15 occurrences

'Seized' in the Bible

But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe.’

Verse ConceptsFraudUnmercifulnessExtortion, Examples OfDenariusExtortionGraspingSettling AccountsDebtServant Leadership

and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.

Verse ConceptsMalice Of The WickedKilling ProphetsOppressors

And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.

Verse ConceptsArresting ChristFriends FailingMan's Work FinishedFriendship Kjv

Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

Verse ConceptsArrestingOld Age, Attitudes ToAssembling LeadersRivers

They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant.

Verse ConceptsDiscussionsUnintelligiblenessAre The Dead Raised?

A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they *seized him.

Verse ConceptsFollowing Jesus ChristLinenIdentity In Christteenager

For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken;

Verse ConceptsAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesAstonishmentCatch Of Fish

They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

Verse ConceptsAmazingReverence, And God's NatureAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesTodayFear Of ChristSpecific Praising Of GodAwesurprises

For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.

Verse ConceptsChainsDemons, Nature OfRestlessnessSatan, Character OfIron ChainsLiving In The WildernessJesus Casting Out DemonsBreaking Chains

These words He spoke in the treasury, as He taught in the temple; and no one seized Him, because His hour had not yet come.

Verse ConceptsTreasuriesChrist TeachingArresting ChristChrist In The TempleTimes Of The Christ

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.

Verse ConceptsGuardsImprisonmentsPassoverPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSoldiersFour GroupsEasterPeople Releasing Othersjail

But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities,

Verse ConceptsArrestingFalse Witnesses,examples OfHope, Nature OfLove, Abuse OfMarketsMarketplacesPulling People

For this reason some Jews seized me in the temple and tried to put me to death.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDisciples In The Temple

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Clutch (1 instance)
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Confiscate (13 instances)
Confiscated (24 instances)
Conquer (50 instances)
Seized (179 instances)
Usurp (2 instances)

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