82 verses contain “taking” (in the KJV: 38, in the BSB: 46) — showing 1–82
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And
Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Then
Noah built an altar to the LORD. And
taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
And he lighted upon a certain place, and
tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his
pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.
And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are
embalmed: and the Egyptians
mourned for him
threescore and ten days.
taking the forty days required to complete the
embalming. And the Egyptians
mourned for him seventy days.
And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou
consecrate them.
This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you,
taking seven days to
ordain them.
And he
hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount
Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
So Moses
chiseled out two stone tablets like the originals. He rose early in the morning, and
taking the two stone tablets in his hands, he went up Mount
Sinai as the LORD had commanded him.
Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper
millstone as security for a debt, because that would be
taking one’s
livelihood as security.
And he gathered unto him the children of
Ammon and Amalek, and went and
smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.
And she sent and called
Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-
naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount
Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of
Naphtali and of the children of
Zebulun?
She summoned
Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in
Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount
Tabor,
taking with you ten thousand men of
Naphtali and
Zebulun.
And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And
Deborah arose, and went with
Barak to Kedesh.
“I will certainly go with you,”
Deborah replied, “but the road you are
taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So
Deborah got up and went with
Barak to Kedesh,
And
Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and
smote the host: for the host was secure.
And
Gideon went up by way of the
caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked their army,
taking them by surprise.
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of
asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the
damsel saw him, he
rejoiced to meet him.
her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back,
taking his servant and a pair of
donkeys. So the
girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he
gladly welcomed him.
And the people
flew upon the
spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and
calves, and
slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.
So they
rushed greedily to the
plunder,
taking sheep, cattle, and
calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and
ate meat with the blood still in it.
And the sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of
Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at
noon.
Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of
Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of
Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was
taking his
midday nap.
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he
spared to take of his own flock and of his own
herd, to dress for the
wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Now a traveler came to the rich man, who
refrained from
taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his
guest.”
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his
harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his
armor should not
boast like one
taking it off.’”
And a certain man drew a bow at a
venture, and
smote the king of Israel between the joints of the
harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his
chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
However, a certain man drew his bow without
taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his
armor. So the king said to his
charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
And
Elisha saw it, and he
cried, My father, my father, the
chariot of Israel, and the
horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of
raiment.
“Go now,” said the king of
Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So
Naaman departed,
taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
So
Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-
hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
So
Hazael went to meet
Elisha,
taking with him a gift of forty
camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-
hadad king of
Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
And a certain man drew a bow at a
venture, and
smote the king of Israel between the joints of the
harness: therefore he said to his
chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
However, a certain man drew his bow without
taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his
armor. So the king said to his
charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take
heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor
taking of gifts.
And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or
partiality or
bribery.”
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver;
yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
The governors before me had
heavily burdened the people,
taking from them bread and wine
plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also
oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
I have seen a
fool taking root, but suddenly his house was
cursed.
Whose harvest the
hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the
robber swalloweth up their substance.
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were
oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression
taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the
oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will
quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly
cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a
majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it,
taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that
Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by
taking vengeance, and hath greatly
offended, and
revenged himself upon them;
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because
Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing
incurred grievous guilt,
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by
revenge, and have taken
vengeance with a
despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in
vengeance,
taking vengeance with
malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility,
I taught Ephraim also to go,
taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I
healed them.
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
taking them in My arms, but they never realized that it was I who
healed them.
For I know your
manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they
afflict the just, they take a
bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You
oppress the righteous by
taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
Then said I to the angel that talked with me,
Whither do these bear the
ephah?
“Where are they
taking the
basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a
curse upon you, and I will
curse your blessings:
yea, I have
cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
If you do not
listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a
curse among you, and I will
curse your blessings.
Yes, I have already begun to
curse them, because you are not
taking it to heart.
Which of you by
taking thought can add one
cubit unto his
stature?
Who of you by
worrying can add a single hour to his life?
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five
loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and
brake, and gave the
loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass.
Taking the five
loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the
loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
And he took the seven
loaves and the fishes, and gave
thanks, and
brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Taking the seven
loaves and the fish, He gave
thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
And he took the
damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted,
Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little
girl, I say to you, get up!”
And when he had taken the five
loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and
brake the
loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
Taking the five
loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the
loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,
For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and
instructed the
doorkeeper to keep watch.
And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called
Bethsaida.
Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done.
Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called
Bethsaida.
Then he took the five
loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and
brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
Taking the five
loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
And which of you with
taking thought can add to his
stature one
cubit?
Who of you by
worrying can add a single hour to his life?
The
manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is
taking away my position? I am too weak to
dig and too
ashamed to
beg.
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an
austere man,
taking up that I laid not down, and
reaping that I did not
sow:
His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and
reaping what I did not
sow?
And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among
yourselves:
After
taking the cup, He gave
thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among
yourselves.
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of
taking of rest in sleep.
They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of
Lazarus.
He shall
glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall
shew it unto you.
He will
glorify Me by
taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and
ankle bones received strength.
Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
And while the day was coming on, Paul
besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the
fourteenth day that ye have
tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
But sin,
taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of
concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of
covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
For sin,
taking occasion by the commandment,
deceived me, and by it
slew me.
For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment,
deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not
Titus my brother: but
taking my leave of them, I went from thence into
Macedonia.
I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother
Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to
Macedonia.
Providing for
honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
I
robbed other churches,
taking wages of them, to do you service.
I
robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.
Above all,
taking the shield of faith,
wherewith ye shall be able to
quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
but
emptied Himself,
taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
In flaming fire
taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Feed the flock of God which is among you,
taking the oversight thereof, not by
constraint, but willingly; not for
filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Be
shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of
compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of
greed, but out of eagerness;
Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
And taking the crown from the king’s head, and setting it upon her own head; she also struck the king with her left hand.
Now therefore, my son, love thy brethren, and
despise not in thy heart thy brethren, the sons and daughters of thy people, in not
taking a wife of them: for in pride is destruction and much trouble, and in
lewdness is decay and great want: for
lewdness is the mother of famine.
And
taking the very refuse among those which served to no use, being a
crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, hath carved it
diligently, when he had nothing else to do, and formed it by the skill of his understanding, and fashioned it to the image of a man;
Jesus the son a Nave was
valiant in the wars, and was the successor of Moses in
prophecies, who according to his name was made great for the saving of the
elect of God, and
taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, that he might set Israel in their inheritance.
And taking gold, as it were for a virgin that loveth to go gay, they make crowns for the heads of their gods.
Nevertheless, when he saw that the money of his treasures failed and that the tributes in the country were small, because of the
dissension and plague, which he had brought upon the land in
taking away the laws which had been of old time;
Neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with
victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants without
taking any thing therefore.
Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and
taking care for the good ordering of them; at which time he came down himself to
Jericho with his sons, Mattathias and
Judas, in the hundred
threescore and
seventeenth year, in the
eleventh month, called Sabat:
Wherefore
Menelaus,
taking Andronicus apart, prayed, him to get Onias into his hands; who being persuaded
thereunto, and coming to Onias in
deceit, gave him his right hand with oaths; and though he were suspected by him, yet persuaded he him to come forth of the sanctuary: whom
forthwith he shut up without regard of justice.
They then seeing the attempt of
Lysimachus, some of them caught stones, some clubs, others
taking handfuls of dust, that was next at hand, cast them all together upon
Lysimachus, and those that set upon them.
Whereupon Ptolemee
taking the king aside into a certain gallery, as it were to take the air, brought him to be of another mind:
And
taking the holy vessels with
polluted hands, and with
profane hands pulling down the things that were dedicated by other kings to the
augmentation and glory and honour of the place, he gave them away.
Who coming to Jerusalem, and pretending peace, did
forbear till the holy day of the sabbath, when
taking the Jews keeping holy day, he commanded his men to arm themselves.
But they that had the charge of that wicked feast, for the old acquaintance they had with the man,
taking him aside,
besought him to bring flesh of his own provision, such as was lawful for him to use, and make as if he did eat of the flesh taken from the sacrifice commanded by the king;
And to set before their eyes the injury that they had unjustly done to the holy place, and the cruel handling of the city,
whereof they made a
mockery, and also the
taking away of the government of their forefathers:
At which time Dositheus, one of Bacenor’s company, who was on
horseback, and a strong man, was still upon
Gorgias, and
taking hold of his coat drew him by force; and when he would have taken that
cursed man alive, a
horseman of Thracia coming upon him
smote off his shoulder, so that
Gorgias fled unto Marisa.
For he thought by
taking him to do the Jews much
hurt.
When as his blood was now quite gone, he
plucked out his
bowels, and
taking them in both his hands, he cast them upon the
throng, and calling upon the Lord of life and spirit to restore him those again, he thus died.