37 occurrences

'Unclean' in the Bible

"Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find [it].

Verse ConceptsEvil SpiritsRestlessnessParables Of ChristNames And Titles For SatanComing Out Of PeopleDry PlacesDemonic Influence

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean!

Verse ConceptsWhiteWicked Described AsSepulchresThe Inward BeingBonesFigurative BurialsWhitewashingBeauty Of ThingsUnclean ThingsHypocritesHypocrisyInner Beauty

And so then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

Verse ConceptsSpiritsIndividuals ShoutingThose DemonisedDemonic Influence

And [after] convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit came out of him.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsComing Out Of PeopleConvulsionsIndividuals ShoutingThose Demonised

And they were all amazed, so that [they began] to discuss with one another, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

Verse ConceptsAmazingExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromNewnessAmazement, Of Jesus ChristAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesChrist's DominionAuthority Of ChristWhat Is This?Christ's Ordersdoctrine

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, were falling down before him and crying out, saying, "You are the Son of God!"

Verse Conceptsdemons, Kinds ofSaid To Be The ChristBowing Before Messiah

And [as] he was getting out of the boat, immediately from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit went to meet him,

Verse ConceptsCemeteryBoatsThose Demonisedmuscles

(For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!")

Verse ConceptsJesus Casting Out Demons

And he permitted them. And the unclean spirits came out [and] entered into the pigs, and the herd--about two thousand--rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and were drowned in the sea.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsTwo ThousandGroups RunningDemons EnteringComing Out Of PeopleDeath Of CreaturesOthers Going Down

But immediately a woman whose young daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, [when she] heard about him, came [and] fell down at his feet,

Verse ConceptsFeetSpiritsBowing Before MessiahThose Demonised

Now [when] Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!"

Verse ConceptsDeafnessCrowdsExorcismsCommands, in NTDumbnessDemons, Christ's AuthorityRebukeRunningNatural DeafnessDemons EnteringJesus Casting Out DemonsDisadvantages Of CrowdsDumb

And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

Verse ConceptsSpiritsVoicesIndividuals ShoutingThose DemonisedCasting Out DemonsDemonic Influence

And amazement came upon [them] all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, "What word [is] this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!"

Verse ConceptsExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromPower, God's SavingAmazement, Of Jesus Christ

who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases, and those who were troubled by unclean spirits were cured.

Verse ConceptsDemons, Evil Work OfSpiritsDemons Harming IndividualsJesus HealingDemons Causing Tormentharassment

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, and he was bound with chains and shackles [and] was guarded, and breaking the bonds he would be driven by the demon into the deserted places.)

Verse ConceptsChainsDemons, Nature OfRestlessnessSatan, Character OfIron ChainsLiving In The WildernessJesus Casting Out DemonsBreaking Chains

And [while] he was still approaching, the demon threw him down and convulsed [him]. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

Verse ConceptsRebukeSpiritsSatan, Work OfConvulsionsThose Jesus HealedSigns Of Possible Demon Possession

"Whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find [it]. It says, 'I will return to my house from which I came out.'

Verse ConceptsEvil SpiritsRestlessnessDry PlacesComing Out Of PeopleRestCasting Out Demons

For many of those who had unclean spirits, they were coming out [of them], crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

Verse ConceptsCripplesdemons, Kinds ofMiracles, Nature OfSpiritsParalyticsPeople Casting Out DemonsGroups ShoutingHealing Through DisciplesMan's Authority Over The DevilCasting Out Demons

And the voice [came] again to him for the second time: "[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!"

Verse ConceptsAbolish, Temporary ThingsAcceptance, Of One AnotherSpeaking AgainLack Of HolinessGod's Callpork

And he said to them, "You know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or to approach a foreigner. And to me God has shown [that] I should call no man common or unclean.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessGentiles, In NtClean, Spiritual UseequalityRacial PrejudiceBigotryRacismDisfellowshipPeople Being UncleanAvoiding ForeignersUnrelated PeopleBreaking Man's LawJews Separate From GentilesLack Of Holiness

But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord! For nothing common or unclean has ever entered into my mouth!'

Verse ConceptsMouthsFar Be It!Forbidden FoodLack Of Holiness

But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, '[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!'

Verse ConceptsGod Speaks From HeavenLack Of Holiness

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing [is] unclean of itself, except to the one who considers something to be unclean; to that person [it is] unclean.

Verse ConceptsConsciences, In Decision Makingdoubt, results ofAssurance in the life of faithPurity, Nature OfRitualConsideration Of OthersLegalismCleaningThinking ArightClean ObjectsUnclean ThingsConfidence And Self Esteem

And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet three unclean spirits like frogs.

Verse ConceptsFrogsMouthsFalse Prophets, Examples OfSatan, Agents OfThree AnimalsSpirit BeingsCosmic CreaturesOther References To MouthsBowl JudgmentsCatastrophic EventsjumpingDemonic Influence

And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand full of detestable things and the unclean things of her sexual immorality.

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

And he cried out with a powerful voice, saying, "Fallen, fallen [is] Babylon the great, and it has become a dwelling place of demons and a haunt of every unclean spirit and a haunt of every unclean bird and a haunt of every unclean and detested animal.

Verse ConceptsBabylonDemons, Evil Work Ofdemons, Kinds ofSpiritsAbominations, Ceremonial MattersCagesDestruction Of BabylonBabylon DestroyedShout Of GodUnclean SpiritsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of CreaturesUnclean Animals

Bible Theasaurus

Dirty (13 instances)
Impure (44 instances)
Soiled (3 instances)
Unclean (414 instances)