In the context of the Bible, the term "warmed" is often associated with physical comfort, hospitality, and spiritual fervor. The concept of being warmed can be both literal, as in being physically warmed by a fire or clothing, and metaphorical, as in being spiritually or emotionally warmed by God's presence or the fellowship of believers.

Physical Warmth

One of the most direct references to being physically warmed is found in the account of Peter during the trial of Jesus. In the Gospel of John, it is recorded: "Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, 'You are not one of His disciples too, are you?' He denied it, saying, 'I am not'" (John 18:25). Here, Peter is physically warming himself by a fire in the courtyard of the high priest, a setting that also highlights his spiritual struggle and denial of Christ.

The need for physical warmth is also evident in the Old Testament. In 1 Kings 1:1-4, King David, in his old age, is unable to keep warm. The passage states: "When King David was old and well advanced in years, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him" (1 Kings 1:1). This led to the search for Abishag the Shunammite to attend to him and keep him warm, illustrating the human need for warmth and care.

Spiritual Warmth

Metaphorically, warmth is often used to describe spiritual fervor and the presence of God. In Revelation 3:15-16, the church in Laodicea is admonished for being lukewarm: "I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other! So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My mouth" . Here, warmth is associated with spiritual zeal and commitment, contrasting with the complacency of being lukewarm.

The warmth of God's love and the fellowship of believers is a recurring theme in the New Testament. In Acts 28:2, the islanders of Malta show unusual kindness to Paul and his companions by kindling a fire to warm them after their shipwreck: "The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold" . This act of hospitality reflects the warmth of Christian love and community.

Symbolism and Application

Warmth in the Bible often symbolizes God's care and provision. In Isaiah 44:15-16, the prophet speaks of the warmth provided by wood, which is used both for fuel and for crafting idols: "It is used as fuel for burning; some of it he takes and warms himself, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. But he also fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it" . This passage highlights the dual nature of warmth as both a physical necessity and a potential distraction from true worship.

In a spiritual sense, believers are encouraged to maintain the warmth of their faith and love for one another. The Apostle Paul exhorts the church in Rome to be "fervent in spirit" (Romans 12:11), indicating a passionate and warm-hearted devotion to God and His work.

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... myself. Word Origin from thermos (hot); from the same as theros Definition
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... warm NASB Word Usage became warm (1), become heated (1), grew hot (1), heat (1),
hot (6), inflame (1), keep warm (3), mated (2), warm (4), warmed (1), warms (3 ...
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"I Felt My Heart Strangely Warmed"
... Chapter 2. Troubles in Georgia; Return to England; Peter Bohler; "I Felt my
Heart Strangely Warmed" "I Felt My Heart Strangely Warmed". ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/i felt my heart strangely.htm

Jesus Before Caiaphas
... And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it
was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed ...
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Of the Harmony Characterizing the Accounts which These Evangelists ...
... palace, and went in and sat with the servants to see the end." [1292] To this passage
in the narrative Mark makes this addition: "And he warmed himself at the ...
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Image Worship Condemned by Scripture.
... And upon the half thereof he roasted flesh and ate and was filled, and was warmed
and said: It is pleasant to me, because I am warmed and have seen the fire ...
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Of the Second Species of Rapture.
... us view it. Rarely is a man warmed by the sunbeams without being illuminated,
or illuminated without being warmed. Love easily makes ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter v of the second.htm

Prayer Born of Compassion
... This sort of compassion goes beyond the relief of mere bodily wants, and saying,
"Be ye warmed"be ye clothed." It reaches deeper down and goes much farther. ...
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A Rash Vow
... 'Be thou warmed and filled,' he says to his brother, and, in a lazy expansion
of heart, forgets that he has never lifted a finger to help. ...
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The Journal of John Wesley
... Chapter 2. Troubles in Georgia; Return to England; Peter Bohler; "I Felt my Heart
Strangely Warmed". Begins to Learn Spanish. ... "I Felt My Heart Strangely Warmed". ...
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Fifth Tractate. Problems of the Soul (3). [Also Entitled "On Sight ...
... only as through an intermediary, in the same way as we are aware of warmth where
it is not the distant fire itself that warms us, but the warmed intervening air ...
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A Compendious view of the Christian Life.
... it a passage. And whatever heat falls upon it, it absorbs and retains, and
being warmed by it, warms in turn the body. And for this ...
/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter xi a compendious view of.htm

Warmed (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Warm. Multi-Version Concordance
Warmed (6 Occurrences). Mark 14:54 And Peter followed him ...
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Warm (25 Occurrences)
... 13. (n.) The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming; a
heating. Multi-Version Concordance Warm (25 Occurrences). ...
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Stove (4 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) A house or room artificially warmed or heated; a forcing house, or hothouse;
a drying room; -- formerly, designating an artificially warmed dwelling or ...
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Stood (491 Occurrences)
... John 18:18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals;
for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and ...
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Needed (59 Occurrences)
... James 2:16 and any one of you may say to them, 'Depart ye in peace, be warmed, and
be filled,' and may not give to them the things needful for the body, what ...
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Needful (17 Occurrences)
... James 2:16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body ...
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Notwithstanding (37 Occurrences)
... James 2:16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;
notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body ...
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Warmeth (3 Occurrences)

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Warming (7 Occurrences)
... RSV NIV). Job 31:20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not
warmed with the fleece of my sheep; (See NIV). Job 39:14 ...
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Fleece (6 Occurrences)
... Job 31:20 if his heart hasn't blessed me, if he hasn't been warmed with my
sheep's fleece; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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