'Forward' in the Bible

And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

Calling a little child forward, he had him stand among them.

And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

"The one with two talents also came forward and said, "Master, you gave me two talents. See, I've earned two more talents.

"Then the one who had received one talent came forward and said, "Master, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you haven't planted and gathering where you haven't scattered any seed.

And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.'

watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

Jesus asked him, "Friend, why are you here?" Then the other men surged forward, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

But they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward

And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and hanged himself.

He told the man with the paralyzed hand, "Come forward."

So the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came forward fearfully, fell down trembling in front of him, and told him the whole truth.

Immediately the whole multitude on beholding Him were astonished and awe-struck, and yet they ran forward and greeted Him.

Then one of the Scribes, who had heard them disputing and well knew that Jesus had given them an answer to the point, and a forcible one, came forward and asked Him, "Which is the chief of all the Commandments?"

Perceiving that the Scribe had answered wisely Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one from that time forward ventured to put any question to Him.

And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

Then some came forward as witnesses and falsely declared,

The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came and boldly went in to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body.

Because He has not turned from His maidservant in her lowly position; For from this time forward all generations will account me happy,

There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

At that very moment, she came up and began to thank God and to speak about Him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

But He knew what they were thinking, and He said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and come forward!” And he got up and came forward.

And He came up and touched the bier [on which the body rested], and the pallbearers stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise [from death]!”

When the woman saw that she couldn't hide, she came forward trembling. Bowing down in front of him, she explained in the presence of all the people why she had touched Jesus and how she had been instantly healed.

And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had an illness caused by a spirit (demon). She was bent double, and could not straighten up at all.

and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that way he was about to pass by.

The first came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has earned 10 more minas.’

Next some of the Sadducees came forward (who deny that there is a Resurrection)

But from this time forward the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God's omnipotence."

said unto them, 'Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him;

who had not agreed with their plan and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.

They asked this in order to put Him to the test, so that they might have some charge to bring against Him. But Jesus leant forward and began to write with His finger on the ground.

Then He leant forward again, and again began to write on the ground.

So from that day forward they took counsel that they might put him to death.

From this time forward, I give you knowledge of things before they come about, so that when they come about you may have belief that I am he.

Leaning forward on Jesus' chest, he asked him, "Lord, who is it?"

If you--all of you--knew me, you would fully know my Father also. From this time forward you know Him and have seen Him."

Then Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen, went forward and asked them, "Who are you looking for?"

and the two were running together, and the other disciple did run forward more quickly than Peter, and came first to the tomb,

So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias.

Then some from what is called the Freedmen’s Synagogue, composed of both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and disputed with Stephen.

Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God."

They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law;

Then the [Holy] Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.”

On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison.

And [after they] had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened for them by itself, and they went out [and] went forward [along] one narrow street, and at once the angel departed from him.

they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren.

Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.

But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?

When his accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of crimes that I was expecting [neither civil nor criminal actions],

After they had gone a long time without food [because of seasickness and stress], Paul stood up before them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice and should not have set sail from Crete, and brought on this damage and loss.

And when the day came, they were not discerning the land, but a certain creek were perceiving having a beach, into which they took counsel, if possible, to thrust forward the ship,

whom God displayed publicly [before the eyes of the world] as a [life-giving] sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation (propitiation) by His blood [to be received] through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness [which demands punishment for sin], because in His forbearance [His deliberate restraint] He passed over the sins previously committed [before Jesus’ crucifixion].

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].

when I may go on to Spain I will come unto you, for I hope in going through, to see you, and by you to be set forward thither, if of you first, in part, I shall be filled.

Love is patient and kind. Love knows neither envy nor jealousy. Love is not forward and self-assertive, nor boastful and conceited.

and with you, it may be, I will abide, or even winter, that ye may send me forward whithersoever I go,

no one, then, may despise him; and send ye him forward in peace, that he may come to me, for I expect him with the brethren;

and through you to pass to Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and by you to be sent forward to Judea.

For this reason, from this time forward we have knowledge of no man after the flesh: even if we have had knowledge of Christ after the flesh, we have no longer any such knowledge.

And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.

For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

I say this by way of shaming ourselves, as if we had been feeble. But if anyone puts himself forward (I am talking like a foolish person), I will do the same.

Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

If we [claim to] live by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly character, and moral courage—our conduct empowered by the Holy Spirit].

Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,

I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

and to [look forward and confidently] wait for [the coming of] His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus, who [personally] rescues us from the coming wrath [and draws us to Himself, granting us all the privileges and rewards of a new life with Him].

Who puts himself against all authority, lifting himself up over all which is named God or is given worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, putting himself forward as God.

For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;

It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,

Have a care for these things; give yourself to them with all your heart, so that all may see how you go forward.

For it is necessary for a Bishop to be a man of virtue, as God's servant; not pushing himself forward, not quickly moved to wrath or blows, not desiring profit for himself;

For the [remarkable, undeserved] grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.

looking forward to the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

Zenas the lawyer and Apollos set forward diligently on their way, that nothing may be lacking to them;

For where there is a legal 'will,' there must also be a death brought forward in evidence--the death of him who made it.

let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate],

This was partly through allowing yourselves to be made a public spectacle amid reproaches and persecutions, and partly through coming forward to share the sufferings of those who were thus treated.

For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

He considered the reproach of the Christ [that is, the rebuke he would suffer for his faithful obedience to God] to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt; for he looked ahead to the reward [promised by God].

But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly put forward wrong teachings for your destruction, even turning away from the Lord who gave himself for them; whose destruction will come quickly, and they themselves will be the cause of it.

as you look forward to and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be set ablaze and dissolved and the elements will melt with fire.

But in keeping with his promise, we are looking forward to new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.

So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to have the Lord find you at peace and without spot or fault.

Whosoever goes forward and abides not in the doctrine of the Christ has not God. He that abides in the doctrine, he has both the Father and the Son.

Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

keep yourselves in the love of God, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.