Bible Verses about “the dove”

“¶ ‹Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.›”

“And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.”

“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:”

“And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;”

“Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art] fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes.”

“¶ Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,”

“And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! [for then] would I fly away, and be at rest.”

“Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.”

“And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:”