'Received' in the Bible
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. You have received free of charge; give free of charge.
But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple”—
“When those who were hired about five came, they each received one denarius.
So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.
When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner:
the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more.
But the man who had received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. Look, I’ve earned five more talents.’
“Then the man who had received one talent also approached and said, ‘Master, I know you. You’re a difficult man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed.
then you should have deposited my money with the bankers. And when I returned I would have received my money back with interest.
When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches.)
But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or mother: Whatever benefit you might have received from me is Corban’” (that is, a gift committed to the temple),
Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for—believe that you have received them, and you will have them.
But woe to you who are rich,for you have received your comfort.
He also said to the disciples: “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.
“‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
“At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those slaves he had given the money to, so he could find out how much they had made in business.
Indeed, we have all received grace after gracefrom His fullness,
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.
He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So when I went and washed I received my sight.”
So again the Pharisees asked him how he received his sight.“He put mud on my eyes,” he told them. “I washed and I can see.”
The Jews did not believe this about him—that he was blind and received sight—until they summoned the parents of the one who had received his sight.
No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from My Father.”
because the words that You gave Me,I have given them.They have received themand have known for certainthat I came from You.They have believed that You sent Me.
When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” Then bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.
Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you both see and hear.
He is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors. He received living oracles to give to us.
Our ancestors in turn received it and with Joshua brought it in when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers, until the days of David.
You received the law under the direction of angels and yet have not kept it.”
Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
and Jason has received them as guests! They are all acting contrary to Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king—Jesus!”
But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.
as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to bring those who were prisoners there to be punished in Jerusalem.
After two years had passed, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus, and because he wished to do a favor for the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.
I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.
Then they said to him, “We haven’t received any letters about you from Judea. None of the brothers has come and reported or spoken anything evil about you.
We have received grace and apostleship through Him to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations, on behalf of His name,
The males in the same way also left natural relations with females and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Males committed shameless acts with males and received in their own persons the appropriate penalty of their error.
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while still uncircumcised. This was to make him the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, so that righteousness may be credited to them also.
And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ. We have now received this reconciliation through Him.
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!”
As you once disobeyed God, but now have received mercy through their disobedience,
Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.
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?
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: On the night when He was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread,
Now brothers, I want to clarify for you the gospel I proclaimed to you; you received it and have taken your stand on it.
For I passed on to you as most important what I also received:that Christ died for our sinsaccording to the Scriptures,
Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy, we do not give up.
and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
And his affection toward you is even greater as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling.
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!
As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone preaches to you a gospel contrary to what you received, a curse be on him!
You did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you. On the contrary, you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.
Therefore I, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received,
Do what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you provided—a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in Him,
Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, as does Mark, Barnabas’s cousin (concerning whom you have received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him),
And tell Archippus, “Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.”
This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the message about God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the message of God, which also works effectively in you believers.
Finally then, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you must walk and please God—as you are doing—do so even more.
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who walks irresponsibly and not according to the tradition received from us.
one who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.
But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, the worst of them, Christ Jesus might demonstrate His extraordinary patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.
For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
For if the message spoken through angels was legally binding and every transgression and disobedience received a just punishment,
For we also have received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard did not benefit them, since they were not united with those who heard it in faith
Since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience,
If then, perfection came through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need was there for another priest to appear, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?
By faith even Sarah herself, when she was unable to have children, received power to conceive offspring, even though she was past the age, since she considered that the One who had promised was faithful.
These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son,
By faith Rahab the prostitute received the spies in peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed.
Women received their dead—they were raised to life again. Some men were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection,
And in the same way, wasn’t Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by a different route?
Once you were not a people,but now you are God’s people;you had not received mercy,but now you have received mercy.
Based on the gift each one has received, use it to serve others, as good managers of the varied grace of God.
For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, a voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory:This is My beloved Son.I take delight in Him!
but received a rebuke for his transgression: A donkey that could not talk spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s irrationality.
The anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you don’t need anyone to teach you. Instead, His anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie; just as He has taught you, remain in Him.
I was very glad to find some of your children walking in the truth, in keeping with a command we have received from the Father.
and he will shepherd them with an iron scepter;he will shatter them like pottery—just as I have received this from My Father.
Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.
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.