'Happened' in the Bible

It happened that in the days of Herod, king of Judea, [there was] a certain priest, Zechariah by name, of the division of Abijah. And {he had a wife} from the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elizabeth.

And it happened that [while] he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

it happened that he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.

And it happened that when the days of his service came to an end, he went away to his home.

And it happened that when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby in her womb leaped and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?

And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were wanting to name him {after} his father Zechariah.

Everyone who heard about it kept thinking what had happened and asked, "What will this child become?" because it was obvious that the hand of the Lord was with him.

Now it happened that in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire.

And it happened that while they were there, {the time came} for her to give birth.

When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple [courts], sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them [questions].

Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and [while he] was praying, heaven was opened,

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around him and hearing the word of God, he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

And it happened that while he was in one of the towns, {there was} a man {covered with leprosy}. And [when he] saw Jesus, he fell down on [his] face [and] begged him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

One day, as Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the Law happened to be sitting nearby. The people had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was present to heal them.

Now it happened that on a Sabbath he went through the grain fields, and his disciples were picking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing [them] in [their] hands.

Now it happened that on another Sabbath he entered into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there, and his right hand was withered.

Now it happened that in these days he went away to the mountain to pray, and was spending the whole night in prayer to God.

And it happened that on the next [day] he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.

And just as He reached the gate of the town, they happened to be bringing out for burial a dead man who was his mother's only son; and she was a widow; and a great number of the townspeople were with her.

And it happened that {afterward} also he was going about from [one] town and village [to another] preaching and proclaiming the good news concerning the kingdom of God, and the twelve [were] with him,

Now it happened that on one of the days both he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." And they set sail,

When the men who tended them saw what had happened, they ran off and reported it in the town and in the countryside.

Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

It happened, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.

Her parents were astounded, but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.

And it happened that while he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, saying, "Who do the crowds say [that] I am?"

Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James [and] went up on the mountain to pray.

And it happened that as they were going away from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good [for] us to be here. And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah," not knowing what he was saying.

Now it happened that on the next day, [when] they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

Now it happened that when the days were approaching {for him to be taken up}, he set [his] face to go to Jerusalem.

"How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he encountered robbers, who stripped him of his clothes [and belongings], beat him, and went their way [unconcerned], leaving him half dead.

A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

It happened as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."

And he was expelling a mute demon. Now it happened that [when] the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished.

Now it happened that as he said these [things], a certain woman from the crowd raised [her] voice [and] said to him, "Blessed [is] the womb that bore you, and [the] breasts [at] which you nursed!"

"Do you suppose," He asked in reply, "that those Galilaeans were worse sinners than the mass of the Galilaeans, because this happened to them?

And it happened that when he came to the house of a certain one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat {a meal}, they were watching him closely.

Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to {Abraham's side}. And the rich man also died and was buried.

And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through {the region between} Samaria and Galilee.

And [when he] saw [them] he said to them, "Go [and] show yourselves to the priests." And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed.

And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building;

Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting on the side of the road begging.

And it happened that when he returned [after] receiving the kingdom, he ordered these slaves to whom he had given the money to be summoned to him, so that he could know what they had gained by trading.

And it happened that when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the hill called [the Mount] of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

And it happened that on one of the days [while] he was teaching the people in the temple [courts] and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes approached together with the elders

And there happened also a strife among them -- who of them is accounted to be greater.

When he learned that he was from Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who also happened to be in Jerusalem at that time.

When the centurion saw what happened, he began to glorify God, saying, “This man really was righteous!”

And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, beating their breasts.

While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. When he stooped to look in, he saw only the linen cloths. So he went home, amazed at what had happened.

And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

While they were discussing and analyzing what had happened, Jesus himself approached and began to walk with them,

The one named Cleopas answered Him, “Are You the only visitor in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things that happened there in these days?”

But we were hoping that He was the One who was about to redeem Israel. Besides all this, it’s the third day since these things happened.

And it happened that when he reclined at the table with them, he took the bread [and] gave thanks, and [after] breaking [it], he gave [it] to them.

Then they began to describe what had happened on the road and how He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven.