'Taken' in the Bible

I will set a garrison around my Temple, to hinder those who might come and go, and to guard against oppressors who intend to invade; for I have taken note of this with my eyes."

Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.

And they will go through the sea of Egypt, and all the deep waters of the Nile will become dry: and the pride of Assyria will be made low, and the power of Egypt will be taken away.

Behold, a day is coming for the Lord when the spoil taken from you will be divided among you.

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

And every pot in Jerusalem, and in Judah, Have been holy to Jehovah of Hosts, And all those sacrificing have come in, And have taken of them, and boiled in them, And there is no merchant any more in the house of Jehovah of Hosts in that day!

You also say, ‘My, how tiresome it is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it,” says the Lord of hosts, “and you bring what was taken by robbery and what is lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I receive that from your hand?” says the Lord.

“Look, I am going to rebuke your descendants, and I will spread animal waste over your faces, the waste from your festival sacrifices, and you will be taken away with it.

And so I have taken away your honour and made you low before all the people, even as you have not kept my ways, and have given no thought to me in using the law.

Judah has been acting falsely, and a disgusting thing has been done in Jerusalem; for Judah has made unclean the holy place of the Lord which is dear to him, and has taken as his wife the daughter of a strange god.

Even from the days of your fathers Ye have turned aside from My statutes, And ye have not taken heed. Turn back unto Me, and I turn back to you, Said Jehovah of Hosts. And ye have said, 'In what do we turn back?'

Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall down and worship me.”

Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done.

But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.

And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

He who has the desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, and he who gives up his life because of me will have it given back to him.

When the messengers had taken their leave, Jesus proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?

But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and the violent seize on it.

Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of his miracles had taken place, because they didn't repent.

"How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! Because if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

"And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell! Because if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

Another simile spake he to them: 'The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'

All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable.

“Have you understood all these things [in the lessons of the parables]?” They said to Jesus, “Yes.”

For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.

And having commanded the multitudes to recline upon the grass, and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he did bless, and having broken, he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes,

But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

and having taken the seven loaves and the fishes, having given thanks, he did break, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

And when the disciples came to the other side they had not taken thought to get bread.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

And Jesus knowing it, said, Why reason ye among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have taken no bread?

And having taken him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying, 'Be kind to thyself, sir; this shall not be to thee;'

Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.

but, that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that hath come up first take thou up, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater, that having taken, give to them for me and thee.'

When the other slaves saw what had taken place, they were deeply distressed and went and reported to their master everything that had happened.

"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that in the New Creation, when the Son of Man has taken His seat on His glorious throne, all of you who have followed me shall also sit on twelve thrones and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

And Jesus answering said to them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but even if ye should say to this mountain, Be thou taken away and be thou cast into the sea, it shall come to pass.

and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.

and having taken him, they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him;

Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have taken part with them in shedding the prophets’ blood.’

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not!

For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again!

so you, too, when you see all these things [taking place], know for certain that He is near, right at the door.

Verily I say to you, This generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place.

Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

'Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat, this is my body;'

and having taken the cup, and having given thanks, he gave to them, saying, 'Drink ye of it -- all;

And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy;

He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it, your will must be done."

But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

And they that had taken Jesus led him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, 'It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'

and having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter, for the burial of strangers;

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;'

then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;

and having taken off his garment, put on him a scarlet cloak;

and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled it with vinegar, and having put it on a reed, was giving him to drink,

And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

And as they went, behold, some of the watch went into the city, and brought word to the chief priests of all that had taken place.

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

And he went up to her and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them.

and he rose immediately, and having taken up the couch, he went forth before all, so that all were astonished, and do glorify God, saying -- 'Never thus did we see.'

And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

And when the sun came up, the plant was scorched; and because it had no root, it dried up and withered away.

For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

And those that were feeding them fled and reported it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had taken place.

But the woman, frightened and trembling, knowing what had taken place in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

and, having taken the hand of the child, he saith to her, 'Talitha cumi;' which is, being interpreted, 'Damsel (I say to thee), arise.'

For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.

And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

and having taken leave of them, he went away to the mountain to pray.

And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,

And he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground, and having taken the seven loaves, having given thanks, he brake, and was giving to his disciples that they may set before them; and they did set before the multitude.

And they had taken no thought to get bread; and they had only one cake of bread with them in the boat.

and having taken the hand of the blind man, he led him forth without the village, and having spit on his eyes, having put his hands on him, he was questioning him if he doth behold anything:

and openly he was speaking the word. And Peter having taken him aside, began to rebuke him,

Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

but Jesus, having taken him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,

and having taken them in his arms, having put his hands upon them, he was blessing them.

And he replied to Him, “Teacher, I have [carefully] kept all these [commandments] since my youth.”

And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, 'One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast -- sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them, and they were amazed, and following they were afraid. And having again taken the twelve, he began to tell them the things about to happen to him,

And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.

for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.

and they, having taken him, did severely beat him, and did send him away empty.