'Near' in the Bible

And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

And fear came on all those who lived near them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these events were discussed.

And an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and {they were terribly frightened}.

He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.

Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

And he charged him to tell no one, 'But, having gone away, shew thyself to the priest, and bring near for thy cleansing according as Moses directed, for a testimony to them;'

and when it became day, he called near his disciples, and having chosen from them twelve, whom also he named apostles,

And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying -- 'He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd of the city was with her.

and having come near, he touched the bier, and those bearing it stood still, and he said, 'Young man, to thee I say, Arise;'

and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, 'Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

And having come near to him, the men said, 'John the Baptist sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

His mother and his brothers came to him, but they couldn't get near him because of the crowd.

And having come near, they awoke him, saying, 'Master, master, we perish;' and he, having arisen, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there came a calm,

For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.

having come near behind, touched the fringe of his garment, and presently the issue of her blood stood.

When the apostles returned, they told Him all that they had done. He took them with Him and He privately withdrew [across the Jordan] to a city called Bethsaida.

And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, 'Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.'

And Jesus answering said, 'O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring near hither thy son;'

and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore him sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.

Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.

Heal the sick who are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near you.’

‘We are wiping off as a witness against you even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’

and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him;

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

'Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;

If he comes in the middle of the night, or even near dawn, and finds them alert, those slaves are blessed.

and Jesus having seen her, did call her near, and said to her, 'Woman, thou hast been loosed from thy infirmity;'

On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, 'Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!

“Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

and having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,

'And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?

But, who is he of you -- having a servant ploughing or feeding -- who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat?

And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,

and Jesus having called them near, said, 'Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.

'And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten.

And it came to pass as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

Now He came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.

And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that its desolation has come near.

But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near!”

As soon as they put out leaves you can see for yourselves and recognize that summer is already near.

In the same way, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near.

The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, was drawing near.

And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

And mocking him also were the soldiers, coming near and offering vinegar to him,

he, having gone near to Pilate, asked the body of Jesus,

And it was the day of preparation, and the Sabbath was drawing near.

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

And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

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?"

They came near the village where they were going, and He gave the impression that He was going farther.

But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.

And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.