'Becoming' in the Bible

A river flows from Eden to water the garden, and from there it divides, becoming four branches.

The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis.

He became very wealthy and lived a life of wealth, becoming more and more wealthy.

Naomi took care of the child, taking him to her breast and becoming his nurse.

Saul's officials delivered this message to David, and he asked, "Is becoming the king's son-in-law an unimportant thing to you? I'm a poor and unimportant man."

"I myself saw a fool becoming established, but I suddenly cursed where he lived.

Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.

A man who lacks sense cosigns a loan, becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.

It was transplanted into good soil near abundant water, and it produced branches and bore fruit, becoming a magnificent vine."'

Because they kept serving them in the presence of their idols, becoming a sin-filled stumbling block to the house of Israel,' declares the Lord GOD.

""One of her family line will replace him. He'll come against the army and enter the fortress of the northern king, conquering them and becoming victorious.

A violent windstorm came up, and the waves began breaking into the boat, so that the boat was rapidly becoming swamped.

Then Jesus was led from Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters early in the morning. The Jews did not go into the headquarters, to avoid becoming unclean and unable to eat the Passover meal.

The quarrel was becoming violent, and the tribune was afraid that they would tear Paul to pieces. So he ordered the soldiers to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

You were bought for a price. Stop becoming slaves of people.

As all of us reflect the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, we are becoming more like him with ever-increasing glory by the Lord's Spirit.

Stop becoming unevenly yoked with unbelievers. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? What fellowship can light have with darkness?

Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

Who is weak without me being weak, too? Who is caused to stumble without me becoming indignant?

To keep me from becoming conceited because of the exceptional nature of these revelations, a thorn was given to me and placed in my body. It was Satan's messenger to keep on tormenting me so that I would not become conceited.

The Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written, "A curse on everyone who is hung on a tree!"

Instead, poured out in emptiness, a servant's form did he possess, a mortal man becoming. In human form he chose to be,

I want to know the Messiah what his resurrection power is like and what it means to share in his sufferings by becoming like him in his death,

thereby becoming like his brothers in every way, so that he could be a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God and could atone for the people's sins.