'Thing' in the Bible

and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,

And He who did work us to this self-same thing is God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit;

wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I -- I will receive you,

for, lo, this same thing -- your being made sorry toward God -- how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.

but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;

and God is able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

in every thing being enriched to all liberality, which doth work through us thanksgiving to God,

reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

and even if unlearned in word -- yet not in knowledge, but in every thing we were made manifest in all things to you.

no great thing, then, if also his ministrants do transform themselves as ministrants of righteousness -- whose end shall be according to their works.

Concerning this thing thrice the Lord did I call upon, that it might depart from me,