'Receive' in the Bible

Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous will receive a righteous person’s reward.

And everyone who has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, children, or fields because of My name will receive 100 times more and will inherit eternal life.

And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

[“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.

who will not receive 100 times more, now at this time—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and eternal life in the age to come.

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher punishment.”

And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners to be repaid in full.

He replied to them, “Go and report to John the things you have seen and heard: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

who will not receive many times more at this time, and eternal life in the age to come.”

“Receive your sight!” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.”

Therefore He said: “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king and then return.

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive greater punishment.”

He came to His own,and His own people did not receive Him.

But to all who did receive Him,He gave them the right to be children of God,to those who believe in His name,

John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.

I don’t receive man’s testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

He said this about the Spirit. Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit, for the Spirit had not yet been received because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.

He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive Him because it doesn’t see Him or know Him. But you do know Him, because He remains with you and will be in you.

Until now you have asked for nothing in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

After saying this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

“Repent,” Peter said to them, “and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

They were stoning Stephen as he called out: “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

After they went down there, they prayed for them, so the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit.

saying, “Give me this power too, so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

All the prophets testify about Him that through His name everyone who believes in Him will receive forgiveness of sins.”

and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”“No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

In every way I’ve shown you that by laboring like this, it is necessary to help the weak and to keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, for He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with utmost gratitude.

to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’

The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.

Since by the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the overflow of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.

For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!”

so they too have now disobeyed, resulting in mercy to you, so that they also now may receive mercy.

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready,

Now the one planting and the one watering are one in purpose, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

If anyone’s work that he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?

Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. However, they do it to receive a crown that will fade away, but we a crown that will never fade away.

He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

Working together with Him, we also appeal to you, “Don’t receive God’s grace in vain.”

For if a person comes and preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit, which you had not received, or a different gospel, which you had not accepted, you put up with it splendidly!

For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation from Jesus Christ.

I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?

The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.

to redeem those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

knowing that whatever good each one does, slave or free, he will receive this back from the Lord.

knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.

and will therefore receive condemnation because they have renounced their original pledge.

Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time.

The sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have a command according to the law to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they have also descended from Abraham.

In the one case, men who will die receive tenths, but in the other case, Scripture testifies that he lives.

Therefore, He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

But if you are without discipline—which all receive—then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

Brothers, I urge you to receive this message of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.

That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

A man who endures trials is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment,

You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires.

And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

and can receive whatever we ask from Him because we keep His commands and do what is pleasing in His sight.

Watch yourselves so you don’t lose what we have worked for, but that you may receive a full reward.

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and don’t say, “Welcome,” to him;

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive us.

Our Lord and God,You are worthy to receiveglory and honor and power,because You have created all things,and because of Your willthey exist and were created.

They said with a loud voice:The Lamb who was slaughtered is worthyto receive power and richesand wisdom and strengthand honor and glory and blessing!

The 10 horns you saw are 10 kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

Then I heard another voice from heaven:Come out of her, My people,so that you will not share in her sinsor receive any of her plagues.