'Certain' in the Bible

So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,

And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.

And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.

Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.

And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.

But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,

Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.

And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?

And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.

And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.

At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.

And a certain man was there who had a disease.

And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,

And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,

Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.

But when you see armies all round about Jerusalem, then be certain that her destruction is near.

In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.

And a certain woman-servant, seeing him in the light of the fire, and looking at him with attention, said, This man was with him.

And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,

See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.