Topic
Blemish
9 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ephesians 5:27Easton · ISBE · Nave FIGURATIVE
That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
- 1 Peter 1:19Easton · ISBE · Nave FIGURATIVE
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
- Leviticus 21:17–23Easton · Nave Debarred sons of Aaron from exercise of priestly offices
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that…
- Leviticus 22:19–25Easton · Nave Animals with, forbidden to be used for sacrifice
Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto…
- Leviticus 21:20ISBE
Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
- Leviticus 24:19ISBE
And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
- Leviticus 24:20ISBE
Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
- Hebrews 9:14ISBE
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
- 2 Peter 2:13ISBE
And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Imperfection or bodily deformity excluding men from the priesthood, and rendering animals unfit to be offered in sacrifice (Lev. 21:17-23; 22:19-25). The Christian church, as justified in Christ, is “without blemish” (Eph. 5:27). Christ offered himself a sacrifice “without blemish,” acceptable to God (1 Pet. 1:19).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 8 references
blem'-ish:
(1) mum, me'um; momos: This word signifies no particular skin disease, as has been supposed; but is used generally for any and all disfiguring affections of the skin, such as eczema, herpes, scabies, etc., even for scratches and scars, as in Le 24:19,20; and thence for moral defects, as in Eph 5:27. The existence of a blemish in a person of priestly descent prevented him from the execution of the priestly office; similarly an animal fit for sacrifice was to be without blemish. In the New Testament Christ is presented as the antitype of a pure and ritually acceptable sacrifice "as a lamb without blemish and without spot" (Heb 9:14; 1Pe 1:19), and the disciples are admonished to be blameless, "without blemish" (Eph 5:27). Rarely the word is used to designate a reprobate person (2Pe 2:13).
(2) Blemish in the eye, tebhallul (from a root balal, "to overflow"; Arabic balla, balal, "to moisten"), cataract, white spots in the eye (Le 21:20).
H. L. E. Luering
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 4 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → (A physical deformity)
- → Debarred sons of Aaron from exercise of priestly offices Le 21:17-23
- → Animals with, forbidden to be used for sacrifice Le 22:19-25
- → FIGURATIVE Eph 5:27; 1Pe 1:19
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.