'Certain' in the Bible
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;
and certain of the Pharisees said to them, 'Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'
and a certain centurion's servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,
and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, 'Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'
And a certain one of the Pharisees was asking him that he might eat with him, and having gone into the house of the Pharisee he reclined (at meat),
'Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;
and certain women, who were healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone forth,
and he having gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, who had demons for a long time, and with a garment was not clothed, and in a house was not abiding, but in the tombs,
While he is yet speaking, there doth come a certain one from the chief of the synagogue's house, saying to him -- 'Thy daughter hath died, harass not the Teacher;'
And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;
and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;
and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'
And John answering said, 'Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;'
And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, 'I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;'
And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, 'Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'
and Jesus having taken up the word, said, 'A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving him half dead.
'And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;
'But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion,
And it came to pass, in their going on, that he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, by name Martha, did receive him into her house,
And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, 'Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'
and certain of them said, 'By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'
And it came to pass, in his saying these things, a certain woman having lifted up the voice out of the multitude, said to him, 'Happy the womb that carried thee, and the paps that thou didst suck!'
And in his speaking, a certain Pharisee was asking him that he might dine with him, and having gone in, he reclined (at meat),
And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'
And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
And there were present certain at that time, telling him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate did mingle with their sacrifices;
And he spake this simile: 'A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;
and a certain one said to him, 'Sir, are those saved few?' and he said unto them,
On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, 'Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'
And it came to pass, on his going into the house of a certain one of the chiefs of the Pharisees, on a sabbath, to eat bread, that they were watching him,
and he said to him, 'A certain man made a great supper, and called many,
And he said also unto his disciples, 'A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;
And -- a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,
and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
and he entering into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar off,
saying, 'A certain judge was in a certain city -- God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding --
And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:
And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, 'Good teacher, what having done -- shall I inherit life age-during?'
And it came to pass, in his coming nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way begging,
He said therefore, 'A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,
And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, 'Teacher, rebuke thy disciples;'
And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,
And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,
And certain of the scribes answering said, 'Teacher, thou didst say well;'
and he saw also a certain poor widow casting there two mites,
And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,
And a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear,
and a certain maid having seen him sitting at the light, and having earnestly looked at him, she said, 'And this one was with him!'
And one hour, as it were, having intervened, a certain other was confidently affirming, saying, 'Of a truth this one also was with him, for he is also a Galilean;'
who had been, because of a certain sedition made in the city, and murder, cast into prison.
And as they led him away, having taken hold on Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the field, they put on him the cross, to bear it behind Jesus.
And on the first of the sabbaths, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bearing the spices they made ready, and certain others with them,
'And certain women of ours also astonished us, coming early to the tomb,
and certain of those with us went away unto the tomb, and found as even the women said, and him they saw not.'