No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

And if thy hand or thy foot causeth thee to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life maimed or halt, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay what thou owest.

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.

But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.

And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

And behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.

and when they come from the market-place, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.)

Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.

And he took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village; and when he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, Seest thou aught?

But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who was the greatest.

And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.

And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

But should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet.

And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.

And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over his naked body : and they lay hold on him;

But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt.

And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.

But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and beat him.

And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus.

In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.

But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:

But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?

And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace:

And they all laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things.

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway the doors were shut.

Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.

who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold: and we would have judged him according to our law.

But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.

Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the rudiments of the world:

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy; and hold such in honor:

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

Brethren, I could not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do , forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye were taught, whether by word, or by epistle of ours.

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.

for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:

Having then a great high priest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.

So hast thou also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner.

Nevertheless that which ye have, hold fast till I come.

I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus:

And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hateful bird.

And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the testimony of Jesus: worship God; for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,