'Three' in the Bible

because just as Jonah was in the stomach of the sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

He told them another parable: "The kingdom from heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened."

Then Jesus called his disciples and said, "I have compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away without food, or they may faint on the road."

Then Peter told Jesus, "Lord, it's good that we're here! If you want, I'll set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

But if he doesn't listen, take one or two others with you so that "every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.'

because where two or three have come together in my name, I am there among them."

So off they went. He went out again about noon and about three o'clock and did the same thing.

Jesus told him, "I tell you with certainty, before a rooster crows this very night, you will deny me three times."

and stated, "This man said, "I can destroy the sanctuary of God and rebuild it in three days.'"

Peter remembered the words of Jesus when he said, "Before a rooster crows, you'll deny me three times." Then he went outside and cried bitterly.

and saying, "You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days save yourself! If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross!"

From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

About three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, eli, lema sabachthani?", which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said while he was still alive, "I will be raised after three days.'

"I have compassion for the crowd, because they've already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but after three days he would rise again.

Then Peter told Jesus, "Rabbi, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

because he was teaching his disciples, "The Son of Man will be betrayed into human hands. They will kill him, but after being dead for three days he will be raised."

and they'll make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him. But after three days he'll be raised."

So keep on watching, because you don't know when the master of the house is coming whether in the evening, at three o'clock in the morning, or at dawn.

Jesus told him, "I tell you with certainty, today, this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you'll deny me three times."

"We ourselves heard him say, "I will destroy this sanctuary made by human hands, and in three days I will build another one not made by human hands.'"

Just then a rooster crowed a second time. Peter remembered that Jesus told him, "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times." Then he broke down and cried.

Those who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who were going to destroy the sanctuary and rebuild it in three days

At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

At three o'clock, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")

Now Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back home.

Three days later, they found him in the Temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and posing questions to them.

I'm telling you the truth there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when it didn't rain for three years and six months and there was a severe famine everywhere in the land.

Just as Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter told Jesus, "Master, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." (Peter didn't know what he was saying.)

"Of these three men, who do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the bandits?"

Then he told them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, "Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread.

From now on, five people in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

So he told the gardener, "Look here! For three years I've been coming to look for fruit on this tree but I haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it waste the soil?'

It's like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened."

But Jesus said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know me."

Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered the word from the Lord, and how he had told him, "Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."

It was already about noon, and the whole land became dark until three in the afternoon

Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from two to three measures.

Jesus answered them, "Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will rebuild it."

The Jewish leaders said, "This sanctuary has been under construction for 46 years, and you're going to rebuild it in three days?"

Jesus answered him, "Would you lay down your life for me? I tell you emphatically, a rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times."

One afternoon, Peter and John were on their way to the Temple for the three o'clock prayer time.

After an interval of about three hours, Ananias' wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

"At this time Moses was born. He was beautiful in the sight of God, and for three months he was cared for in his father's house.

For three days he couldn't see, and he didn't eat or drink anything.

One day, about three in the afternoon, he had a vision and clearly saw an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

This happened three times. Then the sheet was quickly taken back into heaven.

Peter was still thinking about the vision when the Spirit told him, "Look! Three men are looking for you.

Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, three o'clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my home. All at once a man in radiant clothes stood in front of me

This happened three times. Then everything was pulled back up to heaven.

"At that very moment three men arrived at the house where we were staying. They had been sent to me from Caesarea.

As usual, Paul entered there and on three Sabbaths discussed the Scriptures with them.

He went into the synagogue and spoke there boldly for three months, holding discussions and persuading those who heard him about the kingdom of God.

and stayed there for three months. When he was about to sail for Syria, a plot was initiated against him by the Jews, so he decided to go back through Macedonia.

So be alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped tearfully warning each of you.

Three days after Festus had arrived in the province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

The governor of the island, whose name was Publius, owned estates in that part of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us with great hospitality for three days.

Three months later, we continued our sailing onboard an Alexandrian ship that had spent the winter at the island. It had the Twin Brothers as its figurehead.

We stopped at Syracuse and stayed there for three days.

The brothers there heard about us and came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and felt encouraged.

Three days later, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they assembled, he told them, "Brothers, although I haven't done anything against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

Right now three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

If anyone speaks in a foreign language, only two or three at the most should do so, one at a time, and somebody must interpret.

Two or three prophets should speak, and others should weigh carefully what is said.

Three times I was beaten with a stick, once I was pelted with stones, three times I was shipwrecked, and I drifted on the sea for a day and a night.

I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me,

This will be the third time I am coming to you. "Every accusation must be verified by two or three witnesses."

Then three years later, I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him for fifteen days.

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported "by two or three witnesses."

Anyone who violates the Law of Moses dies without mercy "on the testimony of two or three witnesses."

By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after he was born, because they saw that he was a beautiful child and were not afraid of the king's order.

Elijah was a person just like us, and he prayed earnestly for it not to rain, and rain never came to the land for three years and six months.

For there are three witnesses in heaven the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.

And there are three witnesses on earth the Spirit, the water, and the blood and these three are one.

I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, "One day's ration of wheat for a day's wage, or three day's ration of barley for a day's wage! But don't damage the olive oil or the wine!"

Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying overhead say in a loud voice, "How terrible, how terrible, how terrible for those living on the earth, because of the blasts of the remaining trumpets that the three angels are about to blow!"

By these three plagues the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths one-third of humanity was killed.

For three and a half days some members of the nations, tribes, languages, and nations will look at their dead bodies and will not allow them to be placed in a tomb.

But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet. Those who watched them were terrified.

Then I saw three disgusting spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered to give Babylon the Great the cup of wine filled with the fury of his wrath.

There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.