53 verses contain “Public” (in the KJV: 29, in the BSB: 27) — showing 1–53
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And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of
swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
“If someone sins by failing to
testify when he hears a
public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
And thou shalt gather all the
spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the
spoil thereof every
whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an
heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
And you are to gather all its
plunder in the middle of the
public square, and completely burn the city and all its
plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a
mound of ruins
forever, never to be rebuilt.
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of
Jonathan his son from the men of
Jabesh-
gilead, which had
stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had
hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in
Gilboa:
he went and took the bones of Saul and his son
Jonathan from the men of
Jabesh-
gilead, who had
stolen them from the
public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at
Gilboa.
When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
Let thy fountains be
dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
The
slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
In their streets they shall
gird themselves with
sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall
howl,
weeping abundantly.
In its streets they wear
sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the
public squares they all
wail, falling down
weeping.
And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth
afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and
equity cannot enter.
So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has
stumbled in the
public square, and
honesty cannot enter.
There shall be
lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD.
On all the rooftops of Moab and in the
public squares,
everyone is
mourning; for I have
shattered Moab like an unwanted
jar,” declares the LORD.
That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.
In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an
harlot, in that thou scornest
hire;
But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every
public square, you were not even like a
prostitute, because you
scorned payment.
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be
wailing in all the
public squares and
cries of ‘
Alas!
Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to
mourn, and the mourners to
wail.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a
publick example, was minded to put her away
privily.
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her
publicly, he resolved to
divorce her quietly.
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
And if ye
salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the
publicans so?
And if you
greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
Later, as Jesus was
dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and
ate with Him and His disciples.
And when the
Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with
publicans and sinners?
When the
Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man
gluttonous, and a
winebibber, a friend of
publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this
glutton and
drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is
vindicated by her actions.”
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a
publican.
If he refuses to
listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to
listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax
collector.
Whether of them
twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them,
Verily I say unto you, That the
publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the
publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it,
repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not
repent and believe him.
And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
While Jesus was
dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.
And when the
scribes and
Pharisees saw him eat with
publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with
publicans and sinners?
When the
scribes who were
Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his
shewing unto Israel.
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
Then came also
publicans to be
baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Even tax collectors came to be
baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
And after these things he went forth, and saw a
publican, named Levi, sitting at the
receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax
collector named Levi sitting at the tax
booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.
Then Levi hosted a great
banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
But their
scribes and
Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with
publicans and sinners?
And all the people that heard him, and the
publicans, justified God, being
baptized with the baptism of John.
All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a
gluttonous man, and a
winebibber, a friend of
publicans and sinners!
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this
glutton and
drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to
listen to Jesus.
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a
Pharisee, and the other a
publican.
“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a
Pharisee and the other a tax
collector.
The
Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I
thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this
publican.
The
Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I
thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax
collector.
But the tax
collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a
sinner!’
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax
collector, who was very wealthy.
For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things,
shew thyself to the world.
For no one who wants to be known
publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show
Yourself to the world.”
But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
and arrested the apostles and put them in the
public jail.
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out
privily?
nay verily; but let them come themselves and
fetch us out.
But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us
publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and
escort us out!”
For he powerfully
refuted the Jews in
public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
But when
divers were
hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one
Tyrannus.
And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
I did not
shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you
publicly and from house to house,
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a
public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
Till I come, give attendance to reading, to
exhortation, to doctrine.
Partly, whilst ye were made a
gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
Sometimes you were
publicly exposed to
ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
They shall not be sought for in publick counsel, nor sit high in the congregation: they shall not sit on the judges’ seat, nor understand the sentence of judgment: they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken.
And it pleased the people to
entertain the men honourably, and to put the copy of their
ambassage in
publick records, to the end the people of the Lacedemonians might have a
memorial thereof:
furthermore we have written a copy thereof unto Simon the high priest.
He went to the king, not to be an
accuser of his countrymen, but seeking the good of all, both
publick and private:
So Nicanor in exceeding pride and
haughtiness determined to set up a
publick monument of his victory over
Judas and them that were with him.