'Falling' in the Bible

Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

and saith to him, 'All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.'

And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.

And she said, 'Yes, sir, for even the little dogs do eat of the crumbs that are falling from their lords' table;'

And when they came to the crowd, a man came to him, falling on his knees before him, and saying,

Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.

"Alas for the world because of causes of falling! They cannot but come, but alas for each man through whom they come!

The bondman therefore falling down did him homage, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay thee all.

and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.'

And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.

And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.

for He had healed many, and as a result all who had diseases pressed around Him to touch Him.

and the unclean spirits, when they were seeing him, were falling down before him, and were crying, saying -- 'Thou art the Son of God;'

And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.

And they brought him to him. And seeing him the spirit immediately tore him; and falling upon the earth he rolled foaming.

the stars will be falling from the sky,and the celestial powers will be shaken.

And he went forward a little, and falling down on the earth, made request that, if possible, the hour might go from him.

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 'Lo, this one is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --

And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

And it came to pass as he was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, falling upon his face, he besought him saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.

And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, Is it possible for one blind man to be guide to another? will they not go falling together into a hole?

And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

And behold, a man came, whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus besought him to come to his house,

And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

He told them, "I watched Satan falling from heaven like lightning.

and the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to me, and he divided to them the living.

and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.

And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.

Every one falling on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

"But take heed to yourselves, lest your souls be weighed down with self-indulgence and drunkenness or the anxieties of this life, and that day come upon you, suddenly, like a falling trap;

And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

Then Jesus said in answer, Are there not twelve hours in the day? A man may go about in the day without falling, because he sees the light of this world.

However, Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was referring to natural sleep.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abides alone; but if it die, it bears much fruit.

"I have told you this to keep you from falling away.

And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.

Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep.

Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

But Peter sent [them] all outside, and, falling to [his] knees, he prayed. And turning toward the body, he said, "Tabitha, get up!" And she opened her eyes, and [when she] saw Peter, she sat up.

And when Peter was now coming in, Cornelius met him, and falling down did him homage.

“I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision of an object coming down from heaven, like a huge sheet being lowered by the four corners; and [it descended until] it came right down to me,

And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.

And they all wept sore; and falling upon the neck of Paul they ardently kissed him,

And it happened that when our days were over, we departed [and] went on our way, [while] all [of them] accompanied us, together with [their] wives and children, as far as outside the city. And [after] falling to our knees on the beach [and] praying,

And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

The local people showed us extraordinary kindness, for they lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold.

But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.

since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,

But the free gift [of God] is not like the trespass [because the gift of grace overwhelms the fall of man]. For if many died by one man’s trespass [Adam’s sin], much more [abundantly] did God’s grace and the gift [that comes] by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow to [benefit] the many.

So then as through one trespass [Adam’s sin] there resulted condemnation for all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.

Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother's way, or an occasion of falling.

But I beseech you, brethren, to consider those who create divisions and occasions of falling, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learnt, and turn away from them.

so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift [which comes from the Holy Spirit], as you eagerly wait [with confident trust] for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ [when He returns].

Therefore, if [my eating a certain] food causes my brother to stumble (sin), I will not eat [such] meat ever again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

So then let him who thinks he is standing securely beware of falling.

And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry?

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.

See, brethren, lest there shall be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in the falling away from the living God,

fearful is the falling into the hands of a living God.

For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

And the stars of heaven were falling to the earth, like green fruit from a tree before the force of a great wind.

The first blew his trumpet; and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, falling upon the earth; and a third part of the earth was burnt up, and a third part of the trees and all the green grass.

And at the sounding of the fifth angel I saw a star falling from heaven to the earth: and there was given to him the key of the great deep.

These witnesses have authority to close the heavens in order to keep rain from falling while they are prophesying. They also have authority to turn bodies of water into blood and to strike the earth with any plague, as often as they desire.