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Crimson in the Bible
The word crimson appears 5 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Crimson is the deep stain that only God can remove. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What crimson means in the Bible
Crimson is the deep stain that only God can remove.
Where the word crimson appears
Here is every passage where the word crimson appears, in the words of the King James Bible:
“Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.”2 Chronicles 2:7
“The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.”2 Chronicles 2:14
“And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.”2 Chronicles 3:14
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”Isaiah 1:18
“And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.”Jeremiah 4:30
Crimson and the Lord Jesus
Though red like crimson, our sins shall be as wool, cleansed by the blood of Jesus.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word crimson appear in the Bible?
The word crimson appears 5 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does crimson mean in the Bible?
Crimson is the deep stain that only God can remove.
How does crimson point to Jesus?
Though red like crimson, our sins shall be as wool, cleansed by the blood of Jesus.