'Stop' in the Bible

But John tried to stop Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?”

"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

"That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life what you will eat or what you will drink or about your body what you will wear. Life is more than food, isn't it, and the body more than clothing?

"Stop judging, so that you won't be judged,

Stop being afraid of those who kill the body but can't kill the soul. Instead, be afraid of the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

So stop being afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows."

And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.

"Have courage!" Jesus immediately told them. "It's me. Stop being afraid!"

But Jesus came up to them and touched them, saying, "Get up, and stop being afraid."

Jesus, however, said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom from heaven belongs to people like these."

so do whatever they tell you and follow it, but stop doing what they do, because they don't do what they say.

Responding to the women, the angel said, "Stop being frightened! I know you're looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Then Jesus told them, "Stop being frightened! Go and tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there."

And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

But when Jesus heard what they said, he told the synagogue leader, "Stop being afraid! Just keep on believing."

All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately he told them, "Have courage! It's me. Stop being afraid!"

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.”

“Don’t stop him,” said Jesus, “because there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name who can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

When Jesus saw it, He was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me. Don’t stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

And Jesus came to a stop and said, Let him come. And crying out to the blind man, they said to him, Be comforted: come, he has sent for you.

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, stop being alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

But he told them, "Stop being astonished! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.

But the angel told him, "Stop being afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

Then the angel told her, "Stop being afraid, Mary, because you have found favor with God.

Then the angel told them, "Stop being afraid! Listen! I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.

He told them, "Stop collecting more money than the amount you are told to collect."

Then Jesus told Simon, "Stop being afraid. From now on you will be catching people." So when they brought the boats to shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.

"Stop judging, and you'll never be judged. Stop condemning, and you'll never be condemned. Forgive, and you'll be forgiven.

So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to tell Jesus, "Sir, stop troubling yourself, because I'm not worthy to have you come under my roof.

When the Lord saw her, he felt compassion for her. He told her, "You can stop crying."

And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

While he was still speaking, someone came from the synagogue leader's home and told him, "Your daughter is dead. Stop bothering the teacher anymore."

But when Jesus heard this, he told the synagogue leader, "Stop being afraid! Just believe, and she will get well."

Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But He said, “Stop crying, for she is not dead but asleep.”

John responded, “Master, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.”

“Don’t stop him,” Jesus told him, “because whoever is not against you is for you.”

However, stop rejoicing because the spirits are submitting to you. Instead, rejoice because your names are written in heaven."

Suppose he answers from inside, "Stop bothering me! The door is already locked, and my children are here with us in the bedroom. I can't get up and give you anything!'

Why, even all the hairs on your head have been counted! Stop being afraid. You are worth more than a bunch of sparrows."

Then Jesus told his disciples, "That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life what you will eat or about your body what you will wear,

"So stop concerning yourselves about what you will eat or what you will drink, and stop being distressed,

Stop being afraid, little flock, because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Then he told the man who had invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop inviting only your friends, brothers, relatives, or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return and you would be repaid.

And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "'Give me justice and stop my oppressor.'

Jesus, however, invited them: “Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

But Jesus answered and said, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

But Jesus turned to them and said, "Women of Jerusalem, stop crying for me. Instead, cry for yourselves and for your children,

He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

Later on, Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, "Look! You have become well. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you."

But he told them, "It is I. Stop being afraid!"

Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures [and leads] to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for God the Father has authorized Him and put His seal on Him.”

Jesus answered them, “Stop complaining among yourselves.

Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment.”

"Stop being afraid, people of Zion. Look, your king is coming, sitting upon a donkey's colt!"

Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]

Jesus *said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’”

Then he told Thomas, "Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Take your hand, and put it into my side. Stop doubting, but believe."

But to prevent the matter spreading any further among the people, let us stop them by threats from speaking in the future in this name to any one whatever."

for we are unable to stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

However, if it's from God, you won't be able to stop them, and you may even discover that you are fighting against God!"

So they were convinced by him. After calling in the apostles and beating them, they again ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus and let them go.

And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.

They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?"

Then he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.

Again the voice came to him a second time, "You must stop calling unclean what God has made clean."

He told them, "You understand how wrong it is for a Jew to associate or visit with unbelievers. But God has shown me that I should stop calling anyone common or unclean,

"No one can stop us from using water to baptize these people who have received the Holy Spirit in the same way that we did, can they?"

Then the voice from heaven answered a second time, "You must stop calling common what God has made clean!'

Now if God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, who was I to try to stop God?"

and said, “You son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all fraud, enemy of all righteousness! Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?

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

But Paul went down, bent over him, took him into his arms, and said, "Stop being alarmed, because he's still alive."

Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.

and said, "Stop being afraid, Paul! You must stand before the emperor. Indeed, God has given to you the lives of everyone who is sailing with you.'

Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned.

Stop offering the parts of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have been brought from death to life and the parts of your body as instruments of righteousness to God.

But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for [nor even think about gratifying] the flesh in regard to its improper desires.

Now we who are strong ought to be patient with the weaknesses of those who are not strong and must stop pleasing ourselves.

Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.

Brothers, I have applied all this to Apollos and myself for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what the Scriptures say. Then you will stop boasting about one person at the expense of another.

I wrote to you in my letter to stop associating with people who are sexually immoral

But now I am writing to you to stop associating with any so-called brother if he is sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunk, or a robber. You must even stop eating with someone like that.

You know that wicked people will not inherit the kingdom of God, don't you? Stop deceiving yourselves! Sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,

Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

You were bought for a price. Stop becoming slaves of people.

Have you become committed to a wife? Stop trying to get released from your commitment. Have you been freed from your commitment to a wife? Stop looking for one.

Let's stop being idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to play."

Let's stop sinning sexually, as some of them were doing, and on a single day 23,000 fell dead.

Let's stop putting the Lord to the test, as some of them were doing, and were destroyed by snakes.

You must stop complaining, as some of them were doing, and were annihilated by the destroyer.

Brothers, stop being childish in your thinking. Be like infants with respect to evil, but think like adults.

Stop being deceived: "Wicked friends lead to evil ends."

Come to your senses and stop sinning, for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame.

Stop becoming unevenly yoked with unbelievers. What partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? What fellowship can light have with darkness?

As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

The Messiah has set us free so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. So keep on standing firm in it, and stop putting yourselves under the yoke of slavery again.

Let's stop being arrogant, provoking one another and envying one another.

Stop being deceived; God is not to be ridiculed. A person harvests whatever he plants:

I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.