding Idolatryimage

Then the woman came in, and said to her husband, A man came to me, and his form was like the form of a god, causing great fear; I put no question to him about where he came from, and he did not give me his name;

Verse ConceptsThe Angel Of GodNot Asking OthersWhere From?What Is God's Name?Man Of God

And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

Verse ConceptsCovering The BodyProstrationRecognising People

Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.

Verse ConceptsCommendationBlemishHeadsPrejudiceBeauty, In MenPeople Made PerfectTypes Of FeetWomen's BeautyHandsome Men

The two winged ones were ten cubits high, of the same size and form.

Verse ConceptsDimensions Of Temple FurnitureSame Sizes

All the ten bases were made in this way, after the same design, of the same size and form.

Verse ConceptsTen ThingsSame Sizes

And he made the great water-vessel of metal, round in form, measuring ten cubits across from edge to edge; it was five cubits high and thirty cubits round.

Something was present before me, but I was not able to see it clearly; there was a form before my eyes: a quiet voice came to my ears, saying:

Verse ConceptsVoices

Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.

Verse ConceptsThings Revealed

By the weight of your wrath against man's sin, the glory of his form is wasted away; truly every man is but a breath. (Selah.)

Verse ConceptsInsectsRebukeBeauty, Temporal Nature OfVanityPossessions DecayingMothsMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsGod Requite Them!Time Passing

Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.

Verse ConceptsFeedingGrave, TheSheolSheepInadequate ShepherdingDeath Of The WickedBeauty, Temporal Nature OfUprightnessHow Death Is InevitableThe Fact Of DeathDeath Of Loved One

Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.

Verse ConceptsSanctity Of LifeUnderstandingMan, Creation OfUnderstanding God's Word

I am dark, but fair of form, O daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansTapestriesBlack PeopleWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureColorThe Beauty Of NatureBeing Beautiful

Your red lips are like a bright thread, and your mouth is fair of form; the sides of your head are like pomegranate fruit under your veil.

Verse ConceptsRed CordsOther References To Mouths

You are turning things upside down! Is the wet earth the same to you as the one who is forming it? will the thing made say of him who made it, He made me not: or the thing formed say of him who gave it form, He has no knowledge?

Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersClayPotterPotteryTurning Upside DownBeing Without UnderstandingMan's Relationship With His CreatorWeedatheismpot

The iron-worker is heating the metal in the fire, giving it form with his hammers, and working on it with his strong arm: then for need of food his strength gives way, and for need of water he becomes feeble.

Verse ConceptsArmsPhysical HungerOccupationsToolsCoal, Uses OfBlacksmithsTired In Activitycatswoodworking

The woodworker is measuring out the wood with his line, marking it out with his pencil: after smoothing it with his plane, and making circles on it with his instrument, he gives it the form and glory of a man, so that it may be placed in the house.

Verse ConceptsCraftsmenShrinesSkillToolsBeauty, In MenLike Menartistswoodworkingmeasurement

As peoples were surprised at him, And his face was not beautiful, so as to be desired: his face was so changed by disease as to be unlike that of a man, and his form was no longer that of the sons of men.

Verse ConceptsAtonementHumiliationMessianic PropheciesBlemished PeopleAppearances ofrecognitionscarsJesus Eyes

For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;

Verse ConceptsRiddlesTendernessProphecies Concerning ChristMessianic PropheciesGrowing UpDry PlacesNo BeautyAppearances ofChrist's Naturedignity

Looking at the earth, I saw that it was waste and without form; and to the heavens, that they had no light.

Verse ConceptsemptinessFormlessness

Her holy ones were cleaner than snow, they were whiter than milk, their bodies were redder than corals, their form was as the sapphire:

Verse ConceptsJewelsMilkSnowWhiteCoralCold WeatherRed BodiesPure People

And in the heart of it were the forms of four living beings. And this was what they were like; they had the form of a man.

Verse ConceptsLike Men

As for the form of their faces, they had the face of a man, and the four of them had the face of a lion on the right side, and the four of them had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four of them had the face of an eagle.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesRight SidesEaglesCreatures Like LionsLike MenLeft Hand Side

The form of the wheels and their work was like a beryl; the four of them had the same form and design, and they were like a wheel inside a wheel.

Verse ConceptsJewelsPrecious StonesFour SupportsWheelsSimilar ItemsSparklingAppearances ofColorcraftsmanshipstructure

And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.

Verse ConceptsCrystalsPrecious StonesThe ExpanseTransparencyExpanse [The Firmament]Fear Of Other Things

And on the top of the arch which was over their heads was the form of a king's seat, like a sapphire stone; and on the form of the seat was the form of a man seated on it on high.

Verse ConceptsColors, BlueGod, Sovereignty OfJewelsSymbolsTheophanyThronePrecious StonesGod In Relation To ManLike MenThe RainbowColor

And looking, I saw a form like fire; from the middle of his body and down there was fire: and up from the middle of his body a sort of shining, like electrum.

Verse ConceptsVisions And Dreams In ScriptureGod Is LightColorRainbow

And he put out the form of a hand and took me by the hair of my head; and the wind, lifting me up between the earth and the heaven, took me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the way into the inner door facing to the north; where was the seat of the image of envy.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfAstral ProjectionGod's HandGateways Of The TempleFacing NorthGod Lifting PeopleVisions From GodGod Opposes IdolatryOther References To HairCourts Of The TempleInner BeautyHairdreadlocks

Then looking, I saw that on the arch which was over the head of the winged ones there was seen over them what seemed like a sapphire stone, having the form of a king's seat.

Verse ConceptsColors, BlueJewelsTheophanyThroneCherubim, At God's ThronePrecious StonesThe ExpanseExpanse [The Firmament]

And I saw the form of a man's hands among the winged ones under their wings.

Verse ConceptsAngels HandsAngel's WingsLike MenCherubim

In form the four of them were all the same, they seemed like a wheel inside a wheel.

Verse ConceptsWheelsSimilar ItemsAppearances of

As for the form of their faces, they were the faces whose form I saw by the river Chebar; when they went, every one of them went straight forward.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesNot Turning Aside

You put up your high places at the top of every street, and made the grace of your form a disgusting thing, opening your feet to everyone who went by, increasing your loose ways.

Verse ConceptsRoadsSpreadingUsing RoadsAspects Of People Made Known

And they will be shamed by what they have done; so give them the knowledge of the form of the house and its structure, and the ways out of it and into it, and all its laws and its rules, writing it down for them: so that they may keep all its laws and do them.

Verse ConceptsDesignPlans For A New TempleShame Of Bad ConductThe Law Given To Israelstructure

You, O King, were looking, and a great image was there. This image, which was very great, and whose glory was very bright, was placed before you: its form sent fear into the heart.

Verse ConceptsFear Of Other Things

Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of wrath, and the form of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: and he gave orders that the fire was to be heated up seven times more than it was generally heated.

Verse ConceptsTemperSevenfoldExpressions On FacesHot ThingsAngry PeopleChange

He made answer and said, Look! I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are not damaged; and the form of the fourth is like a son of the gods.

Verse ConceptsFireAngels Helping UsFour PeopleFractions, One FourthSaved From FirePeople Made PerfectFourthGod Freeing CaptivesAppearances ofHurtfirefighters

And it came about that when I, Daniel, had seen this vision, I had a desire for the sense of it to be unfolded; and I saw one before me in the form of a man.

Verse ConceptsLike MenUnderstanding God's Wordgabriel

And lifting up my eyes I saw the form of a man clothed in a linen robe, and round him there was a band of gold, of the best gold:

Verse ConceptsBeltsGoldLinenGold Ornaments

Then one whose form was like the sons of men put his finger on my lips; and opening my mouth, I said to him who was before me, O my lord, because of the vision my pains have come on me, and I have no more strength.

Verse ConceptsdefeatTouchTouching For HealingLike MenNo Strength Left

Then again one having the form of a man put his hand on me and gave me strength.

Verse ConceptsTouching For HealingSpecific Cases Of StrengtheningPeace And Strength

Their form is like the form of horses, and they are running like war-horses.

Verse ConceptsHorsesFast RunnersAppearancesAppearances of

For see, he who gave form to the mountains and made the wind, giving knowledge of his purpose to man, who makes the morning dark, and is walking on the high places of the earth: the Lord, the God of armies, is his name.

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfEarth, Creation OfGod, The CreatorHigh Placesdarkness, naturalRevelation, Through CreationSoldiersWindGod On HighGod WalkingGod Dispensing WindGod's ThoughtsGod As A WarriorHis Name Is The LordWhat Else God CreatedEclipse

And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;

Verse ConceptsParables Of ChristJesus Using ParablesFarmingSowing Seeds

And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

Verse ConceptsFigures Of SpeechThe Disciples WordsWhy Does Jesus Do This?Discipleship

For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Blindness, In UnbelieversDullnessNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsBeing Without UnderstandingJesus Using ParablesWhy God Did ThingsListening To God

All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

Verse ConceptsMultitudesCrowdsJesus Using Parables

And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

Verse ConceptsChrist SummoningJesus Using Parables

And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

Verse ConceptsJesus As Our TeacherJesus Using Parables

And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

Verse ConceptsAcademicsMysteryOutsidersUnderstandingOutside The KingdomGod Revealing MysteriesJesus Using Parablessecretsefficiency

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalLonelinessPeter, The DiscipleChrist GlorifiedSix DaysChrist Going With People

And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

Verse ConceptsJourneyOccupationsPitsTowersVineyardWinepressFortsDigging PitsTreading GrapesBeginning To TeachJesus Using ParablesLeasingHoles In The Ground

And after these things he was seen in another form by two of them, while they were walking on their way into the country.

Verse ConceptsTwo DisciplesThe CountrysideChrist Appearing

And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, Is it possible for one blind man to be guide to another? will they not go falling together into a hole?

Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristDitchesBlindness, SymbolicPitsParables Of ChristPeople Falling From A HeightHoles In The GroundBlindness

And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds Around Jesusgathering

And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfTablesGuest Roomsmarketing

And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

Verse ConceptsDivinity Of ChristGod, InvisibleNot Seeing GodGod Bearing Witness To ChristGod's VoiceInteraction Of Father And SonThe One Who Sent ChristUnhearingfatherhood

In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.

Verse ConceptsCommunicationJesus Using ParablesNot Understanding Sayingsheartbroken

And when the people saw what Paul had done, they said in a loud voice, in the language of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the form of men.

Verse ConceptsLanguages Mentioned In ScriptureBecoming Like PeopleLike MenMen As Gods

But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked.

Verse ConceptsHeresiesBeing Reproved

But praise be to God that though you were the servants of sin, you have now given yourselves freely to that form of teaching under which you were placed;

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodHeart, And Holy SpiritTeachingThanksgivingRenewed HeartObedience To GodThanksgiving, OfferedObeying The GospelSubject To EvilAll Have SinnedThank God!doctrine

But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead.

Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessdesiresGreed, Condemnation OfSelf IndulgenceSpiritually DeadRight Time For The DevilEffect Of The LawCovetousnessOpportunity

By which you have salvation; that is to say, the form in which it was given to you, if it is fixed in your minds, and if your faith in it is not without effect.

Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeReasons For Faith In ChristUseless ReligionThe Gospel Of SalvationKeeping FaithBeing SavedpreachingFutile Faith

For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

Verse ConceptsFutilityHeatMoney, Attitudes ToPlantsStrength, HumanThe SunWeather, As God's JudgmentGrass WitheredHot WeatherScorchingNo Beauty

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Arrange (23 instances)
Carve (9 instances)
Ceremony (15 instances)
Chisel (11 instances)
Class (20 instances)
Compose (9 instances)
Constitute (4 instances)
Fashion (39 instances)
Figure (30 instances)
Forge (3 instances)
Formation (36 instances)
Frame (36 instances)
Grade (1 instance)
Imprint (10 instances)
Knead (2 instances)
Method (2 instances)
Model (15 instances)
Organize (1 instance)
Pattern (36 instances)
Produce (227 instances)
Shape (35 instances)
Strain (5 instances)
Train (18 instances)
Variety (7 instances)

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