32 Bible Verses about Staying Put

The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.

then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever.

then you shall take an awl, and put it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your slave forever. And to your female slave you shall do the same.

Our little ones, our wives, our livestock, and all our cattle shall remain there in the cities of Gilead,

If you will remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I relent of the disaster that I did to you.

So Johanan the son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the LORD, to remain in the land of Judah.

Thus the LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.

and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, "Out of Egypt I called my son."

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me."

And he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch."

And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,

Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha had met him.

And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."

But striking a reef,they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf.

From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still,

Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone, till your people, O LORD, pass by, till the people pass by whom you have purchased.

See! The LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day."

And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart.

And he said to them, "Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.

And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.

And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.

And he said to the elders, "Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them."

And Elijah said to Elisha, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on.

So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again.

But they presumed to go up to the heights of the hill country, although neither the ark of the covenant of the LORD nor Moses departed out of the camp.

So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.

He went in and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" And he said, "Your servant went nowhere."

Why did you sit still among the sheepfolds, to hear the whistling for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he stay with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, staying by his landings.