136 verses contain “abide” (in the KJV: 122, in the BSB: 22) — showing 1–100
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And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and
tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said,
Nay; but we will
abide in the street all night.
and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and
spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will
spend the night in the square.”
And Abraham said unto his young men,
Abide ye here with the
ass; and I and the
lad will go
yonder and worship, and come again to you,
“Stay here with the
donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.”
And her brother and her mother said, Let the
damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.
But her brother and mother said, “Let the
girl remain with us ten days or so. After that, she may go.”
And
Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man:
abide with me.
Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.”
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find
anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God
abides?”
Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant
abide instead of the
lad a
bondman to my lord; and let the
lad go up with his brethren.
Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.
See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day,
everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”
Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”
And he shall make an
atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
So he shall make
atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and
rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which
abides among them, because it is surrounded by their impurities.
Thou shalt not
defraud thy neighbour, neither
rob him: the wages of him that is
hired shall not
abide with thee all night until the morning.
He sent messengers therefore unto
Balaam the son of Beor to
Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they
abide over against me:
he sent messengers to
Balaam son of Beor at
Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
All of you who have killed a person or touched the dead are to remain outside the camp for seven days. On the third day and the seventh day you are to
purify both
yourselves and your
captives.
Every thing that may
abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be
purified with the water of separation: and all that
abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
everything that can
withstand the fire—must be put through the fire, and it will be clean. But it must still be
purified with the water of
purification. And everything that cannot
withstand the fire must pass through the water.
And the congregation shall deliver the
slayer out of the hand of the
revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge,
whither he was fled: and he shall
abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was
anointed with the holy oil.
The assembly is to protect the
manslayer from the hand of the
avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was
anointed with the holy oil.
But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
But your wives, your children, and your
livestock—I know that you have much
livestock—may remain in the cities I have given you,
And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall
shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee:
You must
abide by the
verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they
instruct you,
And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north.
and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
Then said Boaz unto
Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to
glean in another field, neither go from hence, but
abide here fast by my maidens:
Then Boaz said to
Ruth, “
Listen, my daughter. Do not go and
glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.
But
Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be
weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there
abide for ever.
but
Hannah did not go. “After the boy is
weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.”
And when the men of
Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not
abide with us: for his hand is
sore upon us, and upon
Dagon our god.
And when the men of
Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god
Dagon.”
But
Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and
Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take
heed to
thyself until the morning, and
abide in a secret place, and hide
thyself:
so he
warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.
And the prophet
Gad said unto David,
Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.
Then the prophet
Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the
stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in
safeguard.
Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me.”
And David came to the two hundred men, which were so
faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to
abide at the
brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he
saluted them.
When David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him from the
Brook of Besor, they came out to meet him and the troops with him. As David approached the men, he
greeted them,
And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah,
abide in tents; and my lord
Joab, and the servants of my lord, are
encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master
Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he
abideth at Jerusalem: for he said,
Today shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
“Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘
Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my
grandfather.’”
And Hushai said unto
Absalom,
Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I
abide.
“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by the people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.
I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
I have indeed built You an
exalted house, a place for You to dwell
forever.”
Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast
smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to
boast:
abide now at home; why shouldest thou
meddle to thine
hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated
Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and
boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you
stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
Thus saith
Sennacherib king of Assyria,
Whereon do ye trust, that ye
abide in the siege in Jerusalem?
“This is what
Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?
They are of those that
rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor
abide in the paths thereof.
Then there are those who
rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
When they
couch in their dens, and
abide in the
covert to lie in wait?
Will the
unicorn be willing to serve thee, or
abide by thy
crib?
Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your
manger at night?
She dwelleth and
abideth on the rock, upon the
crag of the rock, and the strong place.
But the LORD shall
endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
But the LORD
abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for
evermore.
Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will
abide forever.
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
But a man,
despite his wealth, cannot
endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
God shall hear, and
afflict them, even he that
abideth of old.
Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
God will hear and
humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages—
Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
I will
abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the
covert of thy wings.
Selah.
Let me dwell in Your tent
forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.
Selah He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
May he sit enthroned in God’s presence
forever;
appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall
abide under the shadow of the
Almighty.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will
abide in the shadow of the
Almighty.
Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount
Zion, which cannot be removed, but
abideth for ever.
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount
Zion. It cannot be moved; it
abides forever.
(She is loud and
stubborn; her feet
abide not in her house:
She is loud and
defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without
visitation from
harm.
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains
forever.
Then I
commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be
merry: for that shall
abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
So I
commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be
merry. For this joy will
accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an
everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall
tremble, and the nations shall not be able to
abide his
indignation.
But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot
endure His
indignation.
He that
abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the
pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that
besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but
whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who
besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a
spoil of war.
If ye will still
abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not
pluck you up: for I
repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not
tear you down; I will plant you and not
uproot you, for I will relent of the
disaster I have brought upon you.
As in the overthrow of
Sodom and
Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall
abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
As
Sodom and
Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will
abide there.
And Hazor shall be a dwelling for
dragons, and a
desolation for ever: there shall no man
abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.
“Hazor will become a
haunt for jackals, a
desolation forever. No one will dwell there; no man will
abide there.”
As God overthrew
Sodom and
Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man
abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
As God overthrew
Sodom and
Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will
abide there.
And I said unto her, Thou shalt
abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the
harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be
promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”
For the children of Israel shall
abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an
ephod, and without
teraphim:
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred
pillar, and without
ephod or
idol.
And the sword shall
abide on his cities, and shall
consume his branches, and
devour them, because of their own counsels.
A sword will
flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and
consume them in their own plans.
And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very
dreadful. Who can
endure it?
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
He will stand and
shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the
majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
Who can stand before his
indignation? and who can
abide in the fierceness of his anger? his
fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
But who may
abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’
sope:
But who can
endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a
launderer’s soap.
And into
whatsoever city or town ye shall enter,
enquire who in it is worthy; and there
abide till ye go thence.
Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
And he said unto them, In what place
soever ye enter into an house, there
abide till ye depart from that place.
And He told them, “When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
And
whatsoever house ye enter into, there
abide, and thence depart.
Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make
haste, and come down; for to day I must
abide at thy house.
When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus,
hurry down, for I must stay at your house
today.”
But they
constrained him, saying,
Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to
tarry with them.
But they
pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
abideth on him.
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life.
Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
And ye have not his word
abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.
nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.
A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son belongs to it
forever.
Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it
abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a
kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain
forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
I am come a light into the world, that
whosoever believeth on me should not
abide in darkness.
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you
forever—
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it
seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
If a man
abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is
withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
If
anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and
withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
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.
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was
glad, and
exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would
cleave unto the Lord.
When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he
rejoiced and encouraged them all to
abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
Notwithstanding it pleased
Silas to
abide there still.
And when she was
baptized, and her household, she
besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and
abide there. And she
constrained us.
And when she and her household had been
baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions
await me.
Paul said to the
centurion and to the soldiers, Except these
abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
But Paul said to the
centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
And they also, if they
abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to
graff them in again.
And if they do not
persist in unbelief, they will be
grafted in, for God is able to
graft them in again.
If any man’s work
abide which he hath built
thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
And it may be that I will
abide,
yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey
whithersoever I go.
Perhaps I will stay with you
awhile, or even
spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
And having this confidence, I know that I shall
abide and continue with you all for your
furtherance and joy of faith;
Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
As I
besought thee to
abide still at Ephesus, when I went into
Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
As I urged you on my departure to
Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to
instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
Without father or mother or
genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.