'Getting' in the Bible

Abraham and Sarah were old and getting on in years. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.

Abraham was now old, getting on in years, and the Lord had blessed him in everything.

and the man became rich and kept getting richer until he was very wealthy.

A long time after the Lord had given Israel rest from all the enemies around them, Joshua was old, getting on in years.

So Joshua summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers, and said to them, “I am old, getting on in years,

Early that morning, the woman made her way back, and as it was getting light, she collapsed at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was.

Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look here, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he’s getting away.

Now King David was old and getting on in years. Although they covered him with bedclothes, he could not get warm.

Now the man Jeroboam was capable, and Solomon noticed the young man because he was getting things done. So he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph.

They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings who were helping him were getting drunk in the tents.

to keep the poor from getting a fair trialand to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,so that widows can be their spoiland they can plunder the fatherless.

So they said to him, “What should we do to you to calm this sea that’s against us?” For the sea was getting worse and worse.

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”

As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging Him to be with Him.

They kept hitting Him on the head with a reed and spitting on Him. Getting down on their knees, they were paying Him homage.

Then all the people of the Gerasene region asked Him to leave them, because they were gripped by great fear. So getting into the boat, He returned.

We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”