'Drawing' in the Bible

But a certain one of the bystanders, drawing [his] sword, struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.

Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should take.

As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away to the neighboring villages and farms so they can rest and get some food, because we are here in a deserted place."

Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;

But when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, was drawing near.

Jesus prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing." And they divided His garments among them, drawing lots for them;

And it was the day of preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

And it came to pass as they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus himself drawing nigh, went with them;

She said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with [no bucket and rope] and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water?

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

Now the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles (Booths) was approaching.

“As the time was drawing near to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt

and Moses having seen did wonder at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord unto him,

Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord [and relentless in his search for believers], went to the high priest,

And on the morrow, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour,

When the seven days [required to complete the ritual] were almost over, [some] Jews from [the province of] Asia [Minor], caught sight of him in the temple, and began to stir up the crowd, and they seized him,

All the city also was moved and there was a running together of the people, and having laid hold on Paul, they were drawing him out of the temple, and immediately were the doors shut,

And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.

But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the'sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country:

And while it was drawing on to daylight, Paul exhorted them all to partake of food, saying, Ye have passed the fourteenth day watching in expectation without taking food.

Or is it that you think slightingly of His infinite goodness, forbearance and patience, unaware that the goodness of God is gently drawing you to repentance?

not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.

to whom you are drawing near, a living stone rejected by men but chosen [and] precious in the sight of God.

For I know that the time for me to lay aside my body is now rapidly drawing near, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me.

His tail was drawing after it a third part of the stars of Heaven, and it dashed them to the ground. And in front of the woman who was about to become a mother, the Dragon was standing in order to devour the child as soon as it was born.