'Receive' in the Bible

So now, you are banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

"Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me; from every person motivated by a willing heart you are to receive my offering.

You are to receive the atonement money from the Israelites and give it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, to make atonement for your lives."

"Receive these gifts from them, that they may be used in doing the work of the tent of meeting; and you must give them to the Levites, to every man as his service requires."

"Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man's name on his staff.

"You are to speak to the Levites, and you must tell them, 'When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you from them as your inheritance, then you are to offer up from it as a raised offering to the Lord a tenth of the tithe.

Thus you are to offer up a raised offering to the Lord of all your tithes which you receive from the Israelites; and you must give the Lord's raised offering from it to Aaron the priest.

But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must receive possessions among you in Canaan."

When I went up the mountain to receive the stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant that the Lord made with you, I remained there forty days and nights, eating and drinking nothing.

Then he will elevate you above all the nations he has made and you will receive praise, fame, and honor. You will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he has said.

Then the Cushite arrived and said, "May my lord the king now receive the good news! The Lord has vindicated you today and delivered you from the hand of all who have rebelled against you!"

All Israel will mourn him and bury him. He is the only one in Jeroboam's family who will receive a decent burial, for he is the only one in whom the Lord God of Israel found anything good.

When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "What can I do for you, before I am taken away from you?" Elisha answered, "May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you."

The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover."

Look, I will take control of his mind; he will receive a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down with a sword in his own land."'"

But he replied, "You're talking like one of the godless women would do! Should we receive what is good from God, and not also receive what is evil?" In all this Job did not sin by what he said.

"If I cry out, 'Violence!' I receive no answer; I cry for help, but there is no justice.

Total darkness waits to receive his treasures; a fire which has not been kindled will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.

This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.

If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand?

Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.

The Lord's loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.

The praise you receive as far away as the ends of the earth is worthy of your reputation, O God. You execute justice!

You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the Lord God lives there!

Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

The trees of the Lord receive all the rain they need, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,

You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.

To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.

To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity.

My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,

Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, he has also given him the ability to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things are the gift of God.

It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

Look, I will take control of his mind; he will receive a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down with a sword in his own land."'"

From whom does he receive directions? Who teaches him the correct way to do things, or imparts knowledge to him, or instructs him in skillful design?

I look, but there is no one, among them there is no one who serves as an adviser, that I might ask questions and receive answers.

Look, all of you who start a fire and who equip yourselves with flaming arrows, walk in the light of the fire you started and among the flaming arrows you ignited! This is what you will receive from me: you will lie down in a place of pain.

You will be called, 'the Lord's priests, servants of our God.' You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.

Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. Yes, they will possess a double portion in their land and experience lasting joy.

(Tet) Her city gates have fallen to the ground; he smashed to bits the bars that lock her gates. Her king and princes were taken into exile; there is no more guidance available. As for her prophets, they no longer receive a vision from the Lord.

All prostitutes receive payment, but instead you give gifts to every one of your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your sexual favors!

Then you will remember your conduct, and be ashamed when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not on account of my covenant with you.

But if you can disclose the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts, a reward, and considerable honor. So disclose to me the dream and its interpretation!"

The holy ones of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will take possession of the kingdom forever and ever.'

But you should go your way until the end. You will rest and then at the end of the days you will arise to receive what you have been allotted."

Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the Lord their God and their Davidic king. Then they will submit to the Lord in fear and receive his blessings in the future.

O Israel, do not rejoice jubilantly like the nations, for you are unfaithful to your God. You love to receive a prostitute's wages on all the floors where you thresh your grain.

Therefore night will fall, and you will receive no visions; it will grow dark, and you will no longer be able to read the omens. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn to darkness over their heads.

The prophets will be ashamed; the omen readers will be humiliated. All of them will cover their mouths, for they will receive no divine oracles."

For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.

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

I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.

But these are the ones sown on good soil: They hear the word and receive it and bear fruit, one thirty times as much, one sixty, and one a hundred."

And he said to them, "Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.

I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."

who will not receive in this age a hundred times as much -- homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, fields, all with persecutions -- and in the age to come, eternal life.

They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment."

Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive."

Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in a time of testing fall away.

Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

That servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.

But the one who did not know his master's will and did things worthy of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.

I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."

who will not receive many times more in this age -- and in the age to come, eternal life."

Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has healed you."

Therefore he said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment."

He came to what was his own, but his own people did not receive him.

John replied, "No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

The person who speaks on his own authority desires to receive honor for himself; the one who desires the honor of the one who sent him is a man of integrity, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

(Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

He will glorify me, because he will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you.

Everything that the Father has is mine; that is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what is mine and will tell it to you.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.

And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth."

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

So the lame man paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.

This one heaven must receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago through his holy prophets.

They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

saying, "Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."

and said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

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

and know his will and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law,

For if, by the transgression of the one man, death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father."

so they too have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy.

(for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation,

Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions.

Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God's glory.