19 occurrences in 12 translations

'Stay' in the Bible

And now, I tell you, stay away from these men and leave them alone. For if this plan or this work is of men, it will be overthrown;

Verse ConceptsGood Human AdviceLeave Them AloneMan's TeachingWork Ethicmovement

The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they wouldn't stay alive.

Verse ConceptsSanctity Of LifeInfanticideOppressorsKilling Sons And DaughtersThe Death Of Babies

And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

Verse ConceptsBaptism, practice ofCommands, in NTHospitality, Examples OfChristian Baptism

The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, exalted the people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and led them out of it with a mighty arm.

Verse ConceptsGuidance, Examples Of God'sArm Of GodLeaving EgyptGod Multipling PeopleStrangers in israel

[However, Silas decided to stay there.]

And though they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,

Verse ConceptsStaying A Long Time

And having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Verse ConceptsMissionaries, Task OfPaul, Life OfTravelMissionary WorkSpecific Cases Of Strengthening

During the stay of Apollos in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the inland districts, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples.

Verse ConceptsFindingRoadsflexibility

having made also three months' stay -- a counsel of the Jews having been against him -- being about to set forth to Syria, there came to him a resolution of returning through Macedonia.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesSeafaringSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfTrapTwo To Four MonthsIsrael Hardened

and during our somewhat lengthy stay a Prophet of the name of Agabus came down from Judaea.

Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us and brought us to Mnason, a Cypriot and an early disciple, with whom we were to stay.

Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfIslandsflexibility

After a stay of eight or ten days in Jerusalem--not more--he went down to Caesarea; and the next day, taking his seat on the tribunal, he ordered Paul to be brought in.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTThe Next DayEight DaysJudgement Seat

and, during their rather long stay, Festus laid Paul's case before the king. "There is a man here," he said, "whom Felix left a prisoner,

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

Verse ConceptsStaying PutThose Not SavedBeing Savedsailingjumping

At the end of three months we set sail on a ship which had wintered at the island, an Alexandrian ship with the Twin Brothers [Castor and Pollux] as its figurehead.

Verse ConceptsFalse GodsConstellationsStarsMythologyShipsAlexandria The CityTwinsTwo To Four MonthsSea TravelTwin BrothersRelationships And Datingsailing

There we found believers and were invited to stay with them for seven days.And so we came to Rome.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofWeeksSeven Days

When we entered Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

Verse ConceptsArrestingempiresGuardsHousesIsolated Persons

Bible Theasaurus

Arrest (38 instances)
Check (14 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Delay (59 instances)
Detain (5 instances)
Hitch (4 instances)
Persist (16 instances)
Remain (604 instances)

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