'Open' in the Bible

But when you pray, go into your most private room, close the door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

so that your fasting will not be noticed by people, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees [what is done] in secret will reward you.

Make a request, and it will be answered; what you are searching for you will get; give the sign, and the door will be open to you:

Because to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire, and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

Go in by the narrow door; for wide is the door and open is the way which goes to destruction, and great numbers go in by it.

And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.

But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

"The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.

“But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. Take it and give it to them for Me and you.”

"But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

“Lord,” they said to Him, “open our eyes!”

Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open.

Then they spat in His face, and struck Him--some with the fist, some with the open hand--

Now Peter was seated in the open square outside the house: and a servant-girl came to him, saying, You were with Jesus the Galilaean.

Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.

Suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth shook, rocks were split open,

And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;

There went out to him people of all classes from Judaea, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem of all ranks, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, making open confession of their sins.

As soon as He came up out of the water, He saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending to Him like a dove.

And enter wherever He might--village or town or hamlet--they laid their sick in the open places, and entreated Him to let them touch were it but the tassel of His robe; and all, whoever touched Him, were restored to health.

And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open.

And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.

And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without in the open street; and they loose him.

While Jesus was in Bethany sitting at the table in the home of Simon the leper, a woman arrived with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume made from pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured the perfume on his head.

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to Him.

Thereupon some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, while striking Him with their fists and crying, "Prove that you are a prophet." The officers too struck Him with open hands as they took Him in charge.

And while Peter was down in the open square of the building, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came;

Suddenly, Zechariah could open his mouth, his tongue was set free, and he began to speak and to praise God.

In the same region there were shepherds staying out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,

Then He came up and touched the open coffin, and the pallbearers stopped. And He said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!”

And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

But as for that in the good ground, it means those who, having listened to the Message with open minds and in a right spirit, hold it fast, and patiently yield a return.

For there is nothing hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come out into the open.

And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.

For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open.

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

“What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?

And a fire was lighted in the middle of the open square, and they were seated together, and Peter was among them.

But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view.

And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.

“Don’t you say, ‘There are still four more months, then comes the harvest’? Listen to what I’m telling you: Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest.

“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, the person who hears My word [the one who heeds My message], and believes and trusts in Him who sent Me, has (possesses now) eternal life [that is, eternal life actually begins—the believer is transformed], and does not come into judgment and condemnation, but has passed [over] from death into life.

I have come in My Father’s name and with His power, and you do not receive Me [because your minds are closed]; but if another comes in his own name and with no authority or power except his own, you will receive him and give your approval to an imposter.

The writings of the prophets say, And they will all have teaching from God. Everyone whose ears have been open to the teaching of the Father comes to me.

He who is a child of God gives ear to the words of God: your ears are not open to them because you are not from God.

So they said to him, How then were your eyes made open?

Now the day on which the earth was mixed by Jesus and the man's eyes were made open was the Sabbath.

So the Pharisees put more questions to him about how his eyes had been made open. And he said to them, He put earth on my eyes, and I had a wash and am able to see.

Now the Jews had no belief in the statement that he had been blind and was now able to see, till they sent for the father and mother of the man whose eyes had been made open,

But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself.

Then they asked him, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”

We have knowledge that God does not give ear to sinners, but if any man is a worshipper of God and does his pleasure, to him God's ears are open.

from the age it was not heard, that any one did open eyes of one who hath been born blind;

to this one the doorkeeper doth open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he doth call by name, and doth lead them forth;

Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

and Jesus was walking around in the Temple inside the open porch of Solomon.

and certain of them said, 'Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?'

I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.

When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?

Now this man acquired a field with his unrighteous wages. He fell headfirst and burst open in the middle, and all his insides spilled out.

Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.

And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God.

Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this:He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,and as a lamb is silent before its shearer,so He does not open His mouth.

Then Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

and saw heaven open and something like a large linen sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners to the ground.

and having passed through a first ward, and a second, they came unto the iron gate that is leading to the city, which of its own accord did open to them, and having gone forth, they went on through one street, and immediately the messenger departed from him.

She recognized Peter’s voice, and because of her joy, she did not open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gateway.

But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.

and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;

and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;

Suddenly, there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken. All the doors immediately flew open, and everyone's chains were unfastened.

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.

Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.

I will save you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you to open their eyes,

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

After sailing through the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.

Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to set sail from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbor on Crete open to the southwest and northwest, and to winter there.

But striking a reef with waves breaking in on either side, they ran the ship aground. The prow (forward point) stuck fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up under the [violent] force of the waves.

They were secret backbiters, open slanderers; hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful; inventors of new forms of sin, disobedient to parents, destitute of common sense,

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

And more than that, we ourselves, though we possess the Spirit as a foretaste and pledge of the glorious future, yet we ourselves inwardly sigh, as we wait and long for open recognition as sons through the deliverance of our bodies.

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for God’s wrath [and His judicial righteousness]; for it is written [in Scripture], “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

Let us conduct ourselves properly and honorably as in the [light of] day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and irresponsibility, not in quarreling and jealousy.

Gaius, with whom I am living, whose house is open to all the church, sends his love, so does Erastus, the manager of the accounts of the town, and Quartus, the brother.

because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, but there are many opponents.

Now when I came to Troas for the good news of Christ, and there was an open door for me in the Lord,

You yourselves are our letter, whose writing is in our heart, open for every man's reading and knowledge;