'Straight' in the Bible

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

And straight away they let go the nets and went after him.

And they went straight from the boat and their father and came after him.

And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.

And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:

And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

And straight away he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, till he had sent the people away.

But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.

And straight away Jesus put out his hand and took a grip of him, and said to him, O man of little faith, why were you in doubt?

And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me.

And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them.

And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.

And straight away he came to Jesus and said, Master! and gave him a kiss.

Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.

And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.

The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.

And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.

And straight away the disease went from him, and he was made clean.

And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.

And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.

And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.

And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.

And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe?

And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.

And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

And straight away he made his disciples get into the boat, and go before him to the other side to Beth-saida, while he himself sent the people away.

For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.

And he got into the boat with his disciples straight away, and came into the country of Dalmanutha.

And straight away all the people, when they saw him, were full of wonder, and running to him, gave him worship.

And they took him to him: and when he saw him, the spirit in him straight away became violent; and he went down on the earth, rolling about and streaming at the lips.

Straight away the father of the child gave a cry, saying, I have faith; make my feeble faith stronger.

And Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your faith has made you well. And straight away he was able to see, and went after him in the way.

And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.

And straight away, while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great band with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority.

And when he had come, he went straight to him and said, Master; and gave him a kiss.

And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God.

To shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,To guide our feet [in a straight line] into the way of peace and serenity.”

When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

He went near her, and with a sharp word he gave orders to the disease and it went away from her; and straight away she got up and took care of their needs.

And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.

And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

Came after him and put her hand on the edge of his robe, and straight away the flowing of her blood was stopped.

And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her.

Then he said to the people, When you see a cloud coming up in the west, straight away you say, There will be rain; and so it is.

A woman was there who had a spirit that had disabled her for eighteen years. She was hunched over and completely unable to stand up straight.

And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

'Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and shall not be able;

And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.

But Jesus looked straight at them and said, "Then what is the meaning of that which is written: 'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?

But [when] these [things] begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near!"

And Peter said, Man, I have no knowledge of these things of which you are talking. And straight away, while he was saying these words, there came the cry of a cock.

Then the Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered the word from the Lord, and how he had told him, "Before a rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.

Then they readily took him into the boat: and straight away the boat was at the land to which they were going.

When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight and replied, "Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her."

Jesus stood up straight and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"

So Judas, having taken the bit of bread, straight away went out: and it was night.

Then again Peter said, No. And straight away a cock gave its cry.

But one of the men made a wound in his side with a spear, and straight away there came out blood and water.

At this point Simon Peter arrived, following him, and went straight into the tomb. He observed that the linen cloths were lying there,

Peter, along with John, looked him straight in the eye and said, "Look at us!"

And he took him by his right hand, lifting him up; and straight away his feet and the bones of his legs became strong,

And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.

But Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;

And straight away, in the Synagogues, he was preaching Jesus as the Son of God.

And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you well: get up and make your bed. And straight away he got up.

And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away.

So, straight away, I sent for you; and you have done well to come. And now, we are all present before God, ready to give attention to all the things which the Lord has given you to say.

And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

Then Saul—also called Paul—filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at the sorcerer

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?

And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

Paul said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” And he jumped up and started to walk around.

And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.

And the brothers straight away sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea: and they, when they came there, went to the Synagogue of the Jews.

So the brothers sent Paul straight away to the sea: but Silas and Timothy kept there still.

And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: