'Thing' in the Bible

Hear this, O elders,Listen closely, all inhabitants of the land!Has such a thing as this occurred in your days,Or even in the days of your fathers?

You who make the work of judging a bitter thing, crushing down righteousness to the earth;

Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

And now, hear a word of Jehovah: thou art saying, Do not prophesy against Israel, nor drop any thing against the house of Isaac,

On account of this, will not the land tremble and will not every living [thing] in it mourn? And all of it will rise like the Nile and it will be tossed about and subside like the Nile of Egypt.

And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:

Therefore thou givest presents to Moresheth-Gath, The houses of Achzib become a lying thing to the kings of Israel.

The oracle (a burdensome message—a pronouncement from God) concerning Nineveh [the capital city of Assyria]. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh [which he saw in spirit and prophesied].

“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!”There is no end to the treasure,an abundance of every precious thing.

The oracle (a burdensome message—a pronouncement from God) which Habakkuk the prophet saw.

And Thou makest man as fishes of the sea, As a creeping thing -- none ruling over him.

Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful is thy soul.

The thing that I covenanted with you, In your coming forth from Egypt, And My Spirit is remaining in your midst, fear not.

"If a man carries consecrated meat in the folds of his garment, and if his garment touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other edible thing, will these things become consecrated?"'" The priests answered, "No."

Be silent, every living thing, in the presence of the LORD, because he is emerging from his Holy Place."

And,' says the Lord who rules over all, 'though such a thing may seem to be difficult in the opinion of the small community of those days, will it also appear difficult to me?' asks the Lord who rules over all.

The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach [in Syria], with Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of men, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord),

The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel.Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:

The oracle (burdensome message) of the word of the Lord to Israel through [My messenger] Malachi.

When you [priests] present the blind [animals] for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you present the lame and the sick, is it not evil? Offer such a thing [as a blind or lame or sick animal] to your governor [as a gift or as payment for your taxes]. Would he be pleased with you? Or would he receive you graciously?” says the Lord of hosts.

But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the Lord’s sanctuary, which He loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

As for the man who does this, may the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob to the last man those who do this [evil thing], awake and aware, even the one who brings an offering to the Lord of hosts.

And this is another thing you do: you cover the Lord’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning, because He no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.

Ye have said, 'A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?

Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

And if you greet only your relatives, that's no great thing you're doing, is it? Even the unbelievers do the same, don't they?

“Do not give that which is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, for they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

And when the evil spirit had been sent out, the man had the power of talking: and they were all surprised, saying, Such a thing has never been seen in Israel.

But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

About noon and at three, he went out again and did the same thing.

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

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Then the man went to the other and said the same thing.“‘I will, sir,’ he answered. But he didn’t go.

Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them.

The same thing happened with the second brother, and then the third, and finally with the rest of the brothers.

When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a noble thing for Me.

The Son of Man is indeed going as is written concerning Him; but alas for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It had been a happy thing for that man if he had never been born."

“Even if I have to die with You,” Peter told Him, “I will never deny You!” And all the disciples said the same thing.

After leaving them, He went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

And he, having gone forth, began to proclaim much, and to spread abroad the thing, so that no more he was able openly to enter into the city, but he was without in desert places, and they were coming unto him from every quarter.

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat.

But *you* say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, It is a Korban (that is, a thing devoted to God)

there is nothing outside a man [such as food] which by going into him can defile him [morally or spiritually]; but the things which come out of [the heart of] a man are what defile and dishonor him.

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

And he spoke the thing openly. And Peter, taking him to him, began to rebuke him.

and the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is.

And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

Salt is a good thing, but if the salt should become tasteless, what will you use to give it saltness? Have salt within you and live at peace with one another."

And in the house again his disciples of the same thing questioned him,

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains:

And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

Then Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a noble thing for Me.

For the Son of Man is going His way as it is written about Him; but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It had been a happy thing for that man, had he never been born."

But he kept insisting, “If I have to die with You, I will never deny You!” And they all said the same thing.

Once again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

and having seen it they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.

And they understood not the thing that he said to them.

Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.

Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? and yet not one of them is a thing forgotten in God's sight.

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

“Therefore, salt is good; but if salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

The king told him, "Well done, good servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small thing, take charge of ten cities.'

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and say to him, "We have found the Anointed One!" (which is translated "Messiah").

And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.

Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.