Topic
Superstition
18 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Samuel 4:3Nave INSTANCES OF — Israelites, supposing that their defeat in battle with the Philistines was due to their not having brought with them the ark of the covenant
¶ And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save…
- 1 Samuel 5:5Nave INSTANCES OF — Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of Dagon after the image of Dagon had repeatedly fallen upon it
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
- 1 Kings 20:23Nave INSTANCES OF — The belief of the Syrians concerning the help of the gods
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
- Jeremiah 44:17–19Nave INSTANCES OF — Jews, attributing their calamities to having ceased offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in…
- Daniel 4:8Nave INSTANCES OF — Nebuchadnezzar, supposing that the spirit of the gods was upon Daniel
¶ But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying,
- Daniel 4:9Nave INSTANCES OF — Nebuchadnezzar, supposing that the spirit of the gods was upon Daniel
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
- Jonah 1:4–16Nave INSTANCES OF — The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea
¶ But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the…
- Matthew 8:34Nave INSTANCES OF — The Gadarenes (Gerasenes, Gergasenes), because Jesus expelled demons out of the man who lived among the tombs
And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
- Matthew 14:26Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, supposing they saw a ghost when Jesus came walking upon the lake
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.
- Mark 6:14Nave INSTANCES OF — Herod Antipas, imagining that Jesus was actually John the Baptist risen from the dead
And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
- Mark 6:16Nave INSTANCES OF — Herod Antipas, imagining that Jesus was actually John the Baptist risen from the dead
But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
- Mark 6:49Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, supposing they saw a ghost when Jesus came walking upon the lake
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
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- Mark 6:50 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples, supposing they saw a ghost when Jesus came walking upon the lake
- Acts 12:14 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples who were frightened at the appearance of Peter
- Acts 12:15 Nave INSTANCES OF — The disciples who were frightened at the appearance of Peter
- Acts 19:13–19 Nave INSTANCES OF — The Ephesians, in their sorceries
- Acts 25:19 Nave General scriptures concerning
- Acts 28:6 Nave INSTANCES OF — The people of the island of Melita (Malta), in assuming that Paul was some sort of god
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 20 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → General scriptures concerning Ac 25:19
- → INSTANCES OF
- Israelites, supposing that their defeat in battle with the Philistines was due to their not having brought with them the ark of the covenant 1Sa 4:3; with 4:10,11
- Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of Dagon after the image of Dagon had repeatedly fallen upon it 1Sa 5:5
- The belief of the Syrians concerning the help of the gods 1Ki 20:23
- Jews, attributing their calamities to having ceased offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven Jer 44:17-19
- Nebuchadnezzar, supposing that the spirit of the gods was upon Daniel Da 4:8,9
- The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea Jon 1:4-16
- The disciples, supposing they saw a ghost when Jesus came walking upon the lake Mt 14:26; Mr 6:49,50
- Herod Antipas, imagining that Jesus was actually John the Baptist risen from the dead Mr 6:14,16
- The Gadarenes (Gerasenes, Gergasenes), because Jesus expelled demons out of the man who lived among the tombs Mt 8:34
- The disciples who were frightened at the appearance of Peter Ac 12:14,15
- The Ephesians, in their sorceries Ac 19:13-19
- The people of the island of Melita (Malta), in assuming that Paul was some sort of god Ac 28:6
- See IDOLATRY
- See SORCERY
Texts: 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.