722 verses contain “Keep” (in the KJV: 540, in the BSB: 408) — showing 501–600
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Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at
midnight, or at the
cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Therefore
keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at
midnight, when the
rooster crows, or in the morning.
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
And what I say to you, I say to
everyone:
Keep watch!”
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death:
tarry ye here, and watch.
Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you
asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to
keep watch for one hour?
And the multitude crying
aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.
So the crowd went up and began asking
Pilate to
keep his custom.
And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by night.
And there were
shepherds residing in the fields nearby,
keeping watch over their flocks by night.
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of
repentance, and begin not to say within
yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Produce fruit, then, in
keeping with
repentance. And do not begin to say to
yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully;
And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.
At
daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to
keep Him from leaving.
And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the
Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?
Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the
Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours
keep on eating and drinking.”
But that on the good ground are they, which in an
honest and good heart, having heard the word,
keep it, and bring forth fruit with
patience.
But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word,
cling to it, and by
persevering produce a crop.
And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and
bruising him hardly departeth from him.
A spirit
keeps seizing him, and he screams
abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It
keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
But he said,
Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and
keep it.
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Let your loins be
girded about, and your lights burning;
Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
Then said he unto the dresser of his
vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
So he said to the
keeper of the
vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and
haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to
morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will
keep driving out demons and
healing people
today and
tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My
goal.’
Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to
morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Nevertheless, I must
keep going
today and
tomorrow and the next day, for it is not
admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will
avenge her, lest by her continual coming she
weary me.
yet because this widow
keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a
trench about thee, and compass thee round, and
keep thee in on every side,
For the days will come upon you when your enemies will
barricade you and
surround you and
hem you in on every side.
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I
thirst not, neither come
hither to draw.
The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get
thirsty and have to
keep coming here to draw water.”
Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
Verily,
verily, I say unto you, If a man
keep my saying, he shall never see death.
Truly, truly, I tell you, if
anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
“Now we know that You have a
demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that
anyone who
keeps Your word will never taste death.
Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a
liar like unto you: but I know him, and
keep his saying.
You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a
liar like you. But I do know Him, and I
keep His word.
Therefore said some of the
Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he
keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a
sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
Because of this, some of the
Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not
keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long
dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You
keep us in
suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a
thief, and had the
bag, and bare what was put therein.
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a
thief. As
keeper of the money
bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Whoever loves his life will lose it, but
whoever hates his life in this world will
keep it for eternal life.
And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
As for
anyone who hears My words and does not
keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Whoever has My commandments and
keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and
reveal Myself to him.”
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Jesus replied, “If
anyone loves Me, he will
keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.
Whoever does not love Me does not
keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
I am the true vine, and my Father is the
husbandman.
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the
keeper of the
vineyard.
If ye
keep my commandments, ye shall
abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and
abide in his love.
If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have
persecuted me, they will also
persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will
keep yours also.
Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they
persecuted Me, they will
persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will
keep yours as well.
And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.
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 himself.
Because it was cold, the servants and officers were standing around a charcoal fire they had made to keep warm. And Peter was also standing with them, warming himself.
But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly
threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
But to
keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must
warn them not to speak to
anyone in this name.”
But Peter said,
Ananias, why hath
Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to
keep back part of the price of the land?
Then Peter said, “
Ananias, how is it that
Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and
withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
“We found the
jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a
Jew to
keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a
Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
And when he had
apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four
quaternions of soldiers to
keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the
Passover.
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from
Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
But there rose up certain of the sect of the
Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to
circumcise them, and to command them to
keep the law of Moses.
But some believers from the party of the
Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be
circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words,
subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be
circumcised, and
keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our
authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
You must
abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of
strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things.
Farewell.
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the
jailer to
keep them safely:
And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the
jailer to guard them securely.
And the
keeper of the prison
awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
When the
jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
The
jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
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.
And Paul after this
tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him
Priscilla and
Aquila; having
shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a
vow.
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head
shaved in Cenchrea to
keep a
vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by
Priscilla and
Aquila.
But
bade them
farewell, saying, I must by all means
keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
Take
heed therefore unto
yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Keep watch over
yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be
shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Them take, and
purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may
shave their heads: and all may know that those things,
whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou
thyself also walkest orderly, and
keepest the law.
Take these men,
purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads
shaved. Then
everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they
keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from
strangled, and from
fornication.
As for the
Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must
abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of
strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
And he commanded a
centurion to
keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should
forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
He ordered the
centurion to
keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
And now I
exhort you to be of good
cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.
But now I
urge you to
keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.
Do not let your zeal
subside;
keep your spiritual
fervor, serving the Lord.
Hast thou faith? have it to
thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
Keep your belief about such matters between
yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not
condemn himself by what he approves.
Nevertheless he that standeth
stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will
keep his virgin, doeth well.
But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no
constraint, with control over his will and
resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
But I
keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a
castaway.
No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not
lust after evil things, as they also
lusted.
These things took place as examples to
keep us from
craving evil things as they did.
Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
Now I
commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
Doth not
behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
provoked, thinketh no evil;
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
But if there be no
interpreter, let him
keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
But if there is no
interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
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.
And not as Moses, which put a
vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not
stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
We are not like Moses, who would put a
veil over his face to
keep the Israelites from
gazing at the end of what was
fading away.
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
And in keeping with what is written: “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from
Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being
burdensome unto you, and so will I
keep myself.
And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to
anyone; for the brothers who came from
Macedonia supplied my needs. I have
refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
But I will
keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they
boast.
And lest I should be
exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a
thorn in the flesh, the
messenger of
Satan to
buffet me, lest I should be
exalted above measure.
But if ye
bite and
devour one another, take
heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
But if you
keep on
biting and
devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
For neither they themselves who are
circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you
circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
and with
diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
But the Lord is faithful, who shall
stablish you, and
keep you from evil.
But the Lord is faithful, and He will
strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw
yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
This charge I commit unto thee, son
Timothy, according to the
prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
Timothy, my child, I
entrust you with this command in
keeping with the previous
prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
An
overseer must
manage his own household well and
keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be
partaker of other men’s sins:
keep thyself pure.
Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others.
Keep yourself pure.
That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Keep this commandment without
stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,
O
Timothy,
keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding
profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not
ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to
keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not
ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am
convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
Guard the
treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
to be self-
controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and
submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.