20 Bible Verses about Privacy
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Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah, and the king asked him privately in the palace: Is there any message from Jehovah? Jeremiah answered: Yes! There is a message from Jehovah. You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.
Saul ordered his officials to speak to David in private. They went to David and said: Look, the king likes you, and all of his officials are loyal to you. Why not ask the king if you may marry his daughter Michal?
Abner arrived in Hebron. Joab took him aside at the gate, as though he wanted to speak privately with him. There he stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner was murdered because he had killed Joab's brother Asahel.
Then Johanan, Kareah's son, secretly asked Gedaliah at Mizpah: Let me kill Ishmael, Nethaniah's son. No one will know about it. Why should he kill you? All the Jews who have gathered around you would scatter. What is left of Judah would disappear.
Right away he rushed off to his room and cried because of his love for Benjamin.
The king was grieved. He gave his oath and many were watching so he commanded that it be done. He gave the order to behead John in prison. His head was brought on a platter to the young lady. She in turn gave it to her mother.read more.
John the Baptist's disciples took the corpse and buried him, and then came and told Jesus. When Jesus heard it, he left in a boat to a secluded place. The crowds heard this and followed him on foot from the cities.
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said: Why were we not able to send it out?
When the child went into the house his disciples asked him privately: Why were we unable to send it out?
He sat on the Mount of Olives. The disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when these things will be? What will be the sign of your presence and of the end of the age?
He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple. Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately:
Turning to the disciples, he said privately: Blessed are the eyes that see the things you see.
I went in response to a revelation. I demonstrated to them the way I spread the good news among the people of the nations. I did this privately before them for they have a reputation. I am concerned that by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain.
After he prayed the disciples went to him. He asked them: Who do the crowds say that I am?
Do not pray like the hypocrites! They want everyone to see them in the houses of worship and on the street corners. I assure you they have been paid in full. Go to your room and close the door. Privately pray to your Father. When your Father sees you he will reward you.
Jesus sent the disciples in a boat to the other side of the sea. He stayed there until he sent the crowd away. After sending the crowd away, he went to the mountain to pray by himself. He was there alone that night.
Jesus made his disciples hurry into a boat to cross to Bethsaida ahead of him. Then he sent the crowd away. After he left he went to the mountain to pray.
Jesus went with them to Gethsemane. He said to his disciples: Sit here while I go over there and pray.
They came to a place called Gethsemane. He said to his disciples: Sit here while I pray.
He went to the Mount of Olives as was his custom and the disciples also followed him. When he arrived he said to them: Pray that you do not enter into temptation. He went a short distance from them and kneeled down and prayed.read more.
He prayed: Father if it is your will remove this cup from me, nevertheless not my will, but your will be done.
