Bible Verses about “the dove”
The Bible contains 13 verses about the dove across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“¶ ‹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:”