Topic
Burn; Burning
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Luke 24:32ISBE
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
- 1 Corinthians 7:9ISBE
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
- 2 Corinthians 11:29ISBE
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
burn, burn'-ing: Figurative: In addition to the ordinary meaning, burn is used metaphorically in the following passages of the New Testament:
(1) kaio (Lu 24:32), "Was not our heart burning within us," i.e. greatly moved.
(2) puroo, used twice, once in the sense of inflamed with sexual desire (1Co 7:9), "For it is better to marry than to burn" and in 2Co 11:29 of the heat of the passions, here of grief, or anger, "Who is offended (the American Standard Revised Version "caused to stumble") and I burn not?"
See also PUNISHMENTS.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.