'Held' in the Bible

Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it became normal, as healthy as his other hand.

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

But I tell you that for every careless word that men shall speak they will be held accountable on the day of Judgement.

And while desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.

But when Herod's birthday celebration was held, the daughter of Herodias danced before the guests. She pleased Herod

Immediately Jesus extended His hand and caught him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

I solemnly tell you that whatever you as a Church bind on earth will in Heaven be held as bound, and whatever you loose on earth will in Heaven be held to be loosed.

And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet.

Those servants went out into the streets and gathered together all the people they could find, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests [sitting at the banquet table].

Then went the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking.

As a result, you will be held accountable for all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of the righteous Abel to the blood of Berechiah's son Zechariah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

I tell you the truth, this generation will be held responsible for all these things!

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) conferred together against Jesus, [plotting how] to put Him to death [since under Roman rule they had no power to execute anyone];

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

So the latter held a conference with the Elders, and after consultation with them they heavily bribed the soldiers,

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

Jesus looked around at them in anger, deeply hurt because of their hard hearts. Then he told the man, "Hold out your hand." The man held it out, and his hand was restored to health.

Then the Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians [to plot] against Him, as to how they might [fabricate some legal grounds to] put Him to death.

So Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not,

"Elijah," He replied, "does indeed come first and reforms everything; but how is it that it is written of the Son of Man that He will endure much suffering and be held in contempt?

But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

but should we say, Of men they feared the people; for all held of John that he was truly a prophet.

whereupon they laid hands on Him and held Him firmly.

But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.

They went out and fled from the tomb, for they were seized with trembling and astonishment; and they said nothing [about it] to anyone, because they were afraid.

When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn't go away from them.

Now a [Roman] centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and on the verge of death.

Now He was [already] commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him [violently] many times; and he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.

And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.

He said to them,“When you pray, say:‘Father, hallowed be Your name.Your kingdom come.

so that this generation may be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world—

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.“Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible.

And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

And there was also a strife among them which of them should be held to be the greatest.

And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

But their eyes were [miraculously] prevented from recognizing Him.

for a messenger at a set time was going down in the pool, and was troubling the water, the first then having gone in after the troubling of the water, became whole of whatever sickness he was held.

Now Jesus loved and was concerned about Martha and her sister and Lazarus [and considered them dear friends].

"See how dear he held him," said the Jews.

Therefore the High Priests and the Pharisees held a meeting of the Sanhedrin. "What steps are we taking?" they asked one another; "for this man is performing a great number of miracles.

for the Father Himself holds you dear, because you have held me dear and have believed that I came from the Father's presence.

A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on hyssop and held it up to His mouth.

God raised Him up, ending the pains of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it.

All who believed were together and held everything in common,

And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

The next day a meeting was held in Jerusalem of their Rulers, Elders, and Scribes,

Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, the people held them in high esteem.

But a certain man, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while,

And they cried out with a loud voice, and held their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

but Paul held the opinion they should not take this one along, who departed from them in Pamphylia and did not accompany them in the work.

But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the market place [where trials were held],

So he had discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place day after day with any who happened to be there.

But when some people became stubborn, refused to believe, and slandered the Way in front of the people, Paul left them, taking his disciples away with him, and held daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

When this became known to everyone living in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks alike, they all became terrified, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in high honor.

if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court days are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.

how I held back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce it to you, and to teach you publicly and in every house,

and when they were shedding the blood of Stephen, Thy witness, I was standing by, fully approving of it, and I held the clothes of those who were killing him.'

But when Paul appealed to be held for trial by the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I could send him to Caesar.”

So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:

Then the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and set it adrift.

After casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and headed for the beach.

For it is not those who merely hear the Law [as it is read aloud] who are just or righteous before God, but it is those who [actually] obey the Law who will be justified [pronounced free of the guilt of sin and declared acceptable to Him].

Well then, are we [Jews] better off than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles) are under the control of sin and subject to its power.

Now we know that whatever the Law says applies to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

For we maintain that it is as the result of faith that a man is held to be righteous, apart from actions done in obedience to Law.

For if he was held to be righteous on the ground of his actions, he has something to boast of; but not in the presence of God.

Yet death ruled [over mankind] from Adam to Moses [the Lawgiver], even over those who had not sinned as Adam did. Adam is a type of Him (Christ) who was to come [but in reverse—Adam brought destruction, Christ brought salvation].

Accordingly, she will be designated as an adulteress if she unites herself to another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from the law [regarding marriage], so that she is not an adulteress if she marries another man.

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

As it is written and forever remains written, “Jacob I loved (chose, protected, blessed), but Esau I hated (held in disregard compared to Jacob).”

But about Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and rebellious people."

Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and [once] my fellow prisoners, who are held in high esteem in the estimation of the apostles, and who were [believers] in Christ before me.

Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks from the cup in an unworthy manner will be held responsible for the Lord's body and blood.

Before certain men came from James, he used to eat [his meals] with the Gentiles; but when the men [from Jerusalem] arrived, he began to withdraw and separate himself [from the Gentile believers], because he was afraid of those from the circumcision.

Now before faith came about, we were held in custody and confined under the Law in preparation for the faith that was to be revealed.

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

There is but one body and but one Spirit, as also when you were called you had one and the same hope held out to you.

in whom the whole body is united and held together by every ligament with which it is supplied. As each individual part does its job, the body builds itself up in love.

And you men and women of Philippi also know that at the first preaching of the Good News, when I had left Macedonia, no other Church except yourselves held communication with me about giving and receiving;

He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.

He doesn’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, develops with growth from God.

and [pray] that we will be rescued from perverse and evil men; for not everyone has the faith.

Let the Elders who perform their duties wisely and well be held worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching.

so that they might escape from the Devil's snare, even though they've been held captive by him to do his will.

I have fought the good and worthy and noble fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith [firmly guarding the gospel against error].

At my first trial no one came to my defense. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be held against them!

and free those who were held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death.

and having fallen away, to renew [them] again to repentance, [because they] have crucified again for themselves the Son of God and held him up to contempt.

having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. This contained a golden jar which held the manna, and the rod of Aaron that sprouted, and the [two stone] tablets of the covenant [inscribed with the Ten Commandments];

How much severer punishment, think you, will he be held to deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, has not regarded as holy that Covenant-blood with which he was set free from sin, and has insulted the Spirit from whom comes grace?

By faith he left Egypt, being unafraid of the wrath of the king; for he endured [steadfastly], as seeing Him who is unseen.

Let marriage be held every way in honour, and the bed be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers will God judge.