Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Chain’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Chain’ occurs 68 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 42:16 Send one of you and bring him. But you will be in chains, until what you have said is proven to be either true or false. Otherwise, by the health of Pharaoh, you are scouts.”Genesis 42:16
Genesis 42:34 and bring your youngest brother to me, so that I may know that you are not scouts. And this one, who is held in chains, you may be able to receive again. And thereafter, you shall have permission to buy what you want.’ ”Genesis 42:34
Genesis 42:36 Their father Jacob said, “You have caused me to be without children. Joseph is not living, Simeon is held in chains, and Benjamin you would carry away. All these evils have fallen back upon me.”Genesis 42:36
Number of the word / term Chain in Genesis: 3
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 28:14 and two little chains of the purest gold, linked to one another, which you shall insert into the hooks.Exodus 28:14
Exodus 28:22 You shall make chains of the purest gold, linked one to another, on the breastplate,Exodus 28:22
Exodus 28:24 And the golden chains, you shall join to the rings, which are at its edges.Exodus 28:24
Exodus 28:25 And the ends of the chains themselves, you shall couple with two hooks, on both sides of the ephod, which looks toward the breastplate.Exodus 28:25
Exodus 39:15 They also made, in the breastplate, little chains linked to one another, from the purest gold,Exodus 39:15
Exodus 39:17 from which two golden chains would hang, which they connected with the hooks that projected from the corners of the ephod.Exodus 39:17
Number of the word / term Chain in Exodus: 6
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 26:13 I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of the Egyptians, lest you serve them, and who broke the chains around your necks, so that you would walk upright.Leviticus 26:13
Number of the word / term Chain in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 31:50 For this reason, we offer as gifts to the Lord whatever gold each one was able to find amid the spoils, in anklets and arm bands, rings and bracelets, and little chains, so that you may intercede for us to the Lord.”Numbers 31:50
Number of the word / term Chain in Numbers: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Judges
Judges 8:26 And the weight of the earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, aside from the ornaments, and necklaces, and purple garments, which the kings of Midian were accustomed to use, and aside from the gold chains on the camels.Judges 8:26
Judges 16:21 And when the Philistines had seized him, they immediately plucked out his eyes. And they led him, bound in chains, to Gaza. And enclosing him in a prison, they made him work a millstone.Judges 16:21
Number of the word / term Chain in Judges: 2
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 7:17 And there was something like a network of chains, woven together in a wonderful manner. Both heads of the columns were cast, and seven rows of little nets traversed one head, and seven little nets were on the other head.1 Kings 7:17
Number of the word / term Chain in 1 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 25:7 Then he killed the sons of Zedekiah before him, and he dug out his eyes, and he bound him with chains, and he led him away to Babylon.2 Kings 25:7
Number of the word / term Chain in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 3:5 Also, he covered the greater house with wooden panels of spruce, and he affixed layers of refined gold through it all. And he engraved in them palm trees, and the likeness of little chains interlaced with one another.2 Chronicles 3:5
2 Chronicles 3:16 Then too, there were something like little chains on the oracle, and he placed these upon the heads of the pillars. And there were one hundred pomegranates, which he placed between the little chains.2 Chronicles 3:16
2 Chronicles 33:11 Therefore, he led over them the leaders of the army of the king of the Assyrians. And they captured Manasseh, and they led him, bound with chains and fetters, to Babylon.2 Chronicles 33:11
2 Chronicles 36:6 Nebuchadnezzar, the king of the Chaldeans, ascended against him, and led him bound in chains to Babylon.2 Chronicles 36:6
Number of the word / term Chain in 2 Chronicles: 4
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Job
Job 36:8 And, if they are in captivity, or are bound with the chains of poverty,Job 36:8
Number of the word / term Chain in Job: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 2:3 “Let us shatter their chains and cast their yoke away from us.”Psalm 2:3
Psalm 107:14 And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains.Psalm 107:14
Number of the word / term Chain in Psalm: 2
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 7:22 Immediately, he follows her, like an ox being led to the sacrifice, and like a lamb acting lasciviously, and not knowing that he is being drawn foolishly into chains,Proverbs 7:22
Number of the word / term Chain in Proverbs: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 4:14 For sometimes, one goes forth from prison and chains, to a kingdom, while another, born to kingly power, is consumed by need.Ecclesiastes 4:14
Ecclesiastes 7:26 And I have discovered a woman more bitter than death: she who is like the snare of a hunter, and whose heart is like a net, and whose hands are like chains. Whoever pleases God shall flee from her. But whoever is a sinner shall be seized by her.Ecclesiastes 7:26
Number of the word / term Chain in Ecclesiastes: 2
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Song
Song of Solomon 1:11 Chorus to Bride: We will fashion for you chains of gold, accented with reddened silver.Song of Solomon 1:11
Number of the word / term Chain in Song: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 3:19 and the little moons and chains, and the necklaces and bracelets, and the hats,Isaiah 3:19
Isaiah 10:4 so that you may not be bowed down under the chains, and fall with the slain? Concerning all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.Isaiah 10:4
Isaiah 25:7 And he will cast down violently, on this mountain, the face of the chains, with which all peoples had been bound, and the net, with which all nations had been covered.Isaiah 25:7
Isaiah 28:22 And now, do not be willing to mock, lest your chains be tightened. For I have heard, from the Lord, the God of hosts, about the consummation and the abridgement concerning the entire earth.Isaiah 28:22
Isaiah 52:2 Shake yourself from the dust! Arise and sit up, O Jerusalem! Loose the chains from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion!Isaiah 52:2
Isaiah 58:9 Then you will call, and the Lord will heed; you will cry out, and he will say, “Here I am,” if you take away the chains from your midst, and cease to point your finger and to speak what is not beneficial.Isaiah 58:9
Number of the word / term Chain in Isaiah: 6
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 27:2 “Thus says the Lord to me: Make bands and chains for yourself. And you shall place them on your neck.Jeremiah 27:2
Jeremiah 28:10 And Hananiah the prophet took the chain from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, and he broke it.Jeremiah 28:10
Jeremiah 28:12 And Jeremiah the prophet went his own way. And after Hananiah the prophet had broken the chain from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:Jeremiah 28:12
Jeremiah 28:13 “Go, and you shall say to Hananiah: Thus says the Lord: You have broken chains of wood, and so you will make for them chains of iron.Jeremiah 28:13
Jeremiah 40:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the leader of the military, had released him from Ramah, where he had taken him, bound in chains, along with all those who were being carried away from Jerusalem and from Judah, and were being led to Babylon.Jeremiah 40:1
Jeremiah 40:4 Now therefore, behold, I have released you this day from the chains which were on your hands. If it pleases you to come with me into Babylon, then come. And I will set my eyes upon you. But if it displeases you to come with me into Babylon, then remain. Behold, all the land is in your sight. Whatever you will choose, and wherever it will please you to go, so shall you go, proceeding to that place.Jeremiah 40:4
Number of the word / term Chain in Jeremiah: 6
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 3:25 And as for you, son of man, behold: they shall put chains upon you and bind you with them. And you shall not go out from their midst.Ezekiel 3:25
Ezekiel 4:8 Behold, I have surrounded you with chains. And you shall not turn yourself from one side to the other side, until you have completed the days of your siege.Ezekiel 4:8
Ezekiel 19:4 And the Gentiles heard about him, and they seized him, but not without receiving wounds. And they led him away in chains to the land of Egypt.Ezekiel 19:4
Ezekiel 19:9 And they put him into a cage; they led him in chains to the king of Babylon. And they cast him into a prison, so that his voice would no longer be heard upon the mountains of Israel.Ezekiel 19:9
Ezekiel 34:27 And the tree of the field will yield its fruit, and the land will yield its crop. And they will be in their own land without fear. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have crushed the chains of their yoke, and when I will have rescued them from the hand of those who rule over them.Ezekiel 34:27
Number of the word / term Chain in Ezekiel: 5
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 5:7 And the king cried out loudly for them to bring in the astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers. And the king proclaimed to the wise men of Babylon, saying, “Whoever will read this writing and make known to me its interpretation will be clothed with purple, and will have a golden chain on his neck, and will be third in my kingdom.”Daniel 5:7
Daniel 5:16 Furthermore, I have heard about you that you can interpret obscure things and solve difficulties. So then, if you succeed in reading the writing, and in revealing its interpretation, you will be clothed with purple, and you will have a chain of gold around your neck, and you will be the third leader in my kingdom.”Daniel 5:16
Daniel 5:29 Then, by the king’s command, Daniel was dressed with purple, and a chain of gold was placed around his neck, and it was proclaimed of him that he held power as the third in the kingdom.Daniel 5:29
Number of the word / term Chain in Daniel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 5:13 And Ephraim saw his own weakness, and Judah his chains. And Ephraim went to Assur, and he sent to the Avenging king. But he will not be able to heal you, nor is he able to release you from your chains.Hosea 5:13
Number of the word / term Chain in Hosea: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Mark
Mark 5:3 who had his dwelling place with the tombs; neither had anyone been able to bind him, even with chains.Mark 5:3
Mark 5:4 For having been bound often with shackles and chains, he had broken the chains and smashed the shackles; and no one had been able to tame him.Mark 5:4
Number of the word / term Chain in Mark: 2
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Luke
Luke 8:29 For he was ordering the unclean spirit to depart from the man. For on many occasions, it would seize him, and he was bound with chains and held by fetters. But breaking the chains, he was driven by the demon into deserted places.Luke 8:29
Number of the word / term Chain in Luke: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Acts
Acts 12:6 And when Herod was ready to produce him, in that same night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains. And there were guards in front of the door, guarding the prison.Acts 12:6
Acts 12:7 And behold, an Angel of the Lord stood near, and a light shined forth in the cell. And tapping Peter on the side, he awakened him, saying, “Rise up, quickly.” And the chains fell from his hands.Acts 12:7
Acts 20:23 except that the Holy Spirit, throughout every city, has cautioned me, saying that chains and tribulations await me at Jerusalem.Acts 20:23
Acts 21:33 Then the tribune, drawing near, apprehended him and ordered that he be bound with two chains. And he was asking who he was and what he had done.Acts 21:33
Acts 26:29 And Paul said, “I hope to God that, both to a small extent and to a great extent, not only you, but also all those who hear me this day will become just as I also am, except for these chains.”Acts 26:29
Acts 28:20 And so, because of this, I requested to see you and to speak to you. For it is because of the hope of Israel that I am encircled with this chain.”Acts 28:20
Number of the word / term Chain in Acts: 6
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Ephesians
Ephesians 6:20 in such a manner that I may dare to speak exactly as I ought to speak. For I act as an ambassador in chains for the Gospel.Ephesians 6:20
Number of the word / term Chain in Ephesians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Philippians
Philippians 1:7 So then, it is right for me to feel this way about all of you, because I hold you in my heart, and because, in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel, you all are partakers of my joy.Philippians 1:7
Philippians 1:13 in such a way that my chains have become manifest in Christ in every place of judgment and in all other such places.Philippians 1:13
Philippians 1:14 And many from among the brothers in the Lord, becoming confident through my chains, are now much bolder in speaking the Word of God without fear.Philippians 1:14
Philippians 1:17 But others, out of contention, announce Christ insincerely, claiming that their difficulties lift them up to my chains.Philippians 1:17
Number of the word / term Chain in Philippians: 4
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Colossians
Colossians 4:18 The greeting of Paul by my own hand. Remember my chains. May grace be with you. Amen.Colossians 4:18
Number of the word / term Chain in Colossians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book 2 Timothy
2 Timothy 1:16 May the Lord have mercy on the house of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me, and he has not been ashamed of my chains.2 Timothy 1:16
Number of the word / term Chain in 2 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Philemon
Philemon 1:10 I beg you, on behalf of my son, whom I have begotten in my chains, Onesimus.Philemon 1:10
Philemon 1:13 I myself wanted to retain him with me, so that he might minister to me, on your behalf, while I am in the chains of the Gospel.Philemon 1:13
Number of the word / term Chain in Philemon: 2
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 11:36 Truly, others were tested by mocking and lashes, and moreover by chains and imprisonment.Hebrews 11:36
Number of the word / term Chain in Hebrews: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Jude
Jude 1:6 And truly, the Angels, who did not keep to their first place, but instead abandoned their own domiciles, he has reserved with perpetual chains under darkness, unto the great day of judgment.Jude 1:6
Number of the word / term Chain in Jude: 1
Bible passages with ‘Chain’ in the book Revelation
Revelation 20:1 And I saw an Angel, descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a great chain.Revelation 20:1
Number of the word / term ‘Chain’ in Revelation: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 68
