Bible Verses About The Dove
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for the dove, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 722 votes, led by Matthew 3:16-17. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about The Dove
Matthew 3:16-17129 votes
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Luke 3:21-2260 votes
Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,
Genesis 8:1151 votes
And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Matthew 3:1642 votes
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Luke 3:2231 votes
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
John 1:3228 votes
And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
Psalms 55:624 votes
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Matthew 10:1621 votes
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Mark 1:1021 votes
And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:
Luke 2:2420 votes
And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Genesis 8:1019 votes
And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
Song of Songs 1:1518 votes
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
Hosea 7:1118 votes
Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
Isaiah 60:817 votes
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Jeremiah 48:2814 votes
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
Genesis 8:813 votes
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Genesis 15:913 votes
And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Leviticus 5:713 votes
And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
Isaiah 38:1413 votes
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
John 14:1013 votes
Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
Genesis 8:8-1212 votes
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
Jeremiah 8:712 votes
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Hosea 11:1112 votes
They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.
Genesis 1:211 votes
And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Leviticus 1:1411 votes
And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
What does the Bible say about the dove?
Readers most often cite Matthew 3:16-17 on the subject of the dove. Across 722 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 3:21-22, Genesis 8:11, Matthew 3:16. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.