115 occurrences

'Getting' in the Bible

So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.

Verse ConceptsPreparing Food

But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

Verse ConceptsExplanationsCrowdsListeningPeter, The ApostleRevival, PersonalElevenPay Attention To People!uncertainty

And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

Verse ConceptsHunger, Examples OfHousetopsPreparing Foodhunger

And Paul, getting up and making a sign with his hand, said, Men of Israel, and you who have the fear of God, give ear.

Verse ConceptsListeningevangelising

But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

Verse ConceptsEnvyIntoleranceJealousyMarketsUnbelieversEnvy, Example OfUnbelief, Examples OfDisorder Among PeopleBringing People Out Of Other PlacesIsrael HardenedMaking Israel Jealous

And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;

Verse ConceptsSlownessHard Tasks

And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

Verse ConceptsStormsThe Next DayBuoyancyAbandoning Things

But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;

Verse ConceptsMonotonySeaMidnightTen Or More Dayssailing

And in the same way the men gave up the natural use of the woman and were burning in their desire for one another, men doing shame with men, and getting in their bodies the right reward of their evil-doing.

Verse ConceptsBad PeopleIndecencyRetributionPunishment, According To DeedsSodomyRelationship Of Men And WomenErrorgayssexPassionRelationships And DatingBeing GayMan And WomanFalling Away From God

And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing;

Verse ConceptsDo Not MournLack Of Rejoicing

For we are a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction;

Verse ConceptsSweet OdoursFragranceThe Gospel Of SalvationThose Not SavedBeing SavedBeing Lost

When he says, A new agreement, he has made the first agreement old. But anything which is getting old and past use will not be seen much longer.

Verse ConceptsLaws, AbolishedPast, TheOld ThingsGrowingcovenant

And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofHell, As Incentive To ActionThe Human BodyGehennaDamage To The BodyFire Of EvilPeople Being PollutedBeware Of Your SpeechMighty in its influenceThe TongueThe Power Of Words

Bible Theasaurus

Acquire (44 instances)
Acquiring (14 instances)
Arrest (38 instances)
Arrive (57 instances)
Capture (76 instances)
Catch (67 instances)
Contract (6 instances)
Convey (9 instances)
Develop (11 instances)
Fetch (47 instances)
Getting (204 instances)
Incur (27 instances)
Induce (2 instances)
Obtain (93 instances)
Produce (227 instances)
Receive (453 instances)
Stimulate (6 instances)
Undergo (95 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain