'Things' in the Bible

The first account I made, Theophilus, was [a continuous report] about all the things that Jesus began to do and to teach

To these [men] He also showed Himself alive after His suffering [in Gethsemane and on the cross], by [a series of] many infallible proofs and unquestionable demonstrations, appearing to them over a period of forty days and talking to them about the things concerning the kingdom of God.

He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority.

Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your countrymen; you shall listen to Him and obey everything He tells you.

who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David, Your servant, said,‘Why did the nations (Gentiles) become arrogant and rage,And the peoples devise futile things [against the Lord]?

And great fear and awe gripped the whole church, and all who heard about these things.

And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has bestowed on those who obey Him.”

‘Was it not My hand that made all these things?’

Now when they heard this [accusation and understood its implication], they were cut to the heart, and they began grinding their teeth [in rage] at him.

and it contained all kinds of four-footed animals and crawling creatures of the earth and birds of the air.

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving [the synagogue], the people kept begging that these things might be spoken to them on the next Sabbath.

“Men, why are you doing these things? We too are only men of the same nature as you, bringing the good news to you, so that you turn from these useless and meaningless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything that is in them.

Says the Lord,Who has been making these things known from long ago.

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from [consuming] blood, and from [eating the meat of] things that have been strangled, and from sexual impurity. If you keep yourselves from these things, you will do well. Farewell.”

Now these people were more noble and open-minded than those in Thessalonica, so they received the message [of salvation through faith in the Christ] with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

For you are bringing some startling and strange things to our ears; so we want to know what they mean.”

The God who created the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands;

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, because it is He who gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and being spiritually impassioned, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John;

So, since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and stay calm and not do anything rash.

And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

But I do not consider my life as something of value or dear to me, so that I may [with joy] finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify faithfully of the good news of God’s [precious, undeserved] grace [which makes us free of the guilt of sin and grants us eternal life].

even from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse and distorted things, to draw away the disciples after themselves [as their followers].

After greeting them, Paul began to give a detailed account of the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

and ordered his accusers to come before you.] By interrogating him yourself concerning all these matters you will be able to determine [the truth about] these things with which we charge him.”

The Jews also joined in the attack, declaring and insisting that these things were so.

“So then, I [once] thought to myself that it was my duty to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Because of this some Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

For [your majesty] the king understands these things, and [therefore] I am also speaking to him with confidence and boldness, since I am convinced that none of these things escape his notice; for this has not been done in a corner [hidden from view, in secret].

[And when he had said these things, the Jews left, arguing among themselves.]