'Country' in the Bible

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round the Jordan,

And leaving Nazareth, He went and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali.

"Zebulun's land and Naphtali's land; the road by the Lake; the country beyond the Jordan; Galilee of the Nations!

the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in the country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.

Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.

And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.

But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

"The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.

And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;

And Jesus went away from there into the country of Tyre and Sidon.

And when he had sent the people away, he got into the boat, and came into the country of Magadan.

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

"They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;

So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’

Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his particular ability, and immediately went away out of the country.

And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth.

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

And they made a request to him to go out of their country.

And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.

And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

And he was greatly surprised because they had no faith. And he went about the country places teaching.

Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

they ran through that whole country around, and began to carry about those that were ill on couches, where they heard that he was.

And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

And again he went out from Tyre, and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the country of Decapolis.

And he got into the boat with his disciples straight away, and came into the country of Dalmanutha.

And he got up, and went into the country of Judaea on the other side of Jordan: and great numbers of people came together to him again; and, as was his way, he gave them teaching.

And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

it is as a man gone out of the country, having left his house and given to his bondmen the authority, and to each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.

And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.

And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

and having seen it they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.

Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

Then Jesus returned to Galilee by the power of the Spirit. Meanwhile, the news about him spread throughout the surrounding country.

And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

and yet Elijah was not sent [by the Lord] to a single one of them, but only to Zarephath in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.

About that time He went out on one occasion into the hill country to pray; and He remained all night in prayer to God.

And this report went out in all Judaea concerning him, and in all the surrounding country.

And it came to pass afterwards that he went through the country city by city, and village by village, preaching and announcing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him,

And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.

When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.

And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

And he went on his way, through towns and country places, teaching and journeying to Jerusalem.

So the master said to his slave, 'Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

After he had spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he had nothing.

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation to follow him and to announce, "We don't want this man to rule over us!'

Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! Those inside the city must leave it, and those who are in the country must not enter it,

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

It was now about noon, and a darkness came over the whole country till three o'clock in the afternoon.

For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

Now there were Jews living in Jerusalem, devout and God-fearing men from every nation under heaven.

And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

So he left the country of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. Then after the death of his father, God had him move to this country where you now live.

God spoke in this way:His descendants would be strangersin a foreign country,and they would enslaveand oppress them 400 years.

At this remark Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he fathered two sons.

When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that [the people of] Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda.

We ourselves are witnesses of everything He did in both the Judean country and in Jerusalem, yet they killed Him by hanging Him on a tree.

They then who had been scattered abroad through the tribulation that took place on the occasion of Stephen, passed through the country to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but to Jews alone.

And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors and made the people great during their stay as foreigners in the country of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it.

Then, after overthrowing seven nations in the land of Canaan, He divided that country among them as their inheritance for about four hundred and fifty years;

And the word of the Lord was carried through the whole country.

they, being aware of it, fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding country,

And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples.

And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

So Festus, having come into that part of the country which was under his rule, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

but declared both to them of Damascus first and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judaea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

Now in the country surrounding that place were the lands belonging to the chief man of the island, by name Publius, who received us and gave us hospitality three days in a very friendly way.