'Kept' in the Bible

And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control.

He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction.

And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.

And all those who were of the faith kept together, and had all things in common;

And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder.

Who is to be kept in heaven till the time when all things are put right, of which God has given word by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been from the earliest times.

And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.

The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them;

At which time Moses came to birth, and he was very beautiful; and he was kept for three months in his father's house:

And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son.

I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob. And Moses, shaking with fear, kept his eyes from looking at it.

You, to whom the law was given as it was ordered by angels, and who have not kept it.

And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.

And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus.

But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.

Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.

And he gave orders for them to have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they kept him with them for some days.

And when Peter came to Jerusalem, those who kept the rule of circumcision had an argument with him,

So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.

So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

And when they had made selection of some to be rulers in every church, and had given themselves to prayer and kept themselves from food, they put them into the care of the Lord in whom they had faith.

But Paul and Barnabas kept on in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of God, with a number of others.

So the brothers sent Paul straight away to the sea: but Silas and Timothy kept there still.

But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.

For Paul's purpose was to go past Ephesus, so that he might not be kept in Asia; for he was going quickly, in order, if possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,

For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God.

And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,

I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.

But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.

But when Paul made a request that he might be judged by Caesar, I gave orders for him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:

Where we came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for seven days; and so we came to Rome.

And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.