'Remain' in the Bible

Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

But into whatsoever city or village ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there remain till ye go forth.

I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens; and whatever you bind on earth shall remain bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall remain loosed in Heaven."

And Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”

If your hand or your foot is causing you to fall into sin, cut it off and away with it. It is better for you to enter into Life crippled in hand or foot than to remain in possession of two sound hands or feet but be thrown into the fire of the Ages.

And if your eye is causing you to fall into sin, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you to enter into Life with only one eye, than to remain in possession of two eyes but be thrown into the Gehenna of fire.

Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow —to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with Me.”

But the man, when he went out, began to tell every one and to publish the matter abroad, so that it was no longer possible for Jesus to go openly into any town; but He had to remain outside in unfrequented places, where people came to Him from all parts.

And he said to them, 'Whenever ye may enter into a house, there remain till ye may depart thence,

If your hand should cause you to sin, cut it off: it would be better for you to enter into Life maimed, than remain in possession of both your hands and go away into Gehenna, into the fire which cannot be put out.

Or if your foot should cause you to sin, cut it off: it would be better for you to enter into Life crippled, than remain in possession of both your feet and be thrown into Gehenna.

Or if your eye should cause you to sin, tear it out. It would be better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God half-blind than remain in possession of two eyes and be thrown into Gehenna,

Then He said to them, “My soul is swallowed up in sorrow —to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake.”

and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.

and into whatever house ye may enter, there remain, and thence depart;

If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting of peace will remain with him. But if that's not the case, your greeting will come back to you.

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, 'Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;'

and they constrained him, saying, 'Remain with us, for it is toward evening,' and the day did decline, and he went in to remain with them.

And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but do ye remain in the city till ye be clothed with power from on high.

I did not recognize Him [as the Messiah], but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this One is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

He saith to them, 'Come and see;' they came, and saw where he doth remain, and with him they remained that day and the hour was about the tenth.

he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'

When, then, the Samaritans came unto him, they were asking him to remain with them, and he remained there two days;

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

he who is eating my flesh, and is drinking my blood, doth remain in me, and I in him.

Besides, we have believed and remain convinced that you are the Holy One of God."

Jesus, therefore, said unto the Jews who believed in him, 'If ye may remain in my word, truly my disciples ye are, and ye shall know the truth,

A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever.

Jesus said to them, 'If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say -- We see, therefore doth your sin remain.

Then the crowd replied to Him, “We have heard from the scripture that the Messiah will remain forever. So how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”

I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me would not remain in darkness.

In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you.

and I will ask the Father, and another Comforter He will give to you, that he may remain with you -- to the age;

the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.

“I have spoken these things to you while I remain with you.

Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.

If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.

“As the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you. Remain in My love.

If you keep My commands you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commands and remain in His love.

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

If you remit the sins of any persons, they remain remitted to them. If you bind fast the sins of any, they remain bound."

“If I want him to remain until I come,” Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow Me.”

So this report spread to the brothers that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”

He must remain in heaven until the time of universal restitution, which God announced long ago through the voice of his holy prophets.

while it remained, did it not remain thine? and having been sold, in thy authority was it not? why is it that thou didst put in thy heart this thing? thou didst not lie to men, but to God;'

he commanded them also to be baptized in the name of the Lord; then they besought him to remain certain days.

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart,

and the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes did follow Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were persuading them to remain in the grace of God.

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,

and it seemed good to Silas to remain there still.

and when she was baptized, and her household, she did call upon us, saying, 'If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, having entered into my house, remain;' and she constrained us.

and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

One night, the Lord told Paul in a vision, "Stop being afraid to speak out! Don't remain silent!

and they having requested him to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,

these, having gone before, did remain for us in Troas,

save that the Holy Spirit in every city doth testify fully, saying, that for me bonds and tribulations remain;

Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men remain onboard, you cannot be saved."

and having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the fore-part, indeed, having stuck fast, did remain immoveable, but the hinder-part was broken by the violence of the waves.

where, having found brethren, we were called upon to remain with them seven days, and thus to Rome we came;

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but Paul was suffered to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.

What shall we say then? Are we to remain in sin so that grace may increase?

(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

"Lord, they have put Thy Prophets to death, and have overthrown Thy altars; and, now that I alone remain, they are thirsting for my blood"?

That's right! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you remain only because of faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid!

Therefore, consider God’s kindness and severity: severity toward those who have fallen but God’s kindness toward you—if you remain in His kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.

And even they, if they do not remain in unbelief, will be grafted in, because God has the power to graft them in again.

if of any one the work doth remain that he built on it, a wage he shall receive;

Now as to the matters of which you wrote: It is good (beneficial, advantageous) for a man not to touch a woman [outside marriage].

I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

This is what I command in all the Churches. Was any one already circumcised when called? Let him not have recourse to the surgeons. Was any one uncircumcised when called? Let him remain uncircumcised.

Each person should remain in the life situation in which he was called.

Brothers, each person should remain with God in whatever situation he was called.

I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that it is good for a man to remain so as he is.

and she is happier if she may so remain -- according to my judgment; and I think I also have the Spirit of God.

Now these three remain:faith, hope, and love.But the greatest of these is love.

If an interpreter is not present, the speaker should remain silent in the church and speak to himself and God.

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

and perhaps I will remain with you or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I go.

for I do not wish to see you now in the passing, but I hope to remain a certain time with you, if the Lord may permit;

and I will remain in Ephesus till the Pentecost,

Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong.

May my love remain with all of you in union with the Messiah Jesus.

but their minds were hardened, for unto this day the same vail at the reading of the Old Covenant doth remain unwithdrawn -- which in Christ is being made useless --

I do not say this to condemn you, for I have said before that you are [nested] in our hearts [and you will remain there] to die together and to live together [with us].

(according as it hath been written, 'He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,')

But we did not give up and submit to these people for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.

For all who depend on the Law [seeking justification and salvation by obedience to the Law and the observance of rituals] are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed (condemned to destruction) is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law, so as to practice them.”

Therefore put on the complete armour of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground on the day of battle, and, having fought to the end, to remain victors on the field.

but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you.

Since I am persuaded of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith and are not shifted away from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become a servant of it.

Let the teaching concerning Christ remain as a rich treasure in your hearts. In all wisdom teach and admonish one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and sing with grace in your hearts to God.

This greeting is written with my own signature "Paul." Remember that I remain imprisoned. May grace be with you! Amen.

Therefore, when we could stand it no longer, we decided to remain alone in Athens