Bible Verses about โthe doveโ
The Bible contains 13 verses about the dove across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โ"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.โ
โJohn testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.โ
โJesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.โ
โBehold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."โ
โand the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying "You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased."โ
โThe dove came back to him at evening, and, behold, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off. So Noah knew that the waters were abated from the earth.โ
โand to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."โ
โHe stayed yet another seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ship.โ
โBehold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are doves. Belovedโ
โNow it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,โ
โI said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.โ
โ"Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.โ
โImmediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.โ
