Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Limit’ 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 ‘Limit’ occurs 69 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 ‘Limit’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 23:17 And having confirmed that the field, in which there was a double cave overlooking Mamre, formerly belonged to Ephron, both it and the sepulcher, and all its trees, with all its surrounding limits,Genesis 23:17
Genesis 30:43 And the man was enriched beyond limit, and he had many flocks, women servants and men servants, camels and donkeys.Genesis 30:43
Genesis 47:21 along with all of its people, from the newest borders of Egypt, even to its furthest limits,Genesis 47:21
Number of the word / term Limit in Genesis: 3
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Exodus
Exodus 19:12 And you will establish limits for the people all around, and you will say to them: ‘Take care not to ascend to the mountain, and that you do not touch its parts. All who touch the mountain, shall die a death.’Exodus 19:12
Exodus 19:21 he said to him: “Descend, and call the people to witness, lest they might be willing to transgress the limits, so as to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them might perish.Exodus 19:21
Exodus 19:23 And Moses said to the Lord: “The people are not able to ascend to Mount Sinai. For you testified, and you commanded, saying: ‘Set limits around the mountain, and sanctify it.’ ”Exodus 19:23
Exodus 19:24 And the Lord said to him, “Go, descend. And you shall ascend, and Aaron with you. But let not the priests or the people transgress the limits, nor ascend to the Lord, lest perhaps he may put them to death.”Exodus 19:24
Exodus 23:31 Then I will set your limits to be from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Palestinians, and from the desert all the way to the river. I will deliver into your hands the inhabitants of the land, and I will cast them out from your sight.Exodus 23:31
Number of the word / term Limit in Exodus: 5
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 21:13 Having left that place behind, they then made camp opposite Arnon, which is in the desert, and which juts out at the borders of the Amorite. For certainly Arnon is at the limit of Moab, dividing the Moabites and the Amorites.Numbers 21:13
Numbers 33:6 And from Soccoth they went to Etham, which is at the furthest limits of the wilderness.Numbers 33:6
Numbers 33:37 And departing from Kadesh, they encamped at mount Hor, at the furthermost limits of the land of Edom.Numbers 33:37
Numbers 34:2 “Instruct the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have entered into the land of Canaan, and it has fallen into your possession by lot, it shall be bound by these limits:Numbers 34:2
Numbers 34:3 The southern part shall begin from the wilderness of Sin, which is next to Edom, and it shall have the Sea of Salt as a limit to the east.Numbers 34:3
Numbers 34:5 And its limits shall go around from Azmon to the Torrent of Egypt, and shall end at the shore of the Great Sea.Numbers 34:5
Numbers 34:7 Furthermore, toward the northern region, its limits shall begin from the Great Sea, passing through even to the highest mountain.Numbers 34:7
Numbers 34:8 From there, it limits shall advance into Hamath, as far as the limits of Zedad.Numbers 34:8
Numbers 34:9 And its confines shall go all the way to Ziphron, and to the village of Enan. These shall be the limits on the northern side.Numbers 34:9
Numbers 34:10 From there, its limits shall be measured, facing the east side, from the village of Enan as far as Shepham.Numbers 34:10
Numbers 35:5 Facing the east, there shall be two thousand cubits, and facing the south, similarly, there shall be two thousand cubits. Toward the sea, also, which looks out toward the west, there shall be the same measure, and the northern region shall be bounded by equal limits. And the cities shall be in the center, and the suburbs shall be outside.Numbers 35:5
Numbers 35:26 If the one who has killed has been found beyond the limits of the cities which have been assigned to the exiled,Numbers 35:26
Number of the word / term Limit in Numbers: 12
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:64 The Lord will disperse you among all the peoples, from the heights of the earth to its furthest limits. And there you will serve foreign gods of wood and of stone, which you and your fathers did not know.Deuteronomy 28:64
Deuteronomy 32:8 When the Most High divided the nations, when he separated the sons of Adam, he appointed the limits of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.Deuteronomy 32:8
Number of the word / term Limit in Deuteronomy: 2
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 12:4 to the border of Og, the king of Bashan; from the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth, and at Edrei, and who had dominion on mount Hermon, and at Salecah, and into all of Bashan, even to its limits;Joshua 12:4
Joshua 13:27 also, in the valley Beth-haram and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the remaining part of the kingdom of Sihon, the king of Heshbon; the limit of this also is the Jordan, as far as the furthest part of the sea of Chinnereth, beyond the Jordan on the eastern side.Joshua 13:27
Joshua 15:4 And from there, it passes on to Azmon, and reaches to the torrent of Egypt. And its boundary shall be the great sea; this shall be the limit of the southern region.Joshua 15:4
Joshua 15:5 Yet truly, toward the east, the beginning shall be the very salty sea, even to the limit of the Jordan, and that which looks toward the north, from the bay of the sea, even to the same river Jordan.Joshua 15:5
Joshua 19:10 And the third lot fell to the sons of Zebulun, by their families; and the limit of their possession was set as far as Sarid.Joshua 19:10
Joshua 19:22 And its limit reaches to Tabor and Shahazumah and Beth-shemesh; and its exits shall be at the Jordan: sixteen cities, and their villages.Joshua 19:22
Number of the word / term Limit in Joshua: 6
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 9:27 And as they were descending to the very limit of the city, Samuel said to Saul: “Tell the servant to go ahead of us, and to continue on. But as for you, stay here a little while, so that I may reveal the word of the Lord to you.”1 Samuel 9:27
Number of the word / term Limit in 1 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 19:23 By the hand of your servants, you have reproach the Lord, and you have said: ‘By the multitude of my chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the summit of Lebanon. And I have cut down its sublime cedars, and its elect spruce trees. And I have entered even to its limits. And its forest of Carmel,2 Kings 19:23
Number of the word / term Limit in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Job
Job 14:5 The days of man are short, and the number of his months is with you; you have determined his limits, which cannot be surpassed.Job 14:5
Job 22:14 and, “The clouds are his hiding-place,” and, “He does not examine us closely,” and, “He makes his rounds at the limits of the heavens.”Job 22:14
Job 25:3 Is there any limit to the number of his soldiers or to the number of those over whom his light rises?Job 25:3
Job 26:10 He has set limits around the waters, until light and darkness shall reach their limit.Job 26:10
Job 28:24 For he beholds the limits of the world, and he looks upon all things that are under heaven.Job 28:24
Job 38:10 I encircled it with my limits, and I positioned its bars and doors.Job 38:10
Number of the word / term Limit in Job: 6
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 65:8 and those who dwell at the limits will be afraid, before your signs. You will make the passing of morning and evening enjoyable.Psalm 65:8
Psalm 72:8 And he will rule from sea to sea and from the river to the limits of the whole world.Psalm 72:8
Psalm 74:17 You have made all the limits of the earth. The summer and the spring were formed by you.Psalm 74:17
Psalm 95:4 For in his hand are all the limits of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are his.Psalm 95:4
Psalm 104:9 You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.Psalm 104:9
Number of the word / term Limit in Psalm: 5
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 8:29 when he encompassed the sea within its limits, and laid down a law for the waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth.Proverbs 8:29
Proverbs 14:13 Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning occupies the limits of joy.Proverbs 14:13
Proverbs 22:28 Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.Proverbs 22:28
Proverbs 23:4 Do not be willing to labor so that you may be enriched. But set limits by your prudence.Proverbs 23:4
Proverbs 30:4 Who has ascended to heaven and also descended? Who has grasped the wind in his hands? Who has tied the waters together, as with a garment? Who has raised all the limits of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son, if you know?Proverbs 30:4
Number of the word / term Limit in Proverbs: 5
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 5:8 Woe to you who join house to house, and who combine field to field, even to the limits of the place! Do you intend to live alone in the midst of the earth?Isaiah 5:8
Isaiah 5:14 For this reason, Hell has expanded its soul, and has opened its mouth without any limits. And their strong ones, and their people, and their exalted and glorious ones will descend into it.Isaiah 5:14
Isaiah 10:13 For he has said: “I have acted with the strength of my own hand, and I have understood with my own wisdom, and I have removed the limits of the people, and I have plundered their leaders, and, like one with power, I have pulled down those residing on high.Isaiah 10:13
Isaiah 26:15 You have been lenient to the people, O Lord, lenient to the people. But have you been glorified? You have removed all the limits of the earth.Isaiah 26:15
Isaiah 38:12 My longevity has been taken away; it has been folded up and taken from me, like the tent of a shepherd. My life has been cut off, as if by a weaver. While I was still beginning, he cut me off. From morning until evening, you have marked out my limits.Isaiah 38:12
Isaiah 38:13 I hoped, even until morning. Like a lion, so has he crushed all my bones. From morning until evening, you have marked my limits.Isaiah 38:13
Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know, or have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, who has created the limits of the earth. He does not diminish, and he does not struggle. Neither is his wisdom searchable.Isaiah 40:28
Number of the word / term Limit in Isaiah: 7
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 5:22 So then, will you not fear me, says the Lord. And will you not have sorrow before my face? I have placed the shore as a limit for the sea, as an everlasting precept that it will not transgress. And its waves will crash, but they will not prevail; and its waves will swell, but they will not go across.Jeremiah 5:22
Jeremiah 12:12 The devastators have arrived, over all the ways of the wilderness. For the sword of the Lord will devour, from one end of the earth even to its furthest limits. There is no peace for all that is flesh.Jeremiah 12:12
Number of the word / term Limit in Jeremiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 11:36 And the king will act according to his will, and he will be lifted up and will be extolled against every god. And he will speak great things against the God of gods, and he will control, until the passion is completed. Once accomplished, the limit is reached with certainty.Daniel 11:36
Number of the word / term Limit in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Amos
Amos 1:13 Thus says the Lord: For three wicked deeds of the sons of Ammon, and for four, I will not convert him, in so far as he has cut up the pregnant women of Gilead, so as to expand his limits.Amos 1:13
Amos 6:2 Cross over to Calneh and see, and go from there into Hamath the great, and descend into Gath of the Philistines, and to the best kingdoms of these, if their limits are wider than your limits.Amos 6:2
Number of the word / term Limit in Amos: 2
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Obadiah
Obadiah 1:7 They have sent you out all the way to the limit. All the men of your alliance have deceived you. Your men of peace have prevailed against you. Those who eat with you will place snares under you. There is no foresight in him.Obadiah 1:7
Number of the word / term Limit in Obadiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Nahum
Nahum 3:9 Ethiopia and Egypt were its strength, and there is no limit. Africa and Northern Africa have been your helpers.Nahum 3:9
Number of the word / term Limit in Nahum: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Zechariah
Zechariah 9:2 Hamath also is at its limits, and Tyre and Sidon. For, of course, they have assumed themselves to be exceedingly wise.Zechariah 9:2
Number of the word / term Limit in Zechariah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Malachi
Malachi 1:4 But if Idumea will say, “We have been destroyed, but when we return, we will build up what has been destroyed,” thus says the Lord of hosts: They will build up, and I will destroy. And they will be called “The limits of impiety,” and, “The people with whom the Lord has been angry, even to eternity.”Malachi 1:4
Malachi 1:5 And your eyes will see. And you will say, “May the Lord be magnified beyond the limits of Israel.”Malachi 1:5
Number of the word / term Limit in Malachi: 2
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 24:31 And he shall send out his Angels with a trumpet and a great voice. And they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the heights of the heavens, even to their furthest limits.Matthew 24:31
Number of the word / term Limit in Matthew: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Mark
Mark 13:27 And then he will send his Angels, and gather together his elect, from the four winds, from the limits of the earth, to the limits of heaven.Mark 13:27
Number of the word / term Limit in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Acts
Acts 17:26 And he has made, out of one, every family of man: to live upon the face of the entire earth, determining the appointed seasons and the limits of their habitation,Acts 17:26
Number of the word / term Limit in Acts: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book Romans
Romans 10:18 But I say: Have they not heard? For certainly: “Their sound has gone forth throughout all the earth, and their words unto the limits of the whole world.”Romans 10:18
Number of the word / term Limit in Romans: 1
Bible passages with ‘Limit’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 10:13 Thus, we will not glory beyond our measure, but rather according to the measure of the limit which God has measured out to us, a measure which extends even to you.2 Corinthians 10:13
2 Corinthians 10:15 We are not glorying immeasurably over the labors of others. Instead, we hold on to the hope of your growing faith, so as to be magnified in you, according to our own limits, but in abundance,2 Corinthians 10:15
Number of the word / term ‘Limit’ in 2 Corinthians: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
