'Certain' in the Bible

Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east,

And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke [of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished.

And if God so clothes the wild herbage which to-day flourishes and to-morrow is thrown into the oven, is it not much more certain that He will clothe you, you men of little faith?

And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,

And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

Verily I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who shall not taste of death till they may see the Son of Man coming in his reign.'

And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?

But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, 'No more from thee may fruit be -- to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered.

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries (tefillin) wide [to make them more conspicuous] and make their tassels long.

Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

“Go into the city to a certain man,” He said, “and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time is near; I am celebrating the Passover at your place with My disciples.’”

And Peter without was sitting in the court, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, 'And thou wast with Jesus of Galilee!'

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price;

And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- 'Elijah he doth call;'

And while they are going on, lo, certain of the watch having come to the city, told to the chief priests all the things that happened,