26 occurrences

'Town' in the Bible

In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah

Verse ConceptsHillsHasty Action

And Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,

Verse ConceptsCity Of DavidGod Shows Loving KindnessRelativesNativity of Jesus ChristJesus Birth

When they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

Verse ConceptsAccording To ThingsFulfilling The Law

They got up, drove Him out of town, and brought Him to the edge of the hill that their town was built on, intending to hurl Him over the cliff.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of ChristPersecution Of ChristThrowing PeopleDriving Out ChristPeople Getting Upjumping

Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath.

Verse ConceptsTown

Soon afterward He was on His way to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd were traveling with Him.

Verse ConceptsCrowds Around JesusDisciples' Movements

Just as He neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was also with her.

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

And a woman in the town who was a sinner found out that Jesus was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house. She brought an alabaster jar of fragrant oil

Verse ConceptsOintmentBoxesReclining To Eat

As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable:

Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds Around Jesusgathering

When He got out on land, a demon-possessed man from the town met Him. For a long time he had worn no clothes and did not stay in a house but in the tombs.

Verse ConceptsLonelinessSpiritsNaked In PovertyMeeting PeopleAction For A Long TimeThose DemonisedDemons

When the men who tended them saw what had happened, they ran off and reported it in the town and in the countryside.

Verse ConceptsLooking And SeeingOthers Who FledTelling Of JesusStock Keeping

“Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you.” And off he went, proclaiming throughout the town all that 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

When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus all that they had done. He took them along and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

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

When you enter any town, and they don’t welcome you, go out into its streets and say,

Verse ConceptsNot Welcoming PeopleUsing Roadswelcome

‘We are wiping off as a witness against you even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’

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

I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.

Verse ConceptsSodom And GomorrahUnbearable ThingsGod TroublingJudgement Day

He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making His way to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsChrist Teaching

“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

Verse ConceptsIrreverenceBeing Seen By ManNo Fear Of GodRespectFearing GodPersistencefearless

And a widow in that town kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

Verse ConceptsWidowsSaying RepeatedlyRevengeProtection From Enemiesvindication

who had not agreed with their plan and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God.

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfWaiting

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