Bible Verses about “the color purple”
The Bible contains 10 verses about the color purple across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:”
“She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.”
“"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.”
“The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.”
“A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us; whose heart the Lord opened to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.”
“"They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.”
“They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.”
“When they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.”
“The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.”
“The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.”