'Closely' in the Bible

And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: 'You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.

so that '{they may look closely} and not perceive, and {they may listen carefully} and not understand, lest they turn and it be forgiven them.'"

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother [to establish a home with his wife],

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord was working with them and confirming the word by the signs that followed.]

it seemed fitting for me as well, [and so I have decided] after having carefully searched out and investigated all the events accurately, from the very beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus;

He went down to Nazareth with them, and was continually submissive and obedient to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

for it is written and forever remains written,‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard and protect You,’

The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely, to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against Him.

When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects,

They watched him closely in an effort to trap him in something he might say.

But there is nothing [so carefully] concealed that it will not be revealed, nor so hidden that it will not be made known.

One Sabbath, when He went to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching Him closely.

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

When a servant saw him sitting in the firelight, and looked closely at him, she said, “This man was with Him too.”

Now the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed [closely], and saw the tomb and how His body was laid.

But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be explained to you; listen closely and pay attention to what I have to say.

So the man watched them closely, expecting to get something from them.

When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look more closely, there came the voice of the Lord:

I am the God of your forefathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.' Moses began to tremble and did not dare to look more closely.

When I looked closely and considered it, I saw the four-footed animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky.

who was [closely associated] with the proconsul [of the province], Sergius Paulus, an intelligent and sensible man. He called for Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].

and heard Paul speaking. After observing him closely and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

For as I was walking around and looking closely at the objects you worship, I even found an altar with this written on it: "To an unknown god.' So I am telling you about the unknown object you worship.

I wrote you in my [previous] letter not to associate with [sexually] immoral people—

If, on the other hand, every one is prophesying and an unbeliever or an ungifted man comes in, he is convicted by all and closely examined by all,

in union with whom the whole fabric, fitted and closely joined together, is growing so as to form a holy sanctuary in the Lord;

From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly together by what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itself up in [unselfish] love.

But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.

If you continue to point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of the Messiah Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith and the healthy teaching that you have followed closely.

Now you have diligently followed [my example, that is] my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,

But he who looks closely into the perfect Law--the Law of freedom--and continues looking, he, being not a hearer who forgets, but an obedient doer, will as the result of his obedience be blessed.

There were Prophets who earnestly inquired about that salvation, and closely searched into it--even those who spoke beforehand of the grace which was to come to you.

And I saw lying in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a book written on both sides and closely sealed with seven seals.

So I looked, and behold, an ashen (pale greenish gray) horse [like a corpse, representing death and pestilence]; and its rider’s name was Death; and Hades (the realm of the dead) was following with him. They were given authority and power over a fourth part of the earth, to kill with the sword and with famine and with plague (pestilence, disease) and by the wild beasts of the earth.