'Getting' in the Bible
And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
Whoever is not with me is against me; and he who does not take part with me in getting people together, is driving them away.
But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not.
Let them come up together till the getting in of the grain; and then I will say to the workers, Take up first the evil plants, and put them together for burning: but put the grain into my store-house.
And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.
Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,
And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:
Now on the day after the getting ready of the Passover, the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,
Now on the mountain side there was a great herd of pigs getting their food.
And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.
And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;
And they went away and saw a young ass by the door outside in the open street; and they were getting him loose.
And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.
And when it was evening, because it was the time of getting ready, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.
And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over diseases, to make them well.
But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.
He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away.
They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction.
He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;
And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass?
And, getting up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and saw that they were sleeping for sorrow.
He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.
The sea was getting rough because of a strong wind which was blowing.
So Judas, getting a band of armed men and police from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lights and with arms.
Now it was the day of getting ready for the Passover, and so that the bodies might not be on the cross on the Sabbath (because the day of that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews made a request to Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.
But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.
And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;
And Paul, getting up and making a sign with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you who have the fear of God, give ear.
But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.
In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.
And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;
And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;
But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;
And in the same way the men gave up the natural use of the woman and were burning in their desire for one another, men doing shame with men, and getting in their bodies the right reward of their evil-doing.
And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing;
For we are a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction;
For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new day by day.
When he says, A new agreement, he has made the first agreement old. But anything which is getting old and past use will not be seen much longer.
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.