'Things' in the Bible

to whom he also presented himself alive after he suffered, with many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.

And [after he] had said these [things], [while] they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

And they began selling [their] possessions and property, and distributing these [things] to all, to the degree that anyone had need.

But [the things] which God foretold through the mouth of all the prophets, [that] his Christ would suffer, he has fulfilled in this way.

whom heaven must receive until the times of the restoration of all [things], about which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times.

For we are not able to refrain from speaking about [the things] that we have seen and heard."

And [when they] heard [it], they lifted [their] voices with one mind to God and said, "Master, you [are] the one who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things in them,

Now the group of those who believed were one heart and soul, and no one said anything of what belonged to him was his own, but all [things] were theirs in common.

For there was not even anyone needy among them, because all those who were owners of plots of land or houses were selling [them] [and] bringing the proceeds of the things that were sold

And great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard about these [things].

And we are witnesses of these things, and [so is] the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."

And the high priest said, "Is it so concerning these [things]?"

and the nation {that} they will serve as slaves, I will judge,' God said, 'and after these [things] they will come out and will worship me in this place.'

Did not my hand make all these [things]?'

Now [when they] heard these [things], they were infuriated in their hearts and gnashed [their] teeth at him.

And the voice [came] again to him for the second time: "[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!"

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you {were kind enough to come}. So now we all are present before God to hear all the things that have been commanded to you by the Lord."

And we [are] witnesses of all [the things] that he did both in the land of the Judeans and in Jerusalem, whom they also executed [by] hanging [him] on a tree.

But the voice replied from heaven for the second time, '[The things] which God has made clean, you must not consider unclean!'

And [when they] heard these [things], they became silent and praised God, saying, "Then God has granted the repentance [leading] to life to the Gentiles also!"

But motioning to them with [his] hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Report these [things] to James and to the brothers," and he departed [and] went to another place.

[This took] about four hundred and fifty years. And after these [things], he gave [them] judges until Samuel the prophet.

And when they had carried out all the things that were written about him, they took [him] down from the tree [and] placed [him] in a tomb.

"Therefore let it be known to you, men [and] brothers, that through this one forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and from all [the things] from which you were not able to be justified by the law of Moses,

And [as] they were going out, they began urging [that] these things be spoken about to them on the next Sabbath.

and saying, "Men, why are you doing these [things]? We also are men with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news [that] you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the things [that are] in them--

And [although] they said these [things], [only] with difficulty did they dissuade the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.

'After these [things] I will return and build up again the tent of David that has fallen, and the [parts] of it that had been torn down I will build up again and will restore it,

so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles {who are called by my name}, says the Lord, who makes these [things]

Therefore we have sent Judas and Silas, and they will report the same [things] by word of mouth.

For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us to place on you no greater burden except these necessary things:

[that you] abstain from food sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. [If you] keep yourselves from {these things} you will do well. Farewell.

And they threw the crowd into confusion, and the city officials who heard these [things].

Now these were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica. {They} accepted the message with all eagerness, examining the scriptures every day [to see] if these [things] were so.

For you are bringing some astonishing things to our ears. Therefore we want to know what {these things mean}."

the God who made the world and all the things in it. This one, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by human hands,

After these [things] he departed from Athens [and] went to Corinth.

But if it is questions concerning a word and names and {your own law}, see to [it] yourselves! I do not wish to be a judge of these [things]."

So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, [and] began beating [him] in front of the judgment seat. And none of these [things] was a concern to Gallio.

This man had been instructed [in] the way of the Lord, and being enthusiastic in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the [things] about Jesus, [although he] knew only the baptism of John.

Now when these [things] were completed, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, "After I have been there, it is necessary [for] me to see Rome also."

{These} he gathered together, and the workers occupied with such things, [and] said, "Men, you know that from this business {we get our prosperity},

Therefore [because] these [things] are undeniable, it is necessary [that] you be quiet and do nothing rash!

For indeed we are in danger of being accused of rioting concerning today, [since there] is no cause in relation to which we will be able to give an account concerning this disorderly gathering!" And [when he] had said these [things], he dismissed the assembly.

"And now behold, bound by the Spirit I am traveling to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me {there},

I have shown you [with respect to] all [things] that [by] working hard in this way it is necessary to help those who are in need, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

And [when he] had said these [things], he fell to his knees [and] prayed with them all.

And when we heard these [things], both we and the local residents urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

And [after] greeting them, he began to relate {one after the other} [the things] which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Take these [men] [and] purify yourself along with them and {pay their expenses} so that they can shave [their] heads, and everyone will know that [the things] which they had been informed about you are nothing, but you yourself also agree with observing the law.

So I said, 'What should I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up [and] proceed to Damascus, and there it will be told to you about all [the things] that have been appointed for you to do.'

Therefore, now you along with the Sanhedrin explain to the military tribune that he should bring him down to you, as [if you] were going to determine more accurately the things concerning him. And we are ready to do away with him before he comes near."

So the military tribune sent the young man away, directing [him], "Tell no one that you have revealed these [things] to me."

[When] you yourself examine [him] you will be able to find out from {him} about all these [things] of which we are accusing him."

And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting these [things] were so.

And [when] the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, "[Because I] know you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I defend myself cheerfully [with respect to] the things concerning myself.

Nor can they prove [the things] to you concerning which they are now accusing me.

But I do confess this to you, that according to the Way (which they call a sect), so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things [that are] in accordance with the law and that are written in the prophets,

But Festus, [because he] wanted to do a favor for the Jews, answered [and] said to Paul, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there concerning these [things]?"

If then I am doing wrong and have done anything deserving death, I am not trying to avoid dying. But if there is nothing [true] of [the things] which these [people] are accusing me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

And [because] I was at a loss with regard to the investigation concerning these [things], I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and to be judged there concerning these [things].

"Concerning all [the things] of which I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate [that] before you I am about to defend myself today,

Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many [things] opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,

But get up and stand on your feet, because for this [reason] I have appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and witness both [to the things] in which you saw me and [to the things] in which I will appear to you,

On account of these [things] the Jews seized me in the temple [courts] [and] were attempting to kill [me].

And [as] he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "You are out of your mind, Paul! [Your] great learning {is driving} you {insane}!"

For the king knows about these [things], to whom also I am speaking freely, for I am not convinced [that] these [things] in any way have escaped his notice, because this {was} not {done} in a corner.

And [after he] said these [things] and took bread, he gave thanks to God in front of [them] all, and [after] breaking [it], he began to eat.

They also honored us with many honors, and [when we] were putting out to sea, they gave [us] the [things] {we needed}.

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the [things] concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.