'Closely' in the Bible

The people watched Jesus closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong.

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, in order to find a way of accusing him of doing something wrong.

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

One Sabbath, Jesus went to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal. The guests were watching Jesus closely.

So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be honest men in order to trap him in what he would say. They wanted to hand him over to the jurisdiction of the governor,

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

When I examined it closely, I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.

He was listening to Paul as he spoke. Paul watched him closely, and when he saw 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.

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.