'Thought' in the Bible

But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.

Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.

So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself a cubit taller?

Do not have the thought that I have come to send peace on the earth; I came not to send peace but a sword.

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

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

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

And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?

And hearing what he said, they were glad, and gave him their word to make him a payment of money. And he took thought how he might best give him up to them.

And in the same minute, the cock gave a second cry. And it came to Peter's mind how Jesus had said to him, Before the cock's second cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And at this thought he was overcome with weeping.

But Mary kept all these words in her heart, and gave much thought to them.

And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.

And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child:

But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone.

And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?

Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

And from that day they took thought together how to put him to death.

And the Apostles and the rulers of the church came together and gave thought to the question.

So I say, Has God put his people on one side? Let there be no such thought. For I am of Israel, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.

And the wife is not the same as the virgin. The virgin gives her mind to the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in body and in spirit: but the married woman takes thought for the things of the world, how she may give pleasure to her husband.

Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil;

Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;

Only it was their desire that we would give thought to the poor; which very thing I had much in mind to do.

So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.

But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again; though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.

I give you orders before God and Christ Jesus and the angels of God's selection, to keep these orders without giving thought to one side more than another.

Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.

I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.

False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;

To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

For this reason, holy brothers, marked out to have a part in heaven, give thought to Jesus the representative and high priest of our faith;

But give thought to the days after you had seen the light, when you went through a great war of troubles;

Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.

And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.