'Immediately' in the Bible

And as soon as Isaac had finished blessing Jacob, {immediately after} Jacob had gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, Esau his brother came [back] from his hunting.

If this is how you [are] going to treat me, please kill me immediately if I find favor in your eyes, and do not let me see my misery."

Then Yahweh said to Joshua, "Do not fear or be dismayed. Take {all the fighting men} with you {and go up immediately to Ai}. Look, I am giving into your hand the king of Ai, his city, and his land.

So Joshua and {all the fighting men} went up immediately to Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand of the best fighting men and sent them [by] night.

And {the men went immediately}, and Joshua commanded the ones going to describe the land, saying, "Go and walk about through the land, write [a description], and return to me, and here I will cast a lot for you before Yahweh at Shiloh."

So we said, 'Let us build immediately for ourselves an altar, not for burnt offerings or for sacrifices;

{Then Saul immediately fell prostrate} to the ground, and he was very afraid because of the words of Samuel; there was no more strength in him, for he had not eaten food all day and all night.

And {the measuring line} will still go out immediately in front [of] it to the hill of Gareb, and it will turn [to] Goah.

And {whoever} does not fall down and worship will be thrown {immediately} into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire."

Now if you are ready so that {when} you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, [the] trigon, [the] harp and [the] drum and all kinds of music, you fall down and you worship the statue that I have made, [that will be good]. But if you do not worship it, {immediately} you will be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire, and {who is the god} who will rescue you from my hands?"

{Immediately} the word was fulfilled {concerning} Nebuchadnezzar, and he was expelled from {human society} and he ate grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven until his hair [was] like [the hair of] an eagle and his nails grew like bird's [claws].

{Immediately} {human fingers} appeared and they wrote {opposite} the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the palace of the king, and the king was watching the palm of the hand that was writing.

And the inhabitants of one city will go to another [city], saying, "Let us go immediately to entreat {the favor of} Yahweh, to seek Yahweh of hosts--I also will go!"

Now [after he] was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon him.

And immediately they left their nets [and] followed him.

And immediately they left the boat and their father [and] followed him.

And extending his hand he touched him, saying, "I am willing, be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And what was sown on the rocky ground--this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

But he does not have a root in himself, but {lasts only a little while}, and [when] affliction or persecution happens because of the word, immediately he falls away.

And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Have courage, I am [he]! Do not be afraid!"

And immediately Jesus extended his hand [and] caught him and said to him, "[You] of little faith! Why did you doubt?"

And having compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately they received [their] sight and followed him.

"And immediately after the tribulation of those days, 'the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.'

And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each one according to his own ability, and he went on a journey immediately.

And he came up to Jesus immediately [and] said, "Greetings, Rabbi," and kissed him.

Then he began to curse and to swear with an oath, "I do not know the man!" And immediately a rooster crowed.

And immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled [it] with sour wine and put [it] on a reed [and] gave [it] to him to drink.

And immediately [as he] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.

And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

And immediately they left their nets [and] followed him.

And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men [and] went away after him.

And they went into Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue.

And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean.

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, "Why are you considering these [things] in your hearts?

And he got up and immediately picked up his stretcher [and] went out in front of [them] all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen [anything] like this!"

And the Pharisees went out immediately with the Herodians {and began to conspire} against him with regard to how they could destroy him.

And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear [it], immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.

And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then [when] affliction or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

And [as] he was getting out of the boat, immediately from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit went to meet him,

And immediately her {hemorrhage stopped} and she realized in her body that she was healed of her suffering.

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself [that] power had gone out from himself, turned around in the crowd [and] said, "Who touched my clothing?"

and immediately the girl stood up and began walking around (for she was twelve years old). And {immediately they were utterly and completely astonished}.

And she came in immediately with haste to the king [and] asked, saying, "I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

And immediately the king sent an executioner [and] ordered [him] to bring his head. And he went [and] beheaded him in the prison.

And immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd.

For they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, "Have courage, I am [he]! Do not be afraid!"

And [as] they were getting out of the boat, [people] recognized him immediately.

But immediately a woman whose young daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, [when she] heard about him, came [and] fell down at his feet,

And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples [and] went to the district of Dalmanutha.

And immediately the whole crowd, [when they] saw him, were amazed, and ran up to [him] [and] greeted him.

And they brought him to him. And [when he] saw him, the spirit immediately convulsed him, and falling on the ground, he began to roll around, foaming at the mouth.

Immediately the father of the child cried out [and] said, "I believe! Help my unbelief!"

And Jesus said to him, "Go, your faith has healed you." And immediately he regained [his] sight and began to follow him on the road.

And immediately, [while] he was still speaking, Judas--one of the twelve--arrived, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

And [when he] arrived, he came up to him immediately [and] said, "Rabbi," and kissed him.

And immediately a rooster crowed for the second time. And Peter remembered the statement, how Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times," and throwing himself down, he began to weep.

And his mouth and his tongue were opened immediately, and he began to speak, praising God.

And he stood over her [and] rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she got up [and] began to serve them.

And extending [his] hand he touched him, saying, "I am willing; be clean." And immediately the leprosy went away from him.

And immediately he stood up before them, picked up what he had been lying on, [and] went away to his home, glorifying God.

But the one who hears [my words] and does not do [them] is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river burst against, and immediately it collapsed--and the collapse of that house was great!"

came up behind [him] [and] touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately {her hemorrhaging} stopped.

And [when] the woman saw that she did not escape notice, she came trembling and falling down before him. In the presence of all the people, she told for what reason she had touched him, and that she was healed immediately.

And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately, and he ordered [something] to be given to her to eat.

And you, [be] like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that [when he] comes back and knocks, they can open [the door] for him immediately.

And he placed [his] hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and glorified God.

And he said to them, "Who among you, [if your] son or [your] ox falls into a well on the day of the Sabbath, will not immediately pull him out?"

And immediately he regained [his] sight and began to follow him, glorifying God. And all the people, [when they] saw [it], gave praise to God.

Now [while] they were listening to these [things], he went on [and] told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about!" And immediately, [while] he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

And immediately the man became well and picked up his mat and began to walk. (Now it was the Sabbath on that day.)

So they were wanting to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land to which they were going.

So [after he] had taken the piece of bread, he went out immediately. And it was night.

If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will glorify him immediately.

So Peter denied [it] again, and immediately a rooster crowed.

But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water came out immediately.

And taking hold of him by the right hand, he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.

And immediately she fell down at his feet and died. So [when] the young men came in, they found her dead, and carried [her] out [and] buried [her] with her husband.

And immediately [something] like scales fell from his eyes and he regained [his] sight and got up [and] was baptized,

And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: "This one is the Son of God!"

And Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and make your bed yourself!" And immediately he got up.

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

And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down {because} he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms [and] died.

And now behold, the hand of the Lord [is] against you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun {for a while}. And immediately mist and darkness fell over him, and he was going around looking for [people] to lead [him] by the hand.

And she was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed and turning around, said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!" And it came out {immediately}.

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and all the bonds were unfastened.

And the whole city was stirred up, and the people came running together, and they seized Paul [and] dragged him outside of the temple [courts], and immediately the doors were shut.

{He} immediately took along soldiers and centurions [and] ran down to them. And [when] they saw the military tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid [when he] realized that he was a Roman citizen and that {he had tied him up}.

And [when it] was made known to me there would be a plot against the man, I sent [him] to you immediately, also ordering [his] accusers to speak against him before you.

to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel [about] him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood,

for he looks at himself and goes away and immediately forgets what sort of [person] he was.

Immediately I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one was seated on the throne.