429 verses contain “Hold” (in the KJV: 312, in the BSB: 174) — showing 301–400
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And they laid hands on them, and put them in
hold unto the next day: for it was now
eventide.
They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in
custody until the next day.
And he
kneeled down, and
cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell
asleep.
Falling on his knees, he
cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not
hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell
asleep.
But he,
beckoning unto them with the hand to
hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go
shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who
hold the truth in unrighteousness;
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the
godlessness and wickedness of men who
suppress the truth by their wickedness.
But I see another law in my members,
warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
But I see another law at work in my body,
warring against the law of my mind and
holding me
captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth.
Yea, he shall be
holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
(For the weapons of our warfare are not
carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong
holds;)
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to
demolish strongholds.
Holding forth the word of life; that I may
rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
as you
hold forth the word of life, in order that I may
boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
Receive him therefore in the Lord with all
gladness; and
hold such in reputation:
Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may
apprehend that for which also I am
apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
Brethren, I count not myself to have
apprehended: but this one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken
hold of it. But one thing I do:
Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is
ahead,
And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
And not
holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having
nourishment ministered, and
knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and
knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among
yourselves.
In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Therefore, brothers, stand firm and
cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not
everyone holds to the faith.
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made
shipwreck:
holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby
shipwrecked their faith.
Holding the
mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
They must
hold to the
mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but
godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
For physical exercise is of limited value, but
godliness is valuable in every way,
holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
Fight the good fight of faith, lay
hold on eternal life,
whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take
hold of that which is truly life.
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to
exhort and to
convince the gainsayers.
He must
hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can
encourage others by sound teaching and
refute those who
contradict it.
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we
hold fast the confidence and the
rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we
hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we
boast.
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we
hold the beginning of our confidence
stedfast unto the end;
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us
hold firmly to what we
profess.
That by two
immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong
consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay
hold upon the hope set before us:
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
Let us
hold fast the profession of our faith without
wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
My brothers, as you
hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show
favoritism.
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to
rescue the godly from trials and to
hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for
evermore,
Amen; and have the keys of
hell and of death.
the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive
forever and ever! And I
hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
To the angel of the church in
Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who
holds the sharp, double-edged sword.
I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where
Satan’s seat is: and thou
holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein
Antipas was my faithful
martyr, who was slain among you, where
Satan dwelleth.
I know where you live, where the throne of
Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness
Antipas was killed among you, where
Satan dwells.
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that
hold the doctrine of
Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit
fornication.
But I have a few things against you, because some of you
hold to the teaching of
Balaam, who taught Balak to place a
stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
So hast thou also them that
hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I
hate.
In the same way, some of you also
hold to the teaching of the
Nicolaitans.
But unto you I say, and unto the rest in
Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of
Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
But I say to the rest of you in
Thyatira, who do not
hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of
Satan: I will place no further burden upon you.
But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come.
And unto the angel of the church in
Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
“To the angel of the church in
Sardis write: These are the words of the One who
holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and
hold fast, and
repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a
thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and
repent. If you do not
wake up, I will come like a
thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
When He had taken the
scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a
harp, and they were
holding golden
bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
After this I
beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
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 the
dragon was
wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the
remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
And the
dragon was
enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and
hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the
dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had
gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
And he
cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the
habitation of devils, and the
hold of every foul spirit, and a
cage of every unclean and
hateful bird.
And he
cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a
lair for demons and a
haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every
detestable beast.
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the
Abyss,
holding in his hand a great chain.
And he laid
hold on the
dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and
Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
He seized the
dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and
Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Thus were the things that belonged to the sacrifices of the Lord accomplished in that day, that they might
hold the
passover,
And that all the country which they hold should be free without tribute; and that the Edomites should give over the villages of the Jews which then they held:
But the heathen of the land lying heavy upon the inhabitants of
Judea, and
holding them strait, hindered their building;
Then answered he me, and said, The creature may not
haste above the maker; neither may the world
hold them at once that shall be created therein.
And
didst separate the one from the other: for the seventh part, namely, where the water was gathered together, might not
hold them both.
I will
hold my tongue no more as touching their wickedness, which they
profanely commit, neither will I suffer them in those things, in which they wickedly exercise themselves: behold, the innocent and righteous blood crieth unto me, and the souls of the just
complain continually.
Then the angel said unto him, Take the fish. And the young man laid hold of the fish, and drew it to land.
To whom
Tobit said,
Hold thy peace, take no care, for he is safe.
But she said,
Hold thy peace, and
deceive me not; my son is dead. And she went out every day into the way which they went, and did eat no meat on the
daytime, and ceased not whole nights to
bewail her son Tobias, until the fourteen days of the
wedding were
expired, which Raguel had
sworn that he should
spend there. Then Tobias said to Raguel, Let me go, for my father and my mother look no more to see me.
And took
hold of his father: and he
strake of the gall on his fathers’ eyes, saying, Be of good hope, my father.
And approached to his bed, and took
hold of the hair of his head, and said,
Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, this day.
Nevertheless through
envy of the devil came death into the world: and they that do
hold of his side do find it.
When I
hold my tongue, they shall
bide my leisure, and when I speak, they shall give good ear unto me: if I talk much, they shall lay their hands upon their mouth.
And all the enemies of thy people, that
hold them in subjection, are most
foolish, and are more
miserable than very babes.
Wisdom raineth down skill and knowledge of understanding standing, and exalteth them to honour that hold her fast.
Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her.
If a man commit himself unto her, he shall
inherit her; and his generation shall
hold her in possession.
Search, and seek, and she shall be made known unto thee: and when thou hast got hold of her, let her not go.
Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.
When a rich man speaketh, every man
holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they
extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he
stumble, they will help to overthrow him.
There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise.
Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.
A wise man will
hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a
babbler and a
fool will regard no time.
The inner parts of a
fool are like a broken vessel, and he will
hold no knowledge as long as he liveth.
Turn away from me vain hopes and
concupiscence, and thou shalt
hold him up that is
desirous always to serve thee.
An evil wife is a yoke
shaken to and
fro: he that hath
hold of her is as though he held a
scorpion.
Unless a man
hold himself
diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown.
Be it little or much, hold thee contented, that thou hear not the reproach of thy house.
Chastise thy son, and
hold him to labour, lest his
lewd behaviour be an offence unto thee.
Let thy speech be short,
comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet
holdeth his tongue.
How can he get wisdom that
holdeth the
plough, and that glorieth in the
goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks?
Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it: their children were far off from that way.
Turn thee, O Jacob, and take
hold of it: walk in the presence of the light thereof, that thou mayest be
illuminated.
And he that cannot put to death one that offendeth him
holdeth a
sceptre, as though he were a judge of the country.
And when we saw them together, the man we could not
hold: for he was stronger than we, and opened the door, and
leaped out.
And made many wars, and won many strong
holds, and
slew the kings of the earth,
Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them.
Now Jerusalem lay void as a wilderness, there was none of her children that went in or out: the sanctuary also was
trodden down, and aliens kept the strong
hold; the heathen had their
habitation in that place; and joy was taken from Jacob, and the pipe with the
harp ceased.
Also the king and the princes made an oath unto them:
whereupon they went out of the strong
hold.
And that they, having knowledge thereof sent against them a certain captain, and fighting with them
slew many of them, and carried away
captives their wives and their children, and
spoiled them, and took possession of their lands, and pulled down their strong
holds, and brought them to be their servants unto this day:
And of them some shall be placed in the king’s strong
holds, of whom also some shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom, which are of trust: and I will that their overseers and governors be of themselves, and that they live after their own laws, even as the king hath commanded in the land of
Judea.