36 occurrences

'Gold' in the Bible

A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.

Verse ConceptsKnowing Right And WrongStatus Of The TempleUnimportant ThingsSwearing

You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy?

Verse ConceptsHypocrites, Description OfGod's Attitude To FoolsGreat ThingsStatus Of The TempleSanctification

If then we are the offspring of God, it is not right for us to have the idea that God is like gold or silver or stone, formed by the art or design of man.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritFalse ReligionGoldSculptureSkillStonesEvolutionProofs Of God's ExistenceStone ItemsIdolatryDivineDivinityGodheadimaginationartistsimage

But on the base a man may put gold, silver, stones of great price, wood, dry grass, cut stems;

Verse ConceptsPrecious StonesJewelleryconstruction

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.

Verse ConceptsClayGoldWoodPeople Have HonourWood And StonePurposehonourVarieties

Having a vessel of gold in it for burning perfumes, and the ark of the agreement, which was covered with gold and which had in it a pot made of gold for the manna, and Aaron's rod which put out buds, and the stones with the writing of the agreement;

Verse ConceptsAaron, As High PriestArk Of The Covenant, FunctionMannaStaffTabletsCensersOverlaid With GoldGold Items For The TabernaclTerms Of The Covenant At SinaiWeed

For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,

Verse ConceptsCongregationFilthinessGoldOrnamentsRingsRagsChurch GatheringsFine ClothesFoul ClothesGold OrnamentsPoor PeopleThe Rich Lording ItgaysBeing Gay

Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.

Verse ConceptsWealthThe Misery Of GreedPossessions DecayingEnd Of The AgesBurning PeopleWitness Against OneselfStoring Treasure On EarthGetting RichLast HourEnd Of Dayspotential

Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction,

Verse ConceptsFutilityemptinessGoldMarketsRiches, Nature OfRiches, Description OfPossessions DecayingTransient WealthUseless EndeavourPeople Are CorruptibleMoney's Deficienciesfearlessliberationredeemed

And turning to see the voice which said these words to me, I saw seven gold vessels with lights burning in them;

Verse ConceptsVisions And Dreams In ScriptureSeven LightsTurning Round

And in the middle of them one like a son of man, clothed with a robe down to his feet, and with a band of gold round his breasts.

Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandJesus As Son Of ManChestsFine ClothesGold OrnamentsLike Men

The secret of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and of the seven gold vessels with burning lights. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven lights are the seven churches.

Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandLampsRight Hand Of GodSymbolsNames And Titles For The ChurchAngels, Nt AppearancesSeven PeopleSeven SpiritsSeven LightsAngels Interacting With People

To the angel of the church in Ephesus say: These things says he who has the seven stars in his right hand, who is walking in the middle of the seven gold lights:

Verse ConceptsChurchLettersRight Hand Of GodChrist's HandsSeven LightsWriting Letters

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty rulers went down on their faces before the Lamb, having every one an instrument of music, and gold vessels full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints.

Verse ConceptsSweet Odoursequipping, physicalMusical Instruments, types ofPriesthood, In NtPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansFour CreaturesHarpsTwenty SomeBowing Before MessiahElders In HeavenTwenty Four Elders

And another angel came and took his place at the altar, having a gold vessel for burning perfume; and there was given to him much perfume, so that he might put it with the prayers of all the saints on the gold altar which was before the high seat.

Verse ConceptsThroneTypes Of ChristAltars, In HeavenAltar Of IncenseCensersAngels Doing God's Work

And the forms of the locusts were like horses made ready for war; and on their heads they had crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

Verse ConceptsLocustsThings Like GoldCrowns On CreaturesLike Menbugscrowns

And at the sounding of the sixth angel a voice came to my ears from the horns of the gold altar which is before God,

Verse ConceptsHornsAltars, In HeavenFour HornsFractions, One SixthSeven TrumpetsSixth

And the rest of the people, who were not put to death by these evils, were not turned from the works of their hands, but went on giving worship to evil spirits, and images of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood which have no power of seeing or hearing or walking:

Verse ConceptsDeafnessFalse ReligionDemons, Evil Work Ofdemons, Kinds ofGoldStonesWoodIdolatry Consists OfAtheism, Description OfBrassImpotence Of IdolsIdols Not SeeingIdol WorshipIdolatryUnhearingWorshipping The DevilWood And StoneBronze For IdolsRepentance

And I saw a white cloud, and on the cloud I saw one seated, like a son of man, having on his head a crown of gold, and in his hand a sharp curved blade.

Verse ConceptsClouds, God's PresenceGoldHead coveringChrist GlorifiedSharp ToolsGold OrnamentsAngelsLike MenGreat White Throne JudgmentThe Rainbowclouds

And the seven angels who had the seven punishments came out from the house of God, clothed with linen, clean and bright and with bands of gold about their breasts.

Verse ConceptsCleanliness, Metaphorical UseLinenSevenSeven SpiritsSeven ThingsWhite And Bright ClothesGold OrnamentsAngels Doing God's WorkThe Temple In Heavenlukewarm

And one of the four beasts gave to the seven angels seven gold vessels full of the wrath of God, who is living for ever and ever.

Verse ConceptsCreaturesGod, Living And Self sustainingCherubim, Functions OfSevenBeastsFour CreaturesSeven SpiritsSeven ThingsCosmic CreaturesAngels Doing God's Work

And the woman was clothed in purple and bright red, with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels; and in her hand was a gold cup full of evil things and her unclean desires;

Verse ConceptsCups, Figurative UsedirtGoldJewelsMetalsColors, PurplePearlsRed ClothesPurple ClothesGold OrnamentsThey Committed ImmoralityWearing JewelleryUnclean ThingsFalse Religious SystemColor

Gold, and silver, and stones of great price, and jewels, and delicate linen, and robes of purple and silk and red; and perfumed wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of fair wood, and of brass, and iron, and stone;

Verse ConceptsBabylonCrimsonIvoryLinenPearlsPrecious StonesWantonnessCommerceRed MaterialPurple ClothAmassing SilverAmassing BronzeStone ItemsJewelleryGold TransferredSteel

Saying, Sorrow, sorrow for the great town, she who was clothed in delicate linen, and purple, and red; with ornaments of gold and stones of great price and jewels!

Verse ConceptsCrimsonGoldLinenRed ClothesPurple ClothesGold OrnamentsWearing JewelleryRegretting

And he who was talking with me had a gold measuring-rod to take the measure of the town, and of its doors, and its wall.

Verse ConceptsMeasuring RodCity Gatesmeasurement

And the building of its wall was of jasper, and the town was clear gold, clear as glass.

Verse ConceptsGoldMineralsTransparencyconstructionstructure

And the twelve doors were twelve pearls; every door was made of one pearl; and the street of the town was clear gold, as clear as glass.

Verse ConceptsGlassStreetsPearlsCity GatesTransparencyPavementsOne Material ThingTwelve ThingsJewellery And GodColorBeing Singlebridgesartists

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