What Does the Bible Say About Postures?

1 Timothy 2:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes

I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;

Psalm 95:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

Acts 21:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes

When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed

Luke 22:41 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed,

Luke 18:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

Mark 11:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

Psalm 63:4 ESV / 4 helpful votes

So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

1 Kings 8:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven,

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

Acts 20:36 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.

John 1:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Mark 9:48 ESV / 3 helpful votes

‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’

Matthew 26:39 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”

Psalm 47:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!

Psalm 28:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.

Nehemiah 8:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

1 Kings 8:54 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Now as Solomon finished offering all this prayer and plea to the Lord, he arose from before the altar of the Lord, where he had knelt with hands outstretched toward heaven.

Exodus 4:31 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.

Genesis 2:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

Revelation 3:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

1 Peter 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Ephesians 6:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

Ephesians 3:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Romans 14:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”

Acts 7:60 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

John 17:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you,

John 17:1-26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. ...

Luke 18:10-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

Matthew 26:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”

Daniel 6:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.

Isaiah 45:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes

By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.’

Psalm 141:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!

Psalm 134:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord!

Psalm 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

Ezra 9:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And at the evening sacrifice I rose from my fasting, with my garment and my cloak torn, and fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God,

2 Chronicles 20:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping the Lord.

2 Chronicles 7:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

When all the people of Israel saw the fire come down and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed down with their faces to the ground on the pavement and worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”

1 Chronicles 29:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then David said to all the assembly, “Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed their heads and paid homage to the Lord and to the king.

1 Kings 18:42 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees.

Joshua 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”

Exodus 34:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And Moses quickly bowed his head toward the earth and worshiped.

Genesis 24:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The man bowed his head and worshiped the Lord

43 Bible Verses about Postures

1 Timothy 2:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 95:6 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 21:5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 22:41 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 18:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 11:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 63:4 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Kings 8:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 9:27 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 20:36 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 9:48 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 26:39 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 47:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 28:2 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Nehemiah 8:6 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Kings 8:54 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 4:31 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 2:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 3:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 5:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 6:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 3:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 14:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 7:60 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 17:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 17:1-26 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 18:10-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 26:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Daniel 6:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Isaiah 45:23 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 141:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 134:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 4:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ezra 9:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 20:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Chronicles 7:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Chronicles 29:20 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Kings 18:42 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Joshua 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 34:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 24:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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