'Continued' in the Bible

Then they sat down there and continued guarding him.

He was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went around to the villages and continued teaching.

Then he continued, "It's what comes out of a person that makes a person unclean,

Now the child continued to grow and to become spiritually strong. He lived in the wilderness until the day he appeared in Israel.

However, Mary continued to treasure all these things in her heart and to ponder them.

and then as a widow for 84 years. She never left the Temple, but continued to worship there night and day with times of fasting and prayer.

Meanwhile, the child continued to grow and to become strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor rested upon him.

Then he went back with them, returning to Nazareth and remaining in submission to them. His mother continued to treasure all these things in her heart.

With many other exhortations John continued to proclaim the good news to the people.

So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.

However, he continued his habit of retiring to deserted places and praying.

Jesus continued, "To what may I compare the people living today?

Joanna, the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.

because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way, the crowds continued to press in on him.

All the people continued to be amazed at the greatness of God. Indeed, everyone was astonished at all the things Jesus was doing. So he told his disciples,

Now as the crowds continued to throng around Jesus, he went on to say, "This people living today are an evil generation. It craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah,

"But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even look up to heaven. Instead, he continued to beat his chest and said, "O God, be merciful to me, the sinner that I am!'

So he continued to question him for a long time, but Jesus gave him no answer at all.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the scribes stood nearby and continued to accuse him vehemently.

but they continued to shout, "Crucify him! Crucify him!"

So he released the man who had been put in prison for revolt and murder the man whose release they continued to demand but he let them have their way with Jesus.

Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground.

So the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify to what they had seen.

All of them continued to be stunned and puzzled, and they kept asking one another, "What can this mean?"

Using many different expressions, Peter continued to testify and to plead: "Be saved," he urged them, "from this corrupt generation!"

The believers continued to devote themselves to what the apostles were teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to times of prayer.

When they had prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken, and all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak messages from God boldly.

With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was on them all,

None of the others dared join them, although the rest of the people continued to hold them in high regard.

Crowds continued coming in even from the towns around Jerusalem bringing their sick and those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

As they continued to stone Stephen, he kept praying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"

But Saul grew more and more persuasive, and continued to confound the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man was the Messiah.

So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace. As it continued to be built up and to live in the fear of the Lord, it kept increasing in numbers through the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

But the word of God continued to grow and spread.

But Elymas the occult practitioner (that is the meaning of his name) continued to oppose them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Meanwhile, the disciples continued to be full of joy and the Holy Spirit.

They stayed there a considerable time and continued to speak boldly for the Lord, who kept affirming his word of grace and granting signs and wonders to be done by them.

So the churches continued to be strengthened in the faith and to increase in numbers every day.

When she and her family were baptized, she urged us, "If you are convinced that I am a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home." And she continued to insist that we do so.

So Paul lived there for a year and a half and continued to teach the word of God among the people there.

God continued to do extraordinary miracles through Paul.

When they heard him speaking to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet, and he continued:

As he continued his defense, Festus shouted, "You're out of your mind, Paul! Too much education is driving you crazy!"

For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage until at last all hope of our being saved vanished.

Three months later, we continued our sailing onboard an Alexandrian ship that had spent the winter at the island. It had the Twin Brothers as its figurehead.

From morning until evening, he continued to explain the kingdom of God to them, trying to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others wouldn't believe.

He continued to preach about the kingdom of God and to teach boldly and freely about the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.