55 occurrences

'Approached' in the Bible

Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, "my Lord, will you even kill a righteous people?"

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Nature OfAbsence Of SexGod KillingGod Will Kill The PeoplesPlea Of Innocence

So they approached the man who [was] over Joseph's house and spoke to him at the doorway of the house.

And Pharaoh approached, and the {Israelites} lifted their eyes, and there were the Egyptians traveling after them! And they were very afraid, and the {Israelites} cried out to Yahweh.

Verse ConceptsAnxiety, Examples OfCrying To GodFearing Other People

[so that] it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. And {it was a dark cloud}, but it gave light [to] the night, [so that] {neither approached the other} all night.

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalDivine Protection, Examples OfStanding At A DistanceComing BetweenLight In The WorldCamping During The Exodus

And the people stood at a distance, and Moses approached the very thick cloud where God was.

Verse ConceptsStanding At A Distancedistance

Then Aaron approached the altar, and he slaughtered the bull calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

Verse ConceptsKilling Sacrifices

Then the leaders of the thousands of the army, the commanders of the thousands and the commanders of the hundreds, approached Moses,

"Then all of you approached me, and [you] said, 'Let us send men {before us}, and let them explore the land for us, and let them bring back {a report} to us [concerning] the way that {we should take} [and concerning] the cities that we shall come to.'

Verse ConceptsSpies

{And then} {when you heard} the voice from the midst of the darkness, and [as] the mountain [was] burning with fire, and [and] all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,

Verse ConceptsFire Emanating From GodHearing God's Voice

Then Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate and said, "Please tell me, where [is] the house of the seer?"

Verse ConceptsWhere Are Things?

Then he took his staff in his hand, picked out for himself five smooth stones from the wadi, and he put them in his shepherd's bag, in the pouch. And with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.

Verse ConceptsBagsequipping, physicalSlingsSmall Things God UsesFive ThingsThrowing StonesSlinging Stones

They approached me on the day of my disaster, but Yahweh [was] my support.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationGod Supporting

Elijah approached to all the people and said, "How long [will] you [go] limping over two opinions? If Yahweh [is] God, go after him; but if Baal, go after him." But the people did not answer him a word.

Verse ConceptsChoicesdoubt, results ofdouble mindednessChallengesChoosingHesitationIndecisionOpinionsPublic OpinionSyncretismSkepticismDivided HeartsIndividuals Being SilentTwo Intangible ThingsThe Lord [Yahweh] Is Godfollowing

Suddenly a certain prophet approached Ahab king of Israel and said, "Thus says Yahweh: 'Have you seen all this great crowd? Behold, I [am] giving it into your hand today, that you may know that I [am] Yahweh.'"

Verse ConceptsAssurance, basis ofMany CombatantsKnowledge, Of GodProphets, Role OfUnnamed Prophets Of The LordList Of Kings Of IsraelThose God Gave Into Their Hands

Then the man of God approached, and he spoke to the king of Israel, and he said, "Thus says Yahweh: 'Because Aram has said, "Yahweh [is] a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys," ' I will give all this great crowd into your hand that you may know that I [am] Yahweh."

Verse ConceptsSuperstitionInfidelity To GodUnnamed Prophets Of The LordMan Of GodThose God Gave Into Their Hands

And they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the {families}, and they said to them, "Let us build with you. Like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing [to him] from the days of Esarhaddon the king of Assyria who brought us up here.

Verse ConceptsSamaritansExiled ForeignersTimes Of People

After finishing these things the officials approached me saying, "The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated from the people of the lands with their detestable things, and from the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.

Verse ConceptsSeparationAbominations, Perverse Sexuality

When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard she found favor in his eyes, and the king held out the gold scepter that [was] in his hand to Esther, and Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter.

Verse ConceptsTouching Holy Things

And I approached the prophetess, and she conceived, and she gave birth to a son. And Yahweh said to me, "Call his name Maher-Halal-Hash-Baz.

Verse ConceptsWomenAnnunciationsProphetessSpeedGod Naming People

Then all the commanders of the armies, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from [the] smallest to [the] greatest, approached

Verse ConceptsGreat And Small

Then Nebuchadnezzar approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire, [and] he called out, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, {servants} of the Most High God, come out and come here!"

Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordGoing OutsideFurnaces

Then they approached {and spoke with the king} concerning the edict of the king, "{Did you not sign an edict} that any person who would seek [anything] from any God or human within thirty days except from you, O king, would be thrown into {the lion pit}?" The king answered and said, "The matter [as you have just stated] is certain according to [the] law of [the] Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked."

Verse ConceptsAuthority, of human institutionsOne MonthThrowing PeopleHuman LawNot PrayingUnchanging Relationships

[So] I approached one of the attendants and I asked him [about] the truth concerning all this; and he told me [that] he would make known to me the explanation of the matter.

Verse ConceptsSpectatorsGod Revealing Mysteries

And the captain of the ship approached him and said to him, "Why are you {sound asleep}? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps [your] god will take notice of us and we won't perish!"

Verse ConceptsCaptainsNot DyingDeath AvertedWill God Pay Attention?Serving One's Own Gods

Now [when he] saw the crowds, he went up the mountain and [after he] sat down, his disciples approached him.

Verse ConceptsMultitudesSermon On The MountCrowds AvoidedSitting To TeachChrist SeeingChrist With His DisciplesWork EthicEthicscrusades

And behold, a leper approached [and] worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

Verse ConceptsBowingKneelingCleansing The BodyChrist WillingHealing Cancercancer

Now [when] he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him

Verse ConceptsRankArmies, Roman

And a scribe approached [and] said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!"

Verse ConceptsExaggerationsZeal, Without KnowledgeVolunteeringcats

And behold, a woman who had been suffering with a hemorrhage twelve years approached from behind [and] touched the edge of his cloak,

Verse ConceptsClothingdiseasesDiseases, Kinds OfPurity, Nature OfTasselsTen To Fourteen YearsFringe Of ClothesBleedingHuman Blood ShedTouching For HealingBlood

And [when he] came into the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."

Verse ConceptsAbility, Of ChristDrawing Near To ChristEntering HousesAssentingBlindness

And [when they] came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before him

Verse ConceptsKneeling

"Now what do you think? A man had two sons. [He] approached the first [and] said, 'Son, go work in the vineyard today.'

Verse ConceptsMetaphorical VineyardsThinking ArightTwo SonsMen Working

And [he] approached the second [and] said the same [thing]. So he answered [and] said, 'I [will], sir,' and he did not go.

Verse ConceptsSecond BeingSaying RepeatedlyAcceptanceworkingmanwillstories

This man approached Pilate [and] asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered [it] to be given [to him].

Verse ConceptsJesus CorpseMen's Orders

And at [that] same hour she approached [and] began to give thanks to God, and to speak about him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsMessianic HopeTelling Of JesusThanks For Christ

And as he approached the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, his mother's only son, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

Verse ConceptsGatesCrowdsLonelinessWidowsCrowds Around JesusThe Only ChildCarrying Dead BodiesOnly Child Of PeopleActual WidowsCorpses Of Other PeopleDeath Of A Mother

But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached [and] said, "Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!"

Verse ConceptsBusynessCriticism, against believersImpatienceDiscourtesyActing AloneServing ChristComplaintsServingSiblingsWorryingServing GodDoing The Right ThingServing The Churchluckdistractionscookinghelping

"Now his older son was in the field, and when he came [and] approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

Verse ConceptsdanceBanquets, ActivitiesMealsSocial FellowshipMusic To Celebrate

So Jesus stopped [and] ordered him to be brought to him. And [when] he approached, he asked him,

Verse ConceptsCessationStopping StillDrawing Near To ChristChrist EnquiringChrist's Orders

And it happened that on one of the days [while] he was teaching the people in the temple [courts] and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes approached together with the elders

Verse ConceptsTeachingThe Gospel PreachedChrist TeachingOpposition To Christ From Scribesevangelizingevangelising

[While] he was still speaking, behold, [there came] a crowd, and the one named Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. And he approached Jesus to kiss him.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds SeekingDrawing Near To ChristWhile Still SpeakingTwelve Disciplesserenityrelentless

This man approached Pilate [and] asked for the body of Jesus.

Verse ConceptsJesus Corpse

And it happened that while they were conversing, and discussing, Jesus himself also approached [and] began to go along with them,

Verse ConceptsFriendship Among BelieversDrawing Near To ChristChrist Going With People

So these approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and began asking him saying, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineSeeking ChristThe First Sight Of Christ

And [while] they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees approached them,

Verse ConceptsCaptainsGuardsJewish SectsWhile Still SpeakingPriests In Action

And [when] Moses saw [it], he was astonished at the sight, and [when] he approached to look at [it], the voice of the Lord came:

Verse ConceptsAmazingGod's Voice

Now as [he] proceeded, it happened that [when] he approached Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Verse ConceptsJourneyLight, NaturalVisions And Dreams In ScriptureShiningSudden EventsLight In The Worlddamascus

And behold, at once three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea approached the house in which we were [staying].

Verse ConceptsThree Men

And we sailed from there on the next [day], [and] arrived opposite Chios. And on the next [day] we approached Samos, and on the following [day] we came to Miletus.

Verse ConceptsIslandsThe Next DaySea Travelsailing

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ἀπρόσιτος 
Aprositos 
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