'Certain' in the Bible

And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,

But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.

And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,

Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,

And there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,

Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.

Then they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and the Herodians, so that they might make use of his words to take him by a trick.

And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?

Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;

But a certain one of those who were near took out his sword, and gave the servant of the high priest a blow, cutting off his ear.

And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out,

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.

And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.

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.

And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.

But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,

Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house.

And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?

And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk.

And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.

At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.

And a certain man was there who had a disease.

And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,

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

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

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.

But when you see armies all round about Jerusalem, then be certain that her destruction is near.

In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.

And a certain woman-servant, seeing him in the light of the fire, and looking at him with attention, said, This man was with him.

And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put,

See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.

He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.

The woman said to him, I am certain that the Messiah, who is named Christ, is coming; when he comes he will make all things clear to us.

And they said to the woman, Now we have faith, but not because of your story: we ourselves have given ear to his words, and we are certain that he is truly the Saviour of the world.

So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was ill at Capernaum.

There is another who gives witness about me and I am certain that the witness he gives about me is true.

And we have faith and are certain that you are the Holy One of God.

The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

In answer his father and mother said, We are certain that this is our son and that he was blind at birth:

He said in answer, I have no knowledge if he is a sinner or not, but one thing I am certain about; I was blind, and now I see.

We are certain that God gave his word to Moses: but as for this man, we have no knowledge where he comes from.

But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

Now a certain man named Lazarus was ill; he was of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

But I am certain that, even now, whatever request you make to God, God will give it to you.

Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.

I was certain that your ears are at all times open to me, but I said it because of these who are here, so that they may see that you sent me.

Now we are certain that you have knowledge of all things and have no need for anyone to put questions to you: through this we have faith that you came from God.

Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me.

And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief.

Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.

Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus.

And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God:

For this reason, let all Israel be certain that this Jesus, whom you put to death on the cross, God has made Lord and Christ.

And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property,

But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:

Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! and he said, Here I am, Lord.

And there was a certain man there, named Aeneas, who for eight years had been in bed, without power of moving.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times.

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;

And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.

And when Peter came to his senses he said, Now, truly, I am certain that the Lord has sent his angel and taken me out of the hands of Herod, against all the hopes of the Jews.

And when they had gone through all the island to Paphos, they came across a certain wonder-worker and false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus;

And about his coming back from the dead, never again to go to destruction, he has said these words, I will give you the holy and certain mercies of David.

And at Lystra there was a certain man, who from birth had been without the use of his feet, never having had the power of walking.

Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.

And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.

And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, whose mother was one of the Jews of the faith, but his father was a Greek;

And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.