124 verses contain “grant” (in the KJV: 61, in the BSB: 83) — showing 1–100
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And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name
Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of
Abel, whom
Cain slew.
And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him
Seth, saying, “God has
granted me another seed in place of
Abel, since
Cain killed him.”
And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
“Very well,” he answered, “I will
grant this request as well, and will not
demolish the town you indicate.
And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and
shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please
grant me success
today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
And Jacob said unto
Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
Finally Jacob said to
Laban, “
Grant me my wife, for my time is complete, and I want to sleep with her.”
And
Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
Then
Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “
Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him,
granting him favor in the eyes of the prison
warden.
And God
Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be
bereaved of my children, I am
bereaved.
May God
Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am
bereaved, I am
bereaved.”
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.
And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they
spoiled the Egyptians.
And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they
granted their request. In this way they
plundered the Egyptians.
And in all the land of your possession ye shall
grant a
redemption for the land.
Thus for every piece of property you possess, you must provide for the
redemption of the land.
Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.
And there shall
cleave nought of the
cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and
shew thee mercy, and have
compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath
sworn unto thy fathers;
Nothing devoted to destruction shall
cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger,
grant you mercy, show you
compassion, and multiply you as He
swore to your fathers,
For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.
Wilt not thou possess that which
Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So
whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.
Do you not possess whatever your god
Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has
granted us.
The LORD
grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she
kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and
wept.
May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she
kissed them as they
wept aloud Then
Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel
grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
“Go in peace,”
Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel
grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have
hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have
heeded your voice and
granted your request.”
And they brought the head of
Ish-bosheth unto David to
Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of
Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath
avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
They brought the head of
Ish-bosheth to David at
Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of
Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life.
Today the LORD has
granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy
handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his
handmaid.
Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will
grant the request of his
maidservant.
And the king said unto
Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man
Absalom again.
Then the king said to
Joab, “I
hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man
Absalom.”
And
Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and
thanked the king: and
Joab said,
Today thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
Joab fell facedown in
homage and blessed the king. “
Today,” said
Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has
granted his request.”
May You
forgive Your people who have
sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You
grant them
compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest
bless me indeed, and
enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not
grieve me! And God
granted him that which he requested.
And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would
bless me and
enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from
harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God
granted the request of Jabez.
Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
Then David said to Ornan, “
Grant me the site of this
threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be
halted.”
Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.
Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
Now
grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to
govern this great people of Yours?”
Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will
grant them some
deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of
Shishak.
When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon
grant them
deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through
Shishak.
They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring
cedar trees from
Lebanon to the sea of
Joppa, according to the
grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of
Sidon and Tyre to bring
cedar logs from
Lebanon to
Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
This
Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready
scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king
granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
this
Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a
scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had
granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
So we fasted and
besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
O Lord, I
beseech thee, let now thine ear be
attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and
prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and
grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s
cupbearer.
O Lord, may Your ear be
attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to
revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and
grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the
cupbearer to the king.)
Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.
And a letter unto
Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which
appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king
granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
And may I have a letter to
Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the
gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king
granted my requests.
Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will
prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor
memorial, in Jerusalem.
So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
And the king said unto
Esther at the
banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be
granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
And as they
drank their wine, the king said to
Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to
grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and
Haman come to the
banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to
morrow as the king hath said.
If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to
grant my petition and
fulfill my request, may the king and
Haman come
tomorrow to the
banquet I will prepare for them. Then I will answer the king’s question.”
And the king said again unto
Esther on the second day at the
banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen
Esther? and it shall be
granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
and as they
drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen
Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
Then
Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
Queen
Esther replied, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king,
grant me my life as my petition, and the lives of my people as my request.
Wherein the king
granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to
slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would
assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the
spoil of them for a prey,
By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to
assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and
annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to
plunder their possessions.
And the king said unto
Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in
Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of
Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be
granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
who said to Queen
Esther, “In the citadel of
Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including
Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
Then said
Esther, If it please the king, let it be
granted to the Jews which are in
Shushan to do to
morrow also according unto this day’s decree, and let
Haman’s ten sons be
hanged upon the
gallows.
Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
If only my request were
granted and God would
fulfill my hope:
Thou hast
granted me life and favour, and thy
visitation hath preserved my spirit.
You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.
Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He
grants justice to the
afflicted.
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
We will
rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
May we
shout for joy at your victory and raise a
banner in the name of our God. May the LORD
grant all your petitions.
Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not
withholden the request of his lips.
Selah.
You have
granted his heart’s desire and have not
withheld the request of his lips.
Selah He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.
He asked You for life, and You
granted it— length of days,
forever and ever.
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding
glad with thy countenance.
For You
grant him blessings
forever; You
cheer him with joy in Your presence.
Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and
grant us thy salvation.
Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine
handmaid.
Turn to me and have mercy;
grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your
maidservant.
That thou mayest give him rest from the days of
adversity, until the pit be
digged for the wicked.
to
grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is
dug for the wicked.
And he gave them their request; but sent
leanness into their soul.
So He granted their request, but sent a wasting disease upon them.
Remove from me the way of lying: and
grant me thy law
graciously.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked
device; lest they
exalt themselves.
Selah.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be
exalted.
Selah The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not
tarry: and I will place salvation in
Zion for Israel my glory.
I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will
grant salvation to
Zion and
adorn Israel with My
splendor.
And seekest thou great things for
thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places
whither thou goest.
But as for you, do you seek great things for
yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring
disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will
grant your life as a
spoil of war.”
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
Now God had
granted Daniel favor and
compassion from the chief official,
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but they were granted an extension of life for a season and a time.
Now when they shall fall, they shall be
holpen with a little help: but many shall
cleave to them with
flatteries.
Now when they fall, they will be
granted a little help, but many will join them
insincerely.
And the king was
sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
The king was
grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be
granted And he said unto her, What
wilt thou? She saith unto him,
Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
“What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be
baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.
They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
And when he knew it of the
centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
When
Pilate had confirmed it with the
centurion, he
granted the body to Joseph.
The oath which he
sware to our father Abraham,
the oath He
swore to our father Abraham, to
grant us
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
And when they came to Jesus, they
besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
They came to Jesus and
pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You
grant this,
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
and
rescued him from all his troubles. He
granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and
glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles
granted repentance unto life.
When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they
glorified God, saying, “So then, God has
granted even the Gentiles
repentance unto life.”
Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
So Paul and
Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who
affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
to
grant them a
concession against Paul by
summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an
ambush to kill him along the way.
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
Now the God of
patience and
consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Now may the God who gives
endurance and encouragement
grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may
strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
and to
grant relief to you who are
oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
The Lord give mercy unto the house of
Onesiphorus; for he
oft refreshed me, and was not
ashamed of my chain:
May the Lord
grant mercy to the household of
Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
May the Lord
grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
He must gently reprove those who
oppose him, in the hope that God may
grant them
repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the
paradise of God.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will
grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the
Paradise of God.
To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat
thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was
granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men
slay one another. And he was given a great sword.
And to her was
granted that she should be
arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
But if the most High
grant thee to live, thou shalt see after the third
trumpet that the sun shall suddenly
shine again in the night, and the moon
thrice in the day: