'Granted' in the Bible
‘And it shall be in the last days,’ says God,‘That I will pour out My Spirit upon all mankind;And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,And your young men shall see [divinely prompted] visions,And your old men shall dream [divinely prompted] dreams;
But you disowned and denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for [the pardon of] a murderer to be granted to you.
He expected his countrymen to understand that God was granting them freedom through him [assuming that they would accept him], but they did not understand.
When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified and praised God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance that leads to eternal life [that is, real life after earthly death].”
When the commander had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, gestured with his hand to the people; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect (Jewish Aramaic), saying,
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Bible Theasaurus
- Accord (53 instances)
- Allot (12 instances)
- Allow (206 instances)
- Award (4 instances)
- Concede (2 instances)
- Given (2455 instances)
- Grant (129 instances)
- Granted (151 instances)
- Yes (679 instances)
- Yield (94 instances)