'Certain' in the Bible
It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.
Now a certain centurion's slave, who was esteemed by him, {was sick} [and] was about to die.
And his disciples reported to John about all these [things]. And summoning a certain two of his disciples, John
"There were two debtors [who owed] a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty.
And [as] he got out on the land, a certain man from the town met [him] who had demons and for a considerable time had not worn clothes and did not live in a house, but among the tombs.
And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?"
And Jesus replied [and] said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat [him]. [After] inflicting blows on [him], they went away, leaving [him] half dead.
Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and [when he] saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
But a certain Samaritan who was traveling came up to him and, [when he] saw [him], had compassion.
Now as they traveled along, he entered into a certain village. And a certain woman {named} Martha welcomed him.
And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."
Now it happened that as he said these [things], a certain woman from the crowd raised [her] voice [and] said to him, "Blessed [is] the womb that bore you, and [the] breasts [at] which you nursed!"
And he told a parable to them, saying, "The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
And he told this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find [any].
And it happened that when he came to the house of a certain one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat {a meal}, they were watching him closely.
And behold, a certain man was in front of him, suffering from edema.
But he said to him, "A certain man was giving a large banquet and invited many.
And he also said to the disciples, "A certain man was rich, who had a manager. And charges were brought to him that this person was squandering his possessions.
"Now a certain man was rich, and dressed [in] purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day.
And a certain poor man {named} Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate,
And [as] he was entering into a certain village, ten men met [him]--lepers, who stood at a distance.
saying, "There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"
Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting on the side of the road begging.
Therefore he said, "A certain nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
and he saw a certain poor widow putting in there two small copper coins.
And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.
And a certain female slave, seeing him sitting in the light and looking intently at him, said, "This man also was with him!"
(who had been thrown in prison because of a certain insurrection that had taken place in the city, and [for] murder)
And as they led him away, they seized Simon, a certain [man] of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, [and] placed the cross on him, to carry [it] behind Jesus.