He told Jesus, "Since you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, because it is written, "God will put his angels in charge of you,' and, "With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.'"

But he asked them, "Is there a man among you who, if he had one sheep and it fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't take hold of it and pull it out?

Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as his other hand.

Jesus asked him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then the other men surged forward, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

Suddenly, Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" They went up to him, took hold of his feet, and worshipped him.

Jesus looked around at them in anger, deeply hurt because of their hard hearts. Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." The man held it out, and his hand was restored to health.

You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition."

Then the men took hold of Jesus and arrested him.

With their hands they will hold you up, so that you will never hit your foot against a rock.'"

He looked around at all of them and then told the man, "Hold out your hand." The man did so, and his hand was restored to health.

But the ones on the good soil are the people who hear the word but also hold on to it with good and honest hearts, producing a crop through endurance."

But they kept silent. So he took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

Jesus told her, "Don't hold on to me, because I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, "I'm ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

Then Peter took hold of his right hand and began to help him up. Immediately his feet and ankles became strong,

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

Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, don't hold this sin against them!" After he had said this, he died.

and by which you are also being saved if you hold firmly to the message I proclaimed to you unless, of course, your faith was worthless.

as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will be proud when the Messiah returns that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.

He himself existed before anything else did, and he holds all things together.

He does not hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, which is nourished and held together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God enables it.

Hold them in the highest regard, loving them because of their work. Live in peace with each other.

Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good.

Also pray that we may be rescued from worthless and evil people, since not everyone holds to the faith.

They must hold firmly to the secret of the faith with clear consciences.

By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves that is a good foundation for the future, so that they can keep their hold on the life that is real.

Hold on to the pattern of healthy teachings that you have heard from me, along with the faith and love that are in the Messiah Jesus.

They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.

He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact likeness of his being, and he holds everything together by his powerful word. After he had provided a cleansing from sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Highest Majesty

but the Messiah was faithful as the Son in charge of God's household, and we are his household if we hold on to our courage and the hope in which we rejoice.

because we are the Messiah's partners only if we hold on to our original confidence to the end.

Let us continue to hold firmly to the hope that we confess without wavering, for the one who made the promise is faithful.

So don't lose your confidence, since it holds a great reward for you.

then the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and to hold unrighteous people for punishment on the day of judgment,

"To the messenger of the church in Ephesus, write: "The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, the one who walks among the seven gold lamp stands, says this:

"To the messenger of the church in Pergamum, write: "The one who holds the sharp, two-edged sword, says this:

"I know where you live. Satan's throne is there. Yet you hold on to my name and have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your presence, where Satan lives.

But I have a few things against you: You have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, the one who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and practice immorality.

You also have some who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.

"But as for the rest of you in Thyatira you who do not hold to this teaching and who have not learned what some people call the deep things of Satan I won't burden you with anything else.

Just hold on to what you have until I come.

I am coming soon! Hold on to what you have so that no one takes your victor's crown.

The dragon became angry with the woman and went away to do battle against the rest of her children, the ones who keep God's commandments and hold on to the testimony about Jesus.

Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to their faithfulness in Jesus: