9 occurrences

'Pulling' in the Bible

And no man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat, for by pulling away from the old, it makes a worse hole.

Verse ConceptsClothNewnessParables Of ChristSchismsSewingOld ThingsRepairingUnusedWorse

No man puts a bit of new cloth on an old coat: or the new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole.

Verse ConceptsNewnessSewingBad SituationsRepairingUnused

And the other disciples came in the little boat (they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits off) pulling the net full of fish.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearPulling Things

So Peter went to the boat and came back pulling the net to land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there was such a number the net was not broken.

Verse ConceptsPulling ThingsNets TornA Hundred And SomeFishingFish

But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;

Verse ConceptsArrestingFalse Witnesses,examples OfHope, Nature OfLove, Abuse OfMarketsMarketplacesPulling People

And all the town was moved, and the people came running together and put their hands on Paul, pulling him out of the Temple: and then the doors were shut.

Verse ConceptsArrestingShutting GatesPulling People

And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,

Verse ConceptsSwingingWiping DustGroups ShoutingPeople Abandoning People

And his tail was pulling a third part of the stars of heaven down to the earth, and the dragon took his place before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when the birth had taken place he might put an end to her child.

Verse ConceptsSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSkySuffering, Of Jesus ChristAnimals, Figurative UseFractions, One ThirdOne ThirdTailsAnimals Eating PeopleAffecting Sun Moon And StarsPutting Things DownRebellion of Satan and Angels

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Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain