'Kept' in the Bible

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.

"Moreover they made a calf at that time, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and kept rejoicing in the gods which their own hands had made.

Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.

As they continued to stone Stephen, he kept praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.

The crowds gathered and were paying close attention to everything Philip said, as they heard [the message] and saw the [miraculous] signs which he was doing [validating his message].

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

But Philip found himself at Azotus. As he was passing through that region, he kept proclaiming the good news in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

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 grew more capable and kept confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this One is the Messiah.

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:

He kept talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews, but they were bent on murdering him.

But they kept trying to take his life. On learning this, the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and then sent him by sea to Tarsus.

So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace. As it continued to be built up and to live in the fear of the Lord, it kept increasing in numbers through the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

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,

When he arrived, he rejoiced to see what the grace of God had done, and with hearty determination he kept encouraging all of them to remain faithful to the Lord,

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

“You’re crazy!” they told her. But she kept insisting that it was true. Then they said, “It’s his angel!”

Peter, however, kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

The people kept shouting, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!"

But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.

And while John was completing his course, he kept saying, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

and that everyone who believes in him is justified and freed from everything that kept you from being justified by the Law of Moses.

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving, the people kept urging them to tell them the same things the next Sabbath.

When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who kept talking to them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.

They stayed there a considerable time and continued to speak boldly for the Lord, who kept affirming his word of grace and granting signs and wonders to be done by them.

And there they kept evangelizing.

And saying these things, they with difficulty kept the crowds from sacrificing to them.

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.

Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

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

But Paul kept insisting that they should not take him along who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”

She kept doing this for many days until Paul became annoyed, turned to her and told the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her!" And it came out that very moment.

and they came and appealed to them, and when they had brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city.

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

But since the Jews kept resisting and opposing him, and blaspheming [God], he shook out his robe and said to them, “Your blood (damnation) be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

He had been instructed in the Lord's way, and with spiritual fervor he kept speaking and teaching accurately about Jesus, although he knew only about John's baptism.

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.

Many who became believers kept coming to confess and talk about what they had been doing.

In that way the word of the Lord kept spreading and triumphing.

After listening to this harangue, they became furiously angry and kept calling out, "Great is the Ephesian Diana!"

The people, meanwhile, kept shouting, some one thing and some another; for the assembly was all uproar and confusion, and the greater part had no idea why they had come together.

Now on the first day of the week (Sunday), when we were gathered together to break bread (share communion), Paul began talking with them, intending to leave the next day; and he kept on with his message until midnight.

and a young man named Eutychus was sitting on a window sill and sank into a deep sleep as Paul kept on speaking. When he was overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was picked up dead.

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 that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose and plan of God.

When we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to Syria and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload its cargo.

So we located some disciples and stayed there for seven days. Through the Spirit, they kept telling Paul not to go to Jerusalem,

But some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others something else; and since he could not determine the facts because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken to the barracks [in the tower of Antonia].

The crowd of people kept following him and shouting, "Kill him!"

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

I persecuted this Way, even executing people, and kept tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

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 said, "Lord, they themselves know that in every synagogue I kept imprisoning and beating those who believe in you.

And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid [when he] realized that he was a Roman citizen and that {he had tied him up}.

I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

Then he gave orders to the centurion for him to be kept in custody and yet have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from ministering to him.

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

And [there in Jerusalem] the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul [before Festus], and they repeatedly pleaded with him,

But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

Instead, they had several arguments with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but Paul kept asserting he was alive.

But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

And as I punished them often in all the synagogues, I tried to force them to blaspheme; and being furiously enraged at them, I kept pursuing them even to foreign cities.

but kept declaring both to those of Damascus first, and also at Jerusalem and then throughout all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds appropriate to repentance.

For this reason the Jewish leaders grabbed me in the Temple and kept trying to kill me.

For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and the severe storm kept raging. Finally all hope that we would be saved was disappearing.

Then fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern [to slow the ship] and kept wishing for daybreak to come.

Right up to daybreak Paul kept urging all of them to eat something. He said, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, not eating anything.

But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

But they stood watching and expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began saying that he was a god.

After this occurred, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases were coming to him and being healed.

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 to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

on the day when God judges what people have kept secret, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.

Certainly sin was in the world before the Law was given, but no record of sin is kept when there is no Law.

But what is the divine response to him? “I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law.

For which reason I was frequently kept from coming to you:

So that I may be kept safe from those in Judaea who have not put themselves under the rule of God, and that the help which I am taking for Jerusalem may be pleasing to the saints;

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;

I planted, Apollos watered, but God kept everything growing.

All this kept happening to them with a figurative meaning; but it was put on record by way of admonition to us upon whom the ends of the Ages have come.

I tell you a truth hitherto kept secret: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

not like Moses, who kept covering his face with a veil to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

Unnoted, but still kept fully in mind; as near to death, but still living; as undergoing punishment, but not put to death;

But I am sending these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready just as I kept telling them.

And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

For you have heard about my earlier life in Judaism how I kept violently persecuting God's church and was trying to destroy it.