'Head' in the Bible

And she having been instigated by her mother -- 'Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

and his head was brought upon a plate, and was given to the damsel, and she brought it nigh to her mother.

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).

and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.'

And having spit on him, they took the reed, and were smiting on his head;

and they put up over his head, his accusation written, 'This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'

And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, 'What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, 'The head of John the Baptist;'

and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, 'I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a plate, and did give it to the damsel, and the damsel did give it to her mother;

And again he sent unto them another servant, and at that one having cast stones, they wounded him in the head, and sent away -- dishonoured.

And this Writing did ye not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it did become the head of a corner:

And he, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, at his reclining (at meat), there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, of spikenard, very precious, and having broken the alabaster box, did pour on his head;

And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him,

and having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.

And having turned unto the woman, he said to Simon, 'Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; water for my feet thou didst not give, but this woman with tears did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her head did wipe;

with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

and Jesus said to him, 'The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may recline the head.'

but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.

and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected -- this became head of a corner?

and a hair out of your head shall not perish;

Simon Peter saith to him, 'Sir, not my feet only, but also the hands and the head.'

and the soldiers having plaited a crown of thorns, did place it on his head, and a purple garment they put around him,

when, therefore, Jesus received the vinegar, he said, 'It hath been finished;' and having bowed the head, gave up the spirit.

and the napkin that was upon his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but apart, having been folded up, in one place;

one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid.

This is the stone that was set at nought by you -- the builders, that became head of a corner;

and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken his garments, he said unto them, 'Your blood is upon your head -- I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.'

And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria -- and with him are Priscilla and Aquilas -- having shorn his head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;

these having taken, be purified with them, and be at expence with them, that they may shave the head, and all may know that the things of which they have been instructed concerning thee are nothing, but thou dost walk -- thyself also -- the law keeping.

wherefore I call upon you to take nourishment, for this is for your safety, for of not one of you shall a hair from the head fall;'

I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;

and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

Every man praying or prophesying, having the head covered, doth dishonour his head,

and every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, doth dishonour her own head, for it is one and the same thing with her being shaven,

for a man, indeed, ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God, and a woman is the glory of a man,

because of this the woman ought to have a token of authority upon the head, because of the messengers;

and an eye is not able to say to the hand, 'I have no need of thee;' nor again the head to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'

and all things He did put under his feet, and did give him -- head over all things to the assembly,

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him in all things, who is the head -- the Christ;

because the husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ is head of the assembly, and he is saviour of the body,

And himself is the head of the body -- the assembly -- who is a beginning, a first-born out of the dead, that he might become in all things -- himself -- first,

and ye are in him made full, who is the head of all principality and authority,

and not holding the head, from which all the body -- through the joints and bands gathering supply, and being knit together -- may increase with the increase of God.

to you, then, who are believing is the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

and his head and hairs white, as if white wool -- as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire;

And I saw another strong messenger coming down out of the heaven, arrayed with a cloud, and a rainbow upon the head, and his face as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire,

And a great sign was seen in the heaven, a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars,

And there was seen another sign in the heaven, and, lo, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems,

And I saw, and lo, a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sitting like to a son of man, having upon his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle;

and his eyes are as a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems -- having a name written that no one hath known, except himself,