40 occurrences

'Town' in the Bible

Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah;

Verse ConceptsHillsHasty Action

And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

Verse ConceptsCity Of DavidGod Shows Loving KindnessRelativesNativity of Jesus ChristJesus Birth

And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

Verse ConceptsAccording To ThingsFulfilling The Law

And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of ChristPersecution Of ChristThrowing PeopleDriving Out ChristPeople Getting Upjumping

And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.

Verse ConceptsTown

And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfPower, God's SavingVillagesPower Of Christ, ShownThe Power Of GodChrist TeachingJesus HealingPharisees Concerned About ChristAtmosphereThe power of Christ

And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.

Verse ConceptsCrowds Around JesusDisciples' Movements

Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

Verse ConceptsGatesCrowdsLonelinessWidowsCrowds Around JesusThe Only ChildCarrying Dead BodiesOnly Child Of PeopleActual WidowsCorpses Of Other PeopleDeath Of A Mother

And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

Verse ConceptsOintmentBoxesReclining To Eat

And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:

Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds Around Jesusgathering

And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.

Verse ConceptsLonelinessSpiritsNaked In PovertyMeeting PeopleAction For A Long TimeThose DemonisedDemons

And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.

Verse ConceptsLooking And SeeingOthers Who FledTelling Of JesusStock Keeping

Go back to your house and let them have news of all the great things which God has done for you. And he went away, giving word through all the town of the great things which Jesus had done for him.

Verse ConceptsExperience, of Godevangelists, identity ofTestify On God's BehalfFervourZealousness, Examples OfChrist's WorkTelling Of JesusFamily And FriendsGod Turning Bad Things Into Good

And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them.

Verse ConceptsGesturesFeetHospitality, A Duty Of God's PeopleOpportunities, And SalvationShakingNot Welcoming PeoplePeople ShakingWiping DustPeople Abandoning Peoplewelcome

And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.

Verse ConceptsApostles, During Jesus Earthly MinistryRetirementTelling What People DidThe Apostles In Actionfeedback

And he sent men before: and they came to a small town of Samaria to make ready for him.

Verse ConceptsPeople Going BeforeA Place Prepared

And they went to another small town.

Verse ConceptsSpirit Of Christmums

Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofMissionaries, Call OfCompanionshipMissionary Work, Examples OfSeventyTwo DisciplesPeople Going BeforeSeventiesChrist SendingMissionariesDiscipleshipgroups

And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:

Verse ConceptsWelcoming BelieversPeople EatingMissionariesEvangelismBeing ContentMoving To A New Placewelcome

But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,

Verse ConceptsNot Welcoming PeopleUsing Roadswelcome

Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.

Verse ConceptsGesturesWiping DustPeople Abandoning PeopleGod's Blessings Are NearKnowing About God's Kingdom

I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.

Verse ConceptsSodom And GomorrahUnbearable ThingsGod TroublingJudgement Day

And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

Verse ConceptsAnger, HumanPoverty, Remedies ForStreetsHasteUsing RoadsTelling What People DidAngry People

And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,

Verse ConceptsLeprosyHealingLonelinessQuarantiningHygieneCrying To JesusQuarantineTen PeopleStanding At A Distance

Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

Verse ConceptsIrreverenceBeing Seen By ManNo Fear Of GodRespectFearing GodPersistencefearless

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

Verse ConceptsWidowsSaying RepeatedlyRevengeProtection From Enemiesvindication

Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him.

Verse ConceptsRopesOpposite SidesUnusedBinding As AnimalsAnimals Serving Human Needs

Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains; and those who are in the middle of the town go out; and let not those who are in the country come in.

Verse ConceptsEscaping To MountainsEntering Cities

And he said to them, When you go into the town you will see a man coming to you with a vessel of water; go after him into the house into which he goes.

Verse ConceptsWater ContainersEntering HousesMan Providing WaterCarrying Other Loads

Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life

Verse ConceptsCriminalsImprisonmentsPrisonersJudged As Murderers

(He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfWaiting

And then, two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LinearTwo Disciples

And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on;

Verse ConceptsDestinations

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Townspeople (3 instances)

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