'Near' in the Bible

For they have drawn near, As an oven is their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning as a flaming fire.

'Rejoice not, O Israel, be not joyful like the peoples, For thou hast gone a-whoring from thy God, Thou hast loved a gift near all floors of corn.

Woe because of that day!For the Day of the Lord is nearand will come as devastation from the Almighty.

Blow the horn in Zion;sound the alarm on My holy mountain!Let all the residents of the land tremble,for the Day of the Lord is coming;in fact, it is near—

For a day of dark and deep shade is near, a day of cloud and black night: like a black cloud a great and strong people is covering the mountains; there has never been any like them and will not be after them again, from generation to generation.

Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

And on pledged garments they stretch themselves near every altar, And the wine of fined ones they drink in the house of their gods.

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

All the sinners among my people will die by the sword -- the ones who say, 'Disaster will not come near, it will not confront us.'

For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

And the chief of the company draweth near to him, and saith to him, 'What -- to thee, O sleeper? rise, call unto thy God, it may be God doth bethink himself of us, and we do not perish.'

The mountains will melt beneath Him,and the valleys will split apart,like wax near a fire,like water cascading down a mountainside.

O Lord, word of you has come to my ears; I have seen your work, O Lord; when the years come near make it clear; in wrath keep mercy in mind.

Be silent in the presence of the Lord God,for the Day of the Lord is near.Indeed, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;He has consecrated His guests.

The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

And Haggai answereth and saith, 'So is this people, and so is this nation before Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- and so is every work of their hands, and that which they bring near there -- it is unclean.

So I said, "I have been watching and look! there is a menorah made completely of gold with a bowl on top of it. And there are seven lights on it, along with seven feeder channels to the lamps, which are also on top of it. Two olive trees are near it, one on the right side of the bowl and one on the left."

And when ye bring nigh the blind for sacrifice, 'There is no evil,' And when ye bring nigh the lame and sick, 'There is no evil;' Bring it near, I pray thee, to thy governor -- Doth he accept thee? or doth he lift up thy face? Said Jehovah of Hosts.

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”

And if you salute only your near relatives, what praise is due to you? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?

And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.

As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”

As you go, announce this: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

'And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, 'Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.'

‘This people honors Me with their lips,But their heart is far away from Me.

And having called near the multitude, he said to them, 'Hear and understand:

Then his disciples having come near, said to him, 'Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?'

Suddenly, a Canaanite woman from that territory came near and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed!"

Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, 'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.'

and Jesus having come near, touched them, and said, 'Rise, be not afraid,'

and I brought him near to thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.'

And they having come to Capernaum, those receiving the didrachms came near to Peter, and said, 'Your teacher -- doth he not pay the didrachms?' He saith, 'Yes.'

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, 'Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?'

And Jesus having called near a child, did set him in the midst of them,

Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?'

and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

And the Pharisees came near to him, tempting him, and saying to him, 'Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?'

Then were brought near to him children that he might put hands on them and pray, and the disciples rebuked them.

And lo, one having come near, said to him, 'Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have life age-during?'

Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him,

and Jesus having called them near, said, 'Ye have known that the rulers of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those great do exercise authority over them,

When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead and

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple,

And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, 'Tell us, when shall these be? and what is the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near.

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

“So be alert [give strict attention, be cautious and active in faith], for you do not know which day [whether near or far] your Lord is coming.

And on the first day of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, 'Where wilt thou that we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?'

“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.’”

Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the time is near. The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Get up; let’s go! See, My betrayer is near.”

and Jesus said to him, 'Comrade, for what art thou present?' Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him.

and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,

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!'

And after a little those standing near having come, said to Peter, 'Truly thou also art of them, for even thy speech doth make thee manifest.'

And some of those who were near by, hearing it, said, This man is crying to Elijah.

he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.

Now after the Sabbath, near dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.

Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!”

and having come near, he raised her up, having laid hold of her hand, and the fever left her immediately, and she was ministering to them.

and the whole city was gathered together near the door,

and saith to him, 'See thou mayest say nothing to any one, but go away, thyself shew to the priest, and bring near for thy cleansing the things Moses directed, for a testimony to them.'

And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them.

and not being able to come near to him because of the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was, and, having broken it up, they let down the couch on which the paralytic was lying,

He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn't press on him.

And he goeth up to the mountain, and doth call near whom he willed, and they went away to him;

And, having called them near, in similes he said to them, 'How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?

And again he began to teach by the sea, and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he, having gone into the boat, sat in the sea, and all the multitude was near the sea, on the land,

And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,

And Jesus having passed over in the boat again to the other side, there was gathered a great multitude to him, and he was near the sea,

He asked him urgently, "My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live."

and he doth call near the twelve, and he began to send them forth two by two, and he was giving them power over the unclean spirits,

And now the hour being advanced, his disciples having come near to him, say, -- 'The place is desolate, and the hour is now advanced,

send them away that they may go to the farms and villages near here and buy themselves something to eat."

And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, 'Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;

In those days the multitude being very great, and not having what they may eat, Jesus having called near his disciples, saith to them,

And having called near the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, 'Whoever doth will to come after me -- let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me;

and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him.

And the Pharisees, having come near, questioned him, if it is lawful for a husband to put away a wife, tempting him,

And there come near to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, 'Teacher, we wish that whatever we may ask for ourselves, thou mayest do for us;'

but Jesus having called them near, saith to them, 'Ye have known that they who are considered to rule the nations do exercise lordship over them, and their great ones do exercise authority upon them;

When they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples

Then one of the scribes came near and heard the Sadducees arguing with one another. He saw how well Jesus answered them, so he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of them all?"

And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, 'Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:

In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that He is near—at the door!

Get up; let’s go! See—My betrayer is near.”

And immediately -- while he is yet speaking -- cometh near Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;