'Close' in the Bible

"See to it," He replied, "that you are not misled; for many will come assuming my name and professing, 'I am He,' or saying, 'The time is close at hand.' Do not go and follow them.

"But when you see Jerusalem with armies encamping round her on every side, then be certain that her overthrow is close at hand.

"But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.

While Jesus was still speaking, a crowd arrived. The man called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them, and he came close to Jesus to kiss him.

So the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee, following close behind, saw the tomb and how his body was laid.

No one has ever seen God. The unique God, who is close to the Father's side, has revealed him.

After she had said this, she left and called her sister Mary, privately whispering [to her], “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”

So Jesus, again deeply moved within [to the point of anger], approached the tomb. It was a cave, and a boulder was lying against it [to cover the entrance].

One of His disciples, the one Jesus loved, was reclining close beside Jesus.

But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you [to be in close fellowship with you].

Now standing close to the cross of Jesus were His mother and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

So there, on account of the day of preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was close by, they buried Jesus.

As soon as they landed, they saw a charcoal fire burning there, with fish broiling on it, and bread close by.

So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do—with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My lambs.”

Again He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me [with a deep, personal affection for Me, as for a close friend]?” Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you [really] love Me [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend]?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know everything; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

"Men of Judea and everyone living in Jerusalem! You must understand something, so pay close attention to my words. These men are not drunk as you suppose, for it's only nine o'clock in the morning.

some men were carrying there one who had been lame from birth, whom they were wont to place every day close to the Beautiful Gate (as it was called)

Then he said to the council, "Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you are about to do to these men.

"But as the time of the promise came close which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

When Moses saw it, he was astonished at the sight; but as he went near to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came [to him, saying]:

The crowds, hearing his message and seeing the signs that he was doing, paid close attention to what was said by Philip.

Everyone from the least to the greatest paid close attention to him, saying, "This is what we call the great power of God!"

And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.

As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

He is staying as a guest with Simon, a tanner, who has a house close to the sea."

Around noon the next day, while they were on their way and coming close to the town, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

Send therefore to Jaffa, and invite Simon, surnamed Peter, to come here. He is staying as a guest in the house of Simon, a tanner, close to the sea.'

"While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me.

In the church that was at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

She kept following close behind Paul and the rest of us, crying aloud, "These men are the bondservants of the Most High God, and are proclaiming to you the way of salvation."

When the seven days [required to complete the ritual] were almost over, [some] Jews from [the province of] Asia [Minor], caught sight of him in the temple, and began to stir up the crowd, and they seized him,

It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

It was now the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Sea of Adria, when, about midnight, the sailors suspected that land was close at hand.

for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them.

For the Lord will execute His word upon the earth [He will conclude His dealings with mankind] completely and without delay.”

But what does it say? "The Message is close to you, in your mouth and in your heart;" that is, the Message which we are publishing about the faith--

Brothers, let each one remain with God in that condition in which he was [when he was] called.

Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

Do not come into close association with unbelievers, like oxen yoked with asses. For what is there in common between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what partnership has light with darkness?

Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

for he was also sick close to death, but God had mercy on him, and not indeed on him alone, but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.

Join together in imitating me, brothers, and pay close attention to those who live by the example we have set for you.

If you warn the brethren of these dangers you will be a good and faithful servant of Christ Jesus, inwardly feeding on the lessons of the faith and of the sound teaching of which you have been, and are, so close a follower.

Pay close attention to your life and your teaching. Persevere in these things, because if you do so, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close.

but if it yields thorns and thistles, it is worthless and close to being cursed, and it ends up being burned.

(for the Law never made anything perfect); while on the other hand a better hope is introduced through which we now continually draw near to God.

Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer over and over since the foundation of the world; but now once for all at the consummation of the ages He has appeared and been publicly manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.

Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

So you also must be patient: keeping up your courage; for the Coming of the Lord is now close at hand.

But the end of all things is now close at hand: therefore be sober-minded and temperate, so that you may give yourselves to prayer.

So we have the prophetic word made more certain. You do well to pay [close] attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and light breaks through the gloom and the morning star arises in your hearts.

knowing this first, that there shall come at the close of the days mockers with mocking, walking according to their own lusts,

Blessed is he who reads and blessed are those who listen to the words of this prophecy and lay to heart what is written in it; for the time for its fulfillment is now close at hand.

“Write to the angel of the church in Philadelphia:“The Holy One, the True One, the One who has the key of David, who opens and no one will close, and closes and no one opens says:

I know your works. Because you have limited strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name, look, I have placed before you an open door that no one is able to close.

And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals.

I looked and a pale-colored horse appeared. Its rider's name was Death, and Hades came close behind him; and authority was given to them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword or with famine or pestilence or by means of the wild beasts of the earth.

And another angel came and stood close to the altar, carrying a censer of gold; and abundance of incense was given to him that he might place it with the prayers of all God's people upon the golden altar which was in front of the throne.

These men have the power to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the days of their prophecy. They also have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every plague whenever they want.

Each day its gates will never close because it will never be night there.

"Make no secret," he added, "of the meaning of the predictions contained in this book; for the time for their fulfillment is now close at hand.