'Hands' in the Bible

and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man.

And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast it from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.

Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.

and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, Sleep on now and take your rest; behold, the hour has drawn nigh, and the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.

But Jesus said to him, My friend, for what purpose art thou come? Then coming up they laid hands upon Jesus and seized him.

And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, having taken water, washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous one: see ye to it.

and he besought him much, saying, My little daughter is at extremity; I pray that thou shouldest come and lay thy hands upon her so that she may be healed, and may live.

And when sabbath was come he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were amazed, saying, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom that is given to him, and such works of power are done by his hands?

And he could not do any work of power there, save that laying his hands on a few infirm persons he healed them.

and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands,

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to what has been delivered by the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?

And taking hold of the hand of the blind man he led him forth out of the village, and having spit upon his eyes, he laid his hands upon him, and asked him if he beheld anything.

Then he laid his hands again upon his eyes, and he saw distinctly, and was restored and saw all things clearly.

for he taught his disciples and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into men's hands, and they shall kill him; and having been killed, after three days he shall rise again.

And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;

And having taken them in his arms, having laid his hands on them, he blessed them.

And he comes the third time and says to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.

And they laid their hands upon him and seized him.

We heard him saying, I will destroy this temple which is made with hands, and in the course of three days I will build another not made with hands.

And some began to spit upon him, and cover up his face, and buffet him, and say to him, Prophesy; and the officers struck him with the palms of their hands.

they shall take up serpents; and if they should drink any deadly thing it shall not injure them; they shall lay hands upon the infirm, and they shall be well.

and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone.

And when the sun went down, all, as many as had persons sick with divers diseases, brought them to him, and having laid his hands on every one of them, he healed them;

And it came to pass on the second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating them, rubbing them in their hands.

Do ye let these words sink into your ears. For the Son of man is about to be delivered into men's hands.

And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.

Which now of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into the hands of the robbers?

And he laid his hands upon her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought the same hour to lay hands on him, and they feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken this parable of them.

But before all these things they shall lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name;

When I was day by day with you in the temple ye did not stretch out your hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness.

And Jesus, having cried with a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired.

saying, The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and rise the third day.

behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as ye see me having.

And having said this he shewed them his hands and his feet.

And he led them out as far as Bethany, and having lifted up his hands, he blessed them.

But some of them desired to take him, but no one laid hands upon him.

And the dead came forth, bound feet and hands with graveclothes, and his face was bound round with a handkerchief. Jesus says to them, Loose him and let him go.

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he came out from God and was going to God,

Simon Peter says to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

And having said this, he shewed to them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced therefore, having seen the Lord.

The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.

Then he says to Thomas, Bring thy finger here and see my hands; and bring thy hand and put it into my side; and be not unbelieving, but believing.

Verily, verily, I say to thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst where thou desiredst; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and bring thee where thou dost not desire.

and they laid hands on them, and put them in ward till the morrow; for it was already evening.

And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch,

and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.

whom they set before the apostles; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

But the Most High dwells not in places made with hands; as says the prophet,

Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the Holy Spirit was given, offered them money,

saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive the Holy Spirit.

And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

At that time Herod the king laid his hands on some of those of the assembly to do them hurt,

And lo, an angel of the Lord came there, and a light shone in the prison: and having smitten the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands.

Then, having fasted and prayed, and having laid their hands on them, they let them go.

They stayed therefore a good while, speaking boldly, confiding in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace, giving signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

nor is served by men's hands as needing something, himself giving to all life and breath and all things;

And Paul having laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,

and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.

Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

and coming to us and taking the girdle of Paul, and having bound his own hands and feet, said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man whose this girdle is shall the Jews thus bind in Jerusalem, and deliver him up into the hands of the Gentiles.

And when the seven days were nearly completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, set all the crowd in a tumult, and laid hands upon him,

This man, having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them, I came up with the military and took out of their hands, having learned that he was a Roman.

but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took him away with great force out of our hands,

On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me.

and on the third day with their own hands they cast away the ship furniture.

And it happened that the father of Publius lay ill of fever and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed and laid his hands on him cured him.

And it came to pass after three days, that he called together those who were the chief of the Jews; and when they had come together he said to them, Brethren, I having done nothing against the people or the customs of our forefathers, have been delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

But unto Israel he says, All the day long I have stretched out my hands unto a people disobeying and opposing.

and labour, working with our own hands. Railed at, we bless; persecuted, we suffer it;

For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

and through a window in a basket I was let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.

and recognising the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were conspicuous as being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go to the nations, and they to the circumcision;

Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with his hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.

and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands, even as we charged you,

I will therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up pious hands, without wrath or reasoning.

Be not negligent of the gift that is in thee, which has been given to thee through prophecy, with imposition of the hands of the elderhood.

Lay hands quickly on no man, nor partake in others' sins. Keep thyself pure.

For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

And, Thou in the beginning, Lord, hast founded the earth, and works of thy hands are the heavens.

Thou hast made him some little inferior to the angels; thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy hands;

of the doctrine of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment;

It is a fearful thing falling into the hands of the living God.

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the failing knees;

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.

who, when reviled, reviled not again; when suffering, threatened not; but gave himself over into the hands of him who judges righteously;

That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life;

After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.

And the rest of men who were not killed with these plagues repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the golden and silver and brazen and stone and wooden idols, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.