'Set' in the Bible

A prayer of Habakkuk, the prophet, set to victorious music.

I said, "Let them set a clean turban on his head." So they set a clean turban on his head, and clothed him; and the angel of Yahweh was standing by.

For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave its engraving,' says Yahweh of Armies, 'and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.

He said to me, "To build her a house in the land of Shinar. When it is prepared, she will be set there in her own place."

Yes, take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them on the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest;

For before those days there was no wages for man, nor any wages for an animal; neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.

As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.

Then the devil took him into the holy city. He set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,

"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.

"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, "They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,

They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.

Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn't,

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

"For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men -- the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things."

He took a little child, and set him in the midst of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

Since many have undertaken to set in order a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us,

and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,

Don't judge, and you won't be judged. Don't condemn, and you won't be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the sky, he blessed them, and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Jesus, perceiving the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,

It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,

They didn't receive him, because he was traveling with his face set towards Jerusalem.

Into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.

came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him,'

The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.

They brought it to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the colt, and set Jesus on them.

Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews' way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.

He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.

"Don't think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, even Moses, on whom you have set your hope.

The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the midst,

Now a vessel full of vinegar was set there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop, and held it at his mouth.

He said to them, "It isn't for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.

When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

and set up false witnesses who said, "This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when he still had no child.

Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.

For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, 'I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.'"

'After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,

and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."

He brought them up into his house, and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, with all his household, having believed in God.

But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.

When he had spent three months there, and a plot was made against him by Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

But we who went ahead to the ship set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

When they had come to him, he said to them, "You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,

When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.

But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers."

who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God's forbearance;

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.

If then, you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?

But if one of those who don't believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.

But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

Therefore let no one despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brothers.

Now I beg you, brothers (you know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to serve the saints),

who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth among you as crucified?

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set on God, and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ --

Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, having, in the same way as these, given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

"I know your works (behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one can shut), that you have a little power, and kept my word, and didn't deny my name.

Immediately I was in the Spirit. Behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne

He had in his hand a little open book. He set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land.