29 occurrences

'Happened' in the Bible

And they recognized him, that this one was the one who used to sit [asking] for alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.

Verse ConceptsGatesMiracles, Responses ToAlmsgivingAltruismCharitySitting In The GatewayNamed GatesRecognising Peoplesurprises

And it happened that on the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes came together in Jerusalem,

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersJudaismRulersAssembling Leaders

So [after] threatening [them] further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

Verse ConceptsPeople Set Free By PeopleSpecific Praising Of God

And it happened that [there was] an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

Verse ConceptsThree Hoursspace

saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will go on before us! For this Moses, who led us out from the land of Egypt--we do not know what has happened to him!'

Verse ConceptsAaron, Life Eventsdoubt, results ofMonotony

And Saul was agreeing with his murder. Now there happened on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesChristiansdispersion, theJerusalem, Significance OfSamaritansChurch, Description OfChurch, Examples OfThe Church ScatteredAssentingApproval To KillThe Apostles In Action

Now as [he] proceeded, it happened that [when] he approached Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Verse ConceptsJourneyLight, NaturalVisions And Dreams In ScriptureShiningSudden EventsLight In The Worlddamascus

Now it happened that [as] Peter was traveling through all [the places], [he] also came down to the saints who lived [in] Lydda.

Verse ConceptsSaintsVisiting

Now it happened that in those days [after] becoming sick, she died. And [after] washing [her], they placed her in an upstairs room.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadBurials, FeaturesStairwaysDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfCorpses Of Other PeopleUpper Rooms

And it happened that [he] stayed many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.

Verse ConceptsTanningOccupations

And this happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven.

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesThings Lifted Up

So it happened that when Peter entered, Cornelius met him, fell at [his] feet, [and] worshiped [him].

Verse ConceptsAdoration, FalseFeetReverence, And Social Behaviourreverence

you know the thing that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee, after the baptism that John proclaimed:

Verse ConceptsTo The Jew First

And this happened three times, and everything was pulled up into heaven again.

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesThings Lifted Up

And [when he] found [him], he brought [him] to Antioch. And it happened to them also [that they] met together [for] a whole year with the church and taught a large number [of people]. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.

Verse ConceptsCongregationChristiansTeachersChristian TeachersNames And Titles For The ChristianAntioch in SyriaChurch, Examples OfNew Birth, Evidenced ByOne YearTeaching In The ChurchFirst Among The GentilesCalledThe churchDiscipleshipGoing To ChurchchristianityencouraginggroupschristChristians Are Called Disciples

Then [when] the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, [because he] was astounded at the teaching about the Lord.

Verse ConceptsProconsulMiracles, Responses ToThose Who Believed In ChristConversion, examples of

Now it happened that in Iconium they entered {together} into the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.

Verse ConceptsCongregationevangelists, ministry ofevangelism, kinds ofGrowthHabitsPaul, Life OfMany In The ChurchAntagonism From Jew And Gentile

And it happened that [as] we were going to the place of prayer, a certain female slave who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing a large profit to her owners [by] fortune-telling.

Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdemons, Kinds ofMastersMoney, Uses OfPredictionsDivinationFortunetellingNecromancyWhere To PraySorceryThe Futuremagicpsychics

So he was discussing in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing [Gentiles], and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofDevout MenReasonWitnessing, Approaches ToDisputesMarketplacesProselytesDiscussionsmarketing

And it happened that [while] Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions [and] came to Ephesus and found some disciples.

Verse ConceptsFindingRoadsflexibility

Now there happened at that time no little disturbance concerning the Way.

Verse ConceptsDisorder Among PeopleChristians Are Called Followers Of The Way

And it happened that after we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, [and] running a straight course we came to Cos and on the next [day] to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

Verse ConceptsIslandsStraight Pathssailinggoodbyes

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,

Verse ConceptsBeachesKneelingPrayer, As Asking GodPrayer, In The ChurchPrayer, Practicalities OfPrayer MeetingsSeashoresAll PeopleI Pray For Yougoodbyes

And when he came to the steps, it happened that he had to be carried by the soldiers on account of the violence of the crowd,

Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalStairwaysStepsPeople Carrying Live People

"And it happened that [as] I was traveling and approaching Damascus around noon, suddenly a very bright light from heaven flashed around me,

Verse ConceptsLight, NaturalNoonAurasLight In The Worlddamascus

"And it happened that [when] I returned to Jerusalem and I was praying in the temple courts, I was in a trance,

Verse ConceptsDisciples In The TempleWhere To Pray

And it happened that the father of Publius was lying down, afflicted with fever and dysentery. Paul went to {him} and [after] praying, he placed [his] hands on him [and] healed him.

Verse ConceptsdiseasesDiseases, Kinds OfSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfMiracles Of PaulLaying On Of HandsFeverLaying On Hands To HealHealing Sickness

Now it happened that after three days, he called together those who were the most prominent of the Jews. And [when] they had assembled, he said to them, "Men [and] brothers, [although] I had done nothing against [our] people or the customs of our fathers, from Jerusalem I was delivered [as] a prisoner into the hands of the Romans,

Verse ConceptsCustomAncestorsPrisonersPlea Of InnocenceSalvation For Israel

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