'Continued' in the Bible

As I continued to listen, he also told the others, "Follow him through the city and start killing. Don't spare anyone you see, and don't show pity of any kind.

As I continued to watch, there on the expanse above the heads of the cherubim was a massive sapphire stone that resembled a throne in form and appearance.

As I continued to watch, I observed four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. The wheels resembled beryl stone.

"Therefore you are to say, "This is what the Lord GOD says, "Although I've removed them far away to live among the nations, and although I've scattered them throughout the earth, yet I've continued to be their sanctuary, even for the short time that they will be living in the lands to which they've gone."'

Nevertheless, when they arrived in those nations, they continued to profane my holy name. It was said about them, "These are the LORD's people, even though they've left his land.'

As I continued to watch, I saw tendons growing on the bones, and muscles growing and covering them, and then skin covered the flesh from above. But the bodies weren't breathing.

And the side-chambers were broader as they encompassed the house higher and higher; for the encompassing of the house went higher and higher round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house continued upward; and so one went up from the lowest chamber to the highest by the middle chamber .

So the guard continued to remove their food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables.

And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.

You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.

Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.

“The first was like a lion but had eagle’s wings. I continued watching until its wings were torn off. It was lifted up from the ground, set on its feet like a man, and given a human mind.

"After this, I continued to watch and look! there was another one, resembling a leopard with four birds' wings on its back. The animal also had four heads, and authority was imparted to it.

"After this, I continued to observe the night visions. And look! there was a fourth awe-inspiring, terrifying, and viciously strong animal! It had large, iron teeth. It devoured and crushed things, and trampled under its feet whatever remained. Different from all of the other previous animals, it had ten horns.

"{I continued watching} until thrones were placed and an Ancient of Days sat; his clothing [was] like white snow and the hair of his head [was] like pure wool and his throne [was] a flame of fire and its wheels [were] burning fire.

“I watched, then, because of the sound of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued watching, the beast was killed and its body destroyed and given over to the burning fire.

I continued watching in the night visions,and I saw One like a son of mancoming with the clouds of heaven.He approached the Ancient of Daysand was escorted before Him.

"As I continued to watch, that same horn waged war against the saints, and was prevailing against them

"At this point the vision ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts continued to alarm me, and I lost my natural color, but I kept quiet about the matter."

"Then while I, Daniel, continued watching, suddenly two others stood there, one on this side of the river bank and one on the other side.

Draw water for a [long, continued] siege!Strengthen your fortresses!Go down to the clay pits, trample the mortar!Prepare the brick kiln [to burn bricks for the rampart]!

So the angel continued to tell those who were standing in his presence, "Remove his filthy clothes." And he told Joshua, "Look how I've removed your iniquity. Now I'm clothing you with fine garments."

So I asked, “What is it?”He responded, “It’s a measuring basket that is approaching.” And he continued, “This is their iniquity in all the land.”

And Jesus continued His circuits through all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will be thrown down to Hades! For if the miracles done among you had been done in Sodom, it would have continued to this day.

Then they sat down there and continued guarding him.

But He continued looking about to see the person who had done this,

He was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went around to the villages and continued teaching.

Then he continued, "It's what comes out of a person that makes a person unclean,

And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter *answered and *said to Him, “You are the Christ.”

But when he came out he could not speak to them, and they recognised that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and continued dumb.

Now the child continued to grow and to become spiritually strong. He lived in the wilderness until the day he appeared in Israel.

However, Mary continued to treasure all these things in her heart and to ponder them.

and then as a widow for 84 years. She never left the Temple, but continued to worship there night and day with times of fasting and prayer.

At that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Meanwhile, the child continued to grow and to become strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor rested upon him.

Then he went back with them, returning to Nazareth and remaining in submission to them. His mother continued to treasure all these things in her heart.

With many other exhortations John continued to proclaim the good news to the people.

Then He came down [from the hills of Nazareth] to Capernaum, a city of Galilee [on the shore of the sea], and He was teaching them on the Sabbath;

So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.

He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little distance from the shore. And He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat.

However, he continued his habit of retiring to deserted places and praying.

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

Jesus continued, "To what may I compare the people living today?

Joanna, the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.

because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way, the crowds continued to press in on him.

All the people continued to be amazed at the greatness of God. Indeed, everyone was astonished at all the things Jesus was doing. So he told his disciples,

Now as the crowds continued to throng around Jesus, he went on to say, "This people living today are an evil generation. It craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah,

The Law and the Prophets continued until John came: from that time the Good News of the Kingdom of God has been spreading, and all classes have been forcing their way into it.

"But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even look up to heaven. Instead, he continued to beat his chest and said, "O God, be merciful to me, the sinner that I am!'

Those in front reproved him and tried to silence him; but he continued shouting, louder than ever, "Son of David, take pity on me."

After Jesus had said this, he continued on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

He was teaching day after day in the temple [porches and courts]; but the chief priests and scribes and the leading men among the people were seeking [a way] to put Him to death,

Then He continued by saying to them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,

Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.

So he continued to question him for a long time, but Jesus gave him no answer at all.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the scribes stood nearby and continued to accuse him vehemently.

but they continued to shout, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

So he released the man who had been put in prison for revolt and murder the man whose release they continued to demand but he let them have their way with Jesus.

But all His acquaintances, and the women who had been His followers after leaving Galilee, continued standing at a distance and looking on.

He continued, "I tell all of you the solemn truth -- you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Then He stooped down again and continued writing on the ground.

"You," He continued, "are from below, I am from above: you are of this present world, I am not of this present world.

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.

Meanwhile, the crowd, which had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify.

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

All of them continued to be stunned and puzzled, and they kept asking one another, "What can this mean?"

Using many different expressions, Peter continued to testify and to plead: "Be saved," he urged them, "from this corrupt generation!"

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts,

When they had prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken, and all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak messages from God boldly.

With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was on them all,

Many signs and marvels continued to be done among the people by the Apostles; and by common consent they all met in Solomon's Portico.

None of the others dared join them, although the rest of the people continued to hold them in high regard.

Crowds continued coming in even from the towns around Jerusalem bringing their sick and those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

Every day in the temple complex, and in various homes, they continued teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.

So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

That Tent was bequeathed to the next generation of our forefathers. Under Joshua they brought it with them when they were taking possession of the land of the Gentile nations, whom God drove out before them. So it continued till David's time.

As they continued to stone Stephen, he kept praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

As they continued along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch exclaimed, “Look! Water! What forbids me from being baptized?”

All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not he who in Jerusalem destroyed those who called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”

But Saul grew more and more persuasive, and continued to confound the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man was the Messiah.

So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace. As it continued to be built up and to live in the fear of the Lord, it kept increasing in numbers through the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

But as Peter continued pondering over the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee;

Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.

And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.

But the word of God continued to grow and spread.

But Elymas the occult practitioner (that is the meaning of his name) continued to oppose them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

They continued their journey from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

And, when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout converts from heathenism continued with Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them and urged them to hold fast to the grace of God.

Meanwhile, the disciples continued to be full of joy and the Holy Spirit.

They stayed there a considerable time and continued to speak boldly for the Lord, who kept affirming his word of grace and granting signs and wonders to be done by them.

and there they continued to preach the gospel.

Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

So the churches continued to be strengthened in the faith and to increase in numbers every day.