'Living' in the Bible

And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:

The people who live in darknesshave seen a great light,and for those living in the shadowland of death,light has dawned.

When Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following Him, “I tell you truthfully, I have not found such great faith [as this] with anyone in Israel.

or a provision bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves his support.

And he who does not take his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me] is not worthy of Me.

"To what can I compare the people living today? They're like little children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to each other,

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look something greater than Jonah is here!

The queen of the south will stand up and condemn the people living today, because she came from so far away to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look! Something greater than Solomon is here!"

Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

And his sisters--are they not all living here among us? Where then did he get all this?"

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me].

He answered, “Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and [if it is God’s will] it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

And while they are living in Galilee, Jesus said to them, 'The Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men,

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, tax collectors and prostitutes will get into God's kingdom ahead of you! John came to you living a righteous life, and you didn't believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. But even when you saw that, you didn't change your minds at last and believe him."

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.

Then you say, "If we had been living in the days of our ancestors, we would have had no part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'

I tell all of you with certainty, all these things will happen to those living today."

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [the people living when these signs and events begin] will not pass away until all these things take place.

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

saying, 'Sir, we have remembered that that deceiver said while yet living, After three days I do rise;

He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;

For John had repeatedly told Herod, "You have no right to be living with your brother's wife."

So the Pharisees and scribes asked Jesus, “Why do Your disciples not live their lives according to the tradition of the elders, but [instead] eat their bread with [ceremonially] unwashed hands?”

He sighed deeply in his spirit and remarked, "Why do those living today demand a sign? I tell all of you with certainty, no sign will be given to this generation."

Master, in the law Moses says, If a man's brother comes to his end, and has a wife still living and no child, it is right for his brother to take his wife, and get a family for his brother.

He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [the people living when these signs and events begin] will not pass away until all these things take place.

It is like a man living abroad who has left his house, and given the management to his servants--to each one his special duty--and has ordered the porter to keep awake.

Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in expectation of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus.

And they, when it came to their ears that he was living, and had been seen by her, had no belief in it.

Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord.

Fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea.

In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, watching their flock during the night.

And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

but what have ye gone forth to see? a man in soft garments clothed? lo, they in splendid apparellings, and living in luxury, are in the houses of kings!

Jesus continued, "To what may I compare the people living today?

And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself [set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross daily [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me].

Now as the crowds continued to throng around Jesus, he went on to say, "This people living today are an evil generation. It craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah,

The queen of the south will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look, something greater than Solomon is here!

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look, something greater than Jonah is here!"

so those living today will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that was shed since the foundation of the world,

But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

What about those eighteen people who were killed when the tower at Siloam fell on them? Do you think they were worse offenders than all the other people living in Jerusalem?

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.

But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

But first he must suffer a great deal and be rejected by those living today.

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [those living at that definite period of time preceding the second coming] will not pass away until everything takes place.

For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

And one [of them], {named} Cleopas, answered [and] said to him, "[Are] you the only one living near Jerusalem and not knowing the things that have happened in it in these days?"

and, not having found his body, came, saying that they also had seen a vision of angels, who say that he is living.

And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living?

He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day.

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

for you have had five husbands, and the man you are living with now is not your husband. This you said truthfully!"

And Jesus said, Go in peace; your son is living. The man had faith in the word which Jesus said to him and went away.

As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living.

It was clear then to the father that this was the very time at which Jesus said to him, Your son is living. And he had faith in Jesus, he and all his family.

You don’t have His word living in you, because you don’t believe the One He sent.

I am the Bread of Life [the Living Bread which gives and sustains life].

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

So the Jews said among themselves, To what place is he going where we will not see him? will he go to the Jews living among the Greeks and become the teacher of the Greeks?

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Now the servant does not go on living in the house for ever, but the son does.

and every one who is living and believing in me shall not die -- to the age;

If anyone serves Me, he must [continue to faithfully] follow Me [without hesitation, holding steadfastly to Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]; and wherever I am [in heaven’s glory], there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

So Jesus said to them, “The Light is among you [only] a little while longer. Walk while you have the Light [keep on living by it], so that darkness will not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going [he is drifting aimlessly].

I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark.

Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

I have said these things to you, while still living with you.

to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;

And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas, the son of James.

And it became known to all who were living in Jerusalem; so that in their own language that field was called Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another.

There were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout men from every nation under heaven.

Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia,

But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

"Men of Judea and everyone living in Jerusalem! You must understand something, so pay close attention to my words. These men are not drunk as you suppose, for it's only nine o'clock in the morning.

They said, "What should we do with these men? For it's obvious to everybody living in Jerusalem that an unmistakable sign has been done by them, and we cannot deny it.

And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran,