The Color Purple

and the woman was arrayed with purple and scarlet-colour, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom,

Ornamental coverings she hath made for herself, Silk and purple <FI>are<Fi> her clothing.

and when they <FI>had<Fi> mocked him, they took the purple from off him, and clothed him in his own garments, and they led him forth, that they may crucify him.

`And--a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,

and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put <FI>it<Fi> on him,

and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked is a thousand and seven hundred <FI>shekels<Fi> of gold, apart from the round ornaments, and the drops, and the purple garments, which <FI>are<Fi> on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which <FI>are<Fi> on the necks of their camels,

and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;

and the soldiers having plaited a crown of thorns, did place <FI>it<Fi> on his head, and a purple garment they put around him,

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

and have removed the ashes of the altar, and have spread over it a garment of purple;

And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan hath rejoiced and been glad;

and saying, Woe, woe, the great city, that was arrayed with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded in gold, and precious stone, and pearls--because in one hour so much riches were made waste!

Jesus, therefore, came forth without, bearing the thorny crown and the purple garment; and he saith to them, `Lo, the man!'

which in His own times He shall shew--the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,

Of fine linen with embroidery from Egypt hath been thy sail, To be to thee for an ensign, Of blue and purple from isles of Elishah hath been thy covering.

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat; — read the full passage →

lading of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearl, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most precious wood, and brass, and iron, and marble,

and he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh the name written, `King of kings, and Lord of lords.'

and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and linen, and goats' <FI>hair<Fi> ,

Come, I pray you, and we reason, saith Jehovah, If your sins are as scarlet, as snow they shall be white, If they are red as crimson, as wool they shall be!

Clothed with blue--governors and prefects, Desirable young men all of them, Horsemen, riding on horses,

Aram <FI>is<Fi> thy merchant, Because of the abundance of thy works, For emerald, purple, and embroidery, And fine linen, and coral, and agate, They have given out thy remnants.

Then hath Belshazzar said, and they have clothed Daniel with purple, and a bracelet of gold <FI>is<Fi> on his neck, and they have proclaimed concerning him that he is the third ruler in the kingdom.

`And thou dost make the tabernacle: ten curtains of twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet; <FI>with<Fi> cherubs, work of a designer, thou dost make them;

Thy head upon thee as Carmel, And the locks of thy head as purple, The king is bound with the flowings!

and they see the God of Israel, and under His feet <FI>is<Fi> as the white work of the sapphire, and as the substance of the heavens for purity;

and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome.

and I--I have heard of thee, that thou art able to give interpretations, and to loose knots: now, lo--thou art able to read the writing, and its interpretation to cause me to know--purple thou dost put on, and a bracelet of gold <FI> is<Fi> on thy neck, and third in the kingdom thou dost rule.'

And above the expanse that <FI>is<Fi> over their head, as an appearance of a sapphire stone, <FI>is<Fi> the likeness of a throne, and on the likeness of the throne a likeness, as the appearance of man upon it from above.

Its pillars he made of silver, Its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, Its midst lined <FI>with<Fi> love, By the daughters of Jerusalem.

And I, as a green olive in the house of God, I have trusted in the kindness of God, To the age and for ever,

and there was given to her that she may be arrayed with fine linen, pure and shining, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.'

`And for the gate of the court a covering of twenty cubits, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer; their pillars four, their sockets four.

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war, — read the full passage →

Call doth the king mightily, to bring up the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. Answered hath the king, and said to the wise men of Babylon, that, `Any man who doth read this writing, and its interpretation doth shew me, purple he putteth on, and a bracelet of gold <FI>is<Fi> on his neck, and third in the kingdom he doth rule.'

Spread-out silver from Tarshish is brought, And gold from Uphaz, Work of an artisan, and of the hands of a refiner, Blue and purple <FI>is<Fi> their clothing, Work of the skilful--all of them.

`And now, send to me a wise man to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and knowing to grave gravings with the wise men who <FI>are<Fi> with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father prepared;

Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

`And thou hast made a covering for the opening of the tent, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of an embroiderer;

And the armies in the heaven were following him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen--white and pure;

Mourned hath Judah, and her gates have languished, They have mourned to the earth, And the cry of Jerusalem hath gone up.

The bandages of a wound thou removest with the evil, Also the plagues of the inner parts of the heart!

white linen, white cotton, and blue, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple on rings of silver, and pillars of marble, couches of gold, and of silver, on a pavement of smaragdus, and white marble, and mother-of-pearl, and black marble--

`And they take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the linen,

I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

and his head and hairs white, as if white wool--as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire;

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood,

for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.

And he maketh the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and causeth cherubs to go up on it.

and the first cometh out all red as a hairy robe, and they call his name Esau;

O Ephraim, what to Me any more with idols? I--I afflicted, and I cause him to sing: `I <FI>am<Fi> as a green fir-tree,' From Me is thy fruit found.

She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed <FI>with<Fi> scarlet.

My skin hath been black upon me, And my bone hath burned from heat,

and the first messenger did sound, and there came hail and fire, mingled with blood, and it was cast to the land, and the third of the trees was burnt up, and all the green grass was burnt up.

And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, `Come and behold!' and I saw, and lo, a black horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a balance in his hand,

and having unclothed him, they put around him a crimson cloak,

and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,

and in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot strong grisled horses.

In the first chariot <FI>are<Fi> red horses, and in the second chariot brown horses,

The shield of his mighty ones is become red, Men of might <FI>are in<Fi> scarlet, With fiery torches <FI>is<Fi> the chariot in a day of his preparation, And the firs have been caused to tremble.

Our skin as an oven hath been burning, Because of the raging of the famine.

`An olive, green, fair, of goodly fruit,' Hath Jehovah called thy name, At the noise of a great tumult He hath kindled fire against it, And broken have been its thin branches.

See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,

these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.'

And I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not found for them;

and he carried me away to a wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of evil-speaking, having seven heads and ten horns,

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and lo, a great earthquake came, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood,

and there was given to each one white robes, and it was said to them that they may rest themselves yet a little time, till may be fulfilled also their fellow-servants and their brethren, who are about to be killed--even as they.

He who is having an ear--let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving <FI>it<Fi> .

one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid.

and his garments became glittering, white exceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller upon the earth is not able to whiten <FI>them<Fi> .

and his countenance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow,

`Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whitewashed sepulchres, which outwardly indeed do appear beautiful, and within are full of bones of dead men, and of all uncleanness;

And she doth add unto her whoredoms, And she seeth graved men on the wall, Pictures of Chaldeans, graved with red lead,

`And thou hast made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen, work of a designer; he maketh it <FI>with<Fi> cherubs;

And there was seen another sign in the heaven, and, lo, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems,

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;

that the proof of your faith--much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved--may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

for, if in the green tree they do these things--in the dry what may happen?'

and it came to pass, in his praying, the appearance of his face became altered, and his garment white--sparkling.

and having entered into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right hand, arrayed in a long white robe, and they were amazed.

At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.

and it was said to them that they may not injure the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but--the men only who have not the seal of God upon their foreheads,

After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,

and with blood almost all things are purified according to the law, and apart from blood-shedding forgiveness doth not come.

because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren; — read the full passage →

And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods; — read the full passage →

Darker than blackness hath been their visage, They have not been known in out-places, Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone, It hath withered--it hath been as wood.

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him: — read the full passage →

And I saw, and lo, a white cloud, and upon the cloud <FI>one<Fi> sitting like to a son of man, having upon his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle;

And answer did one of the elders, saying to me, `These, who have been arrayed with the white robes--who are they, and whence came they?' — read the full passage →

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy. — read the full passage →

for every command having been spoken, according to law, by Moses, to all the people, having taken the blood of the calves and goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, he both the book itself and all the people did sprinkle,

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel,

for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out--to remission of sins;

and he answering said to them, `Evening having come, ye say, Fair weather, for the heaven is red, — read the full passage →