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In the biblical context, worshippers are individuals or groups who engage in acts of reverence, adoration, and devotion towards God. Worship is a central theme throughout the Scriptures, reflecting the relationship between God and His people. Worshippers are called to honor God with their hearts, minds, and actions, acknowledging His sovereignty, holiness, and love.

Old Testament Worship

In the Old Testament, worship was often centered around the Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem. The Israelites were instructed to offer sacrifices and observe festivals as acts of worship. The book of Leviticus outlines various offerings and rituals that were to be performed by the priests and the people. Worship was not only a physical act but also a matter of the heart. In Deuteronomy 6:5, the command is given: "Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."

The Psalms provide a rich tapestry of worship, expressing a range of emotions from lament to exuberant praise. Psalm 95:6-7 invites worshippers: "Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care."

New Testament Worship

With the coming of Jesus Christ, worship took on a new dimension. Jesus emphasized worship in spirit and truth, as seen in His conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well. In John 4:23-24 , Jesus declares, "But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him. God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."

The early church gathered regularly for worship, which included teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer (Acts 2:42). Worship was characterized by a deep sense of community and devotion to the apostles' teaching and to one another.

Worship in the Epistles

The epistles provide further instruction on worship. Romans 12:1 urges believers: "Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship." This verse highlights the concept of worship as a lifestyle, where every aspect of a believer's life is an offering to God.

In Colossians 3:16-17 , Paul writes, "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

Worship in Revelation

The book of Revelation provides a glimpse of heavenly worship, where worshippers from every nation, tribe, people, and language stand before the throne of God. Revelation 7:9-10 describes this scene: "After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: 'Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!'"

Characteristics of True Worshippers

True worshippers are characterized by their sincerity, humility, and obedience to God. They seek to honor God not only through outward expressions but also through the inward posture of their hearts. Worship is both an individual and communal act, reflecting a life surrendered to God and aligned with His will. Worshippers are called to live in a way that glorifies God, bearing witness to His grace and truth in the world.

Greek

2411. hieron -- temple.
... Spelling: (hee-er-on') Short Definition: a temple Definition: a temple, either the
whole building, or specifically the outer courts, open to worshippers. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8426. todah -- thanksgiving
... yadah; properly, an extension of the hand, ie (by implication) avowal, or (usually)
adoration; specifically, a choir of worshippers -- confession, (sacrifice of ...
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Library

Yezidees, or Worshippers of the Devil.
... YEZIDEES, OR WORSHIPPERS OF THE DEVIL. From ... Savior. They have also a remnant
of Sabianism, or the religion of the ancient fire-worshippers. ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/yezidees or worshippers of the.htm

That the Worshippers of the Gods Never Received from them any ...
... Book II. Chapter 4."That the Worshippers of the Gods Never Received from Them Any
Healthy Moral Precepts, and that in Celebrating Their Worship All Sorts of ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 4 that the worshippers of.htm

For what Reason the Worshippers of Janus have Made his Image with ...
... Book VII. Chapter 8."For What Reason the Worshippers of Janus Have Made His Image
with Two Faces, When They Would Sometimes Have It Be Seen with Four. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 8 for what reason the.htm

And Yet, O Ye Great Worshippers and Priests of the Deities...
... Book I. 17 And yet, O ye great worshippers and priests of the deities?
And yet, O ye great worshippers and priests of the deities ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/17 and yet o ye.htm

Who are Worshippers of God?
... Book V. Chapter XXXIV."Who are Worshippers of God? "But some one will say, These
passions sometimes befall even those who worship God. It is not true. ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter xxxiv who are worshippers of.htm

Like Gods, Like Worshippers.
... Book X. Chapter XXXVII."Like Gods, Like Worshippers. "But since those things
rather are true which the public baseness testifies ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter xxxvii like gods like worshippers.htm

Heathen Worshippers under the Power of the Demon.
... Homily XI. Chapter XV."Heathen Worshippers Under the Power of the Demon.
"And why do ye take pleasure in these doings? Since the ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xv heathen worshippers under the.htm

That Even among their Own Worshippers the Name "Demon" Has Never a ...
... Book IX. Chapter 19."That Even Among Their Own Worshippers the Name "Demon"
Has Never a Good Signification. But as some of these ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 19 that even among their.htm

In Spirit and Truth;' or the True Worshippers.
... IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH;' Or THE TRUE WORSHIPPERS. ... The Father seeks worshippers:
our worship satisfies His loving heart and is a joy to Him. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/murray/lord teach us to pray/in spirit and truth or.htm

We are Worshippers of one God, of Whose Existence and Character ...
... Chapter II. We are worshippers of one God, of whose existence and character
Nature teaches all men? We are worshippers of one ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/to scapula/chapter ii we are worshippers.htm

Thesaurus

Worshippers (45 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Worshippers (45 Occurrences). ... John 4:24 God is Spirit:
then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit. (BBE). ...
/w/worshippers.htm - 19k

Ministers (49 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT). 2 Kings 10:19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets
of Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. ...
/m/ministers.htm - 21k

Ba'al (55 Occurrences)
... much. (See RSV). 2 Kings 10:19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets
of Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. Let ...
/b/ba'al.htm - 22k

Nay (92 Occurrences)
... John 4:23 But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers
will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father ...
/n/nay.htm - 34k

Jehon'adab (2 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 10:23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of
Baal; and he said unto the worshippers of Baal: 'Search, and look that there be ...
/j/jehon'adab.htm - 7k

Jehonadab (2 Occurrences)
... Then he said to the worshippers of Baal, "Search, and look that there are here with
you none of the servants of Yahweh, but the worshippers of Baal only." (WEB ...
/j/jehonadab.htm - 11k

Libertines (1 Occurrence)
... However (a) the number of worshippers would be extremely large, (b) the bond of
union is not obvious, (c) rabbinic tradition speaks of 480 synagogues in ...
/l/libertines.htm - 11k

Idols (186 Occurrences)
... that in this world you are to keep wholly aloof from such as they, any more than
from people who are avaricious and greedy of gain, or from worshippers of idols ...
/i/idols.htm - 37k

Fails (35 Occurrences)
... him. (See NIV). 2 Kings 10:19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets of
Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. Let ...
/f/fails.htm - 16k

Recab (12 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 10:23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of
Baal; and he said unto the worshippers of Baal: 'Search, and look that there be ...
/r/recab.htm - 10k

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Worshippers (45 Occurrences)

John 4:23
But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT)

John 4:24
God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
(BBE)

Acts 9:21
And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.
(BBE)

Acts 17:17
So he had discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and the other worshippers, and in the market place, day after day, with those whom he happened to meet.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 5:10
not that in this world you are to keep wholly aloof from such as they, any more than from people who are avaricious and greedy of gain, or from worshippers of idols. For that would mean that you would be compelled to go out of the world altogether.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 10:7
And you must not be worshippers of idols, as some of them were. For it is written, "The People sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to dance."
(WEY)

Hebrews 10:2
Or else wouldn't they have ceased to be offered, because the worshippers, having been once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY)

Revelation 11:1
And there was given to me a measuring rod: and one said, Go up and take the measure of the house of God, and the altar, and the worshippers in it.
(BBE)

Exodus 34:14
For you are to be worshippers of no other god: for the Lord is a God who will not give his honour to another.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 11:16
But take care that your hearts are not turned to false ways so that you become servants and worshippers of other gods;
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 30:17
But if your heart is turned away and your ear is shut, and you go after those who would make you servants and worshippers of other gods:
(BBE)

1 Samuel 7:4
So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.
(BBE)

2 Kings 10:19
Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. Let none be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live." But Jehu did it in subtlety, intending that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV)

2 Kings 10:21
Jehu sent through all Israel; and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that didn't come. They came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV)

2 Kings 10:22
He said to him who was over the vestry, "Bring out robes for all the worshippers of Baal!" He brought robes out to them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV)

2 Kings 10:23
Jehu went with Jehonadab the son of Rechab into the house of Baal. Then he said to the worshippers of Baal, "Search, and look that there are here with you none of the servants of Yahweh, but the worshippers of Baal only."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV)

2 Kings 17:7
And the wrath of the Lord came on Israel because they had done evil against the Lord their God, who took them out of the land of Egypt from under the yoke of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and had become worshippers of other gods,
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 24:18
And they gave up the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and became worshippers of pillars of wood and of the images; and because of this sin of theirs, wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem.
(BBE)

Nehemiah 9:6
You are the Lord, even you only; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens with all their armies, the earth and all things in it, the seas and everything in them; and you keep them from destruction: and the armies of heaven are your worshippers.
(BBE)

Psalms 22:25
My praise will be of you in the great meeting: I will make my offerings before his worshippers.
(BBE)

Psalms 31:19
O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!
(BBE)

Psalms 74:2
Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.
(BBE)

Psalms 74:4
Sending out their voices like lions among your worshippers; they have put up their signs to be seen.
(BBE)

Psalms 85:9
Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.
(BBE)

Psalms 103:11
For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.
(BBE)

Psalms 103:13
As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.
(BBE)

Psalms 103:17
But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
(BBE)

Psalms 111:5
He has given food to his worshippers; he will keep his agreement in mind for ever.
(BBE)

Psalms 115:11
You worshippers of the Lord, have faith in the Lord: he is their help and their breastplate.
(BBE)

Psalms 115:13
He will send blessings on the worshippers of the Lord, on the small and on the great.
(BBE)

Psalms 118:4
Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
(BBE)

Psalms 119:63
I keep company with all your worshippers, and those who have your orders in their memory.
(BBE)

Psalms 119:74
Your worshippers will see me and be glad; because my hope has been in your word.
(BBE)

Psalms 119:79
Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.
(BBE)

Psalms 135:20
Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.
(BBE)

Psalms 145:19
To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation.
(BBE)

Psalms 145:20
The Lord will keep all his worshippers from danger; but he will send destruction on all sinners.
(BBE)

Psalms 147:11
The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 13:10
These evil people who say they will not give ear to my words, who go on in the pride of their hearts and have become servants and worshippers of other gods, will become like this band which is of no use for anything.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 16:11
Then you will say to them, Because your fathers have given me up, says the Lord, and have gone after other gods and become their servants and their worshippers, and have given me up and have not kept my law;
(BBE)

Jeremiah 22:9
And they will say, Because they gave up the agreement of the Lord their God, and became worshippers and servants of other gods.
(BBE)

Daniel 3:12
There are certain Jews whom you have put over the business of the land of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men have not given attention to you, O King: they are not servants of your gods or worshippers of the gold image which you have put up.
(BBE)

Daniel 3:28
Nebuchadnezzar made answer and said, Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent his angel and kept his servants safe who had faith in him, and who put the king's word on one side and gave up their bodies to the fire, so that they might not be servants or worshippers of any other god but their God.
(BBE)

Jonah 2:8
The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.
(BBE)

Zephaniah 1:5
And the worshippers of the army of heaven on the house-tops, and the Lord's worshippers who take oaths by Milcom,
(BBE)

Subtopics

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