'Made' in the Bible

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection:

“For it is written in the book of Psalms,‘Let his homestead be made desolate,And let no one dwell in it’;and,‘Let another man take his office.’

And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias.

And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you,

But others were laughing and joking and ridiculing them, saying, “They are full of sweet wine and are drunk!”

Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this [blessing] which you both see and hear.

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

They made it their practice to sell their possessions and goods and to distribute the proceeds to anyone who was in need.

He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them.

And having taken hold of him by the right hand he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones were made strong.

And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.

But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,

And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

They made Peter and John stand in front of them and began asking, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.

And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth.

But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

But none of the rest [of the people, the non-believers] dared to associate with them; however, the people were holding them in high esteem and were speaking highly of them.

And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.

When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council, and the high priest began to question them.

But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.

In those days, as the number of the disciples was growing larger and larger, a complaint was made by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.

And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:

Then he went out from the country of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God made him move to this country where you now live.

And I will be the judge, said God, of that nation which made them servants: and after that, they will come out and give me worship in this place.

And God gave Abraham a covenant [a formal agreement to be strictly observed] of [which] circumcision [was the sign]; and so [under these circumstances] Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac [became the father] of Jacob, and Jacob [became the father] of the twelve patriarchs.

And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

“As the time was drawing near to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt

And on the following day, he made an appearance to them [while they] were fighting and was attempting to reconcile them in peace, saying, 'Men [and] brothers, why are you doing wrong to one another?'

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

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

Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Hath not my hand made all these things?

But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.

And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well.

They were paying attention to him because for a long time he had mystified and dazzled them with his magic.

Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,

So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.

And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.

Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:

but Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town after town he everywhere made known the Good News until he reached Caesarea.

And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.

Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:

but their plot became known to Saul. They were also watching the city’s gates day and night so they could kill him;

And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.

And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.

Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

Peter made them all go outside. After kneeling down, he prayed, turned to the body, and said, "Tabitha, get up!" She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

A serious-minded man, fearing God with all his family; he gave much money to the poor, and made prayer to God at all times.

And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

Again, a second time, a voice said to him, “What God has made clean, you must not call common.”

Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,

When Peter arrived, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.

But Peter made him get up, saying, "Stand up! I, too, am only a man."

And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:

That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,

Him God raised up the third day, and gave him to be made manifest,

And he gave us orders to give news of this to the people, and to give public witness that this is he whom God has made judge of the living and the dead.

But a voice answered from heaven a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call common.’

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified and praised God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance that leads to eternal life [that is, real life after earthly death].”

Those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one except Jews.

Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:

Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians.

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

And having made a sign to them with his hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of prison; and he said, Report these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out and went to another place.

And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.

"Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen! The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made them a great people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with a public display of power he led them out of there.

Then God removed Saul and made David their king, about whom he testified, "I have found that David, the son of Jesse, is a man after my own heart, who will carry out all my wishes.'

For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.

And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings made to David.

And through him everyone who has faith is made free from all those things, from which the law of Moses was not able to make you free.

See, you doubters, have wonder and come to your end; for I will do a thing in your days to which you will not give belief, even if it is made clear to you.

And when they went out, they made a request that these words might be said to them again on the Sabbath after.