The word in Scripture

Door in the Bible

The word door appears 189 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A door is the way in, the point of entrance and welcome. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What door means in the Bible

A door is the way in, the point of entrance and welcome.

Where the word door appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word door appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;”Genesis 18:1

“And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,”Genesis 19:6

“Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”Psalms 141:3

“For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,”Proverbs 9:14

“And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.”Isaiah 6:4

“I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”John 10:9

“Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not.”John 18:17

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”Revelation 3:20