257 occurrences

'Keep' in the Bible

If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

Verse ConceptsSafetySatan, As DeceiverSeductionThe If's Of SatanGod Carrying PeopleStriking RocksBeing Struck With StonesWho Is Jesus?Angels Looking After PeopleAngelic GuardianshipResisting Temptationjumping

Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.

Verse ConceptsFalse TeachingsCommands, in NTKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfTeachingInferiorityMisteachingGreatness Of DisciplesTeaching The Way Of GodUnimportant ThingsBreaking The Ten Commandmentsrelaxingrelaxation

And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.

Verse ConceptsCloaksDressPeople Giving ClothesOuter GarmentsInner GarmentsAdding EvilRobbing People

And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?

Verse ConceptsKingdomsSatan, Kingdom OfJesus Casting Out DemonsThe DevilCasting Out Demonsgroups

Do you still not see, or keep in mind the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?

Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristFive ThingsFive Thousand

Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.

Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfLossRestitutionDonationsFinding ThingsSaving OneselfLosing One's Life

All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

Verse ConceptsInconsistencyHypocrites, Description OfNot Imitating EvilWhat Do They Do?Mere TalkKeeping Man's WordObeying Peoplepracticefollowingpharisees

But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionGuidance, Need For God'sKingdom Of God, Entry IntoLegalismStumbling BlocksShutting The KingdomEntering The KingdomHypocritesHypocrisyGoing To Heavenpietypharisees

And he said to them, Go into the town to such a man, and say to him, The Master says, My time is near: I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.

Verse ConceptsForeknowledgeGod, Purpose OfGuestsEntering CitiesNear The Time PersonallyOther References To The DisciplesTimes Of The ChristGuest Rooms

And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?

Verse ConceptsHourPainPrayerlessnessSleep, PhysicalUnreliabilityOverconfidenceOne HourChrist With His DisciplesStress And Hard Times

And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

Verse ConceptsPeople EndedCivil War

He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;

Verse ConceptsIron ChainsBreaking Chains

And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.

Verse ConceptsMarketsBrassPurifying OneselfClean ObjectsHow People Eatmarketing

For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTForsaking God's ThingsMan's Teachingculture

And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NT

And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

Verse ConceptsSecrecyRetirementAnonymityImpotence Of ChristEntering HousesChrist Concealing Things

Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfCommitment, to Jesus ChristSurrenderingLove, Abuse OfLossRestitutionGain Through LossKeeping Oneself AliveSuffering For The GospelLosing One's Life

And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

Verse ConceptsBack to schoolBad ChildrenKingdom Of God, Entry IntoDivine DispleasureDispleasureDrawing Near To ChristLike ChildrenDo Not HinderPeople Of The KingdomKingdom Of Heavengirlfriends

It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

Verse ConceptsDoorkeepersHuman Authority, Nature OfMan Appointing

So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;

Verse ConceptsHourLast ThingsNightCrowsSleep, Warnings AgainstMidnightDaybreakIgnorance Of Christ’s ReturnAt DaybreakThe Time UnknownAttitudes While Waiting For Second Coming

And what I say to you, I say to all, Keep watch.

And he said to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: be here a little time, and keep watch.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfUnhappinessStaying Put

And he came, and saw them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, are you sleeping? were you not able to keep watch one hour?

Verse ConceptsHourPrayerlessnessSleep, PhysicalUnreliabilityOne Hour

His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordGod Remembering His Covenant

And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

Verse ConceptsAngels HandsGod Carrying PeopleStriking RocksBeing Struck With Stones

If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe.

Verse ConceptsCloaksCheeksSelf DefenceDressSmitten CheeksSmiting Of The RighteousPeople Giving ClothesOuter GarmentsInner GarmentsAccepting BeatingsRobbing PeopleTurning The Other Cheek

And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.

Verse ConceptsTremblingIndividuals TremblingTouching For HealingBowing Before MessiahHow Healing CamePeople Made KnownTelling What People DidWhy People Did Things

For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.

Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfLossMartyrdom, Qualities OfRestitutionSelf SacrificeKeeping Oneself AliveLosing One's LifeThe Surrendered life

If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

Verse ConceptsKingdomsPrejudiceSatan, Kingdom OfCasting Out Demons

Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Verse ConceptsThoughtTwenty Thousand And UpFirst ActionsReady For WarWarSpiritual WarfareBattleGuidance And StrengthResolving Conflictriskarmy

No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

Verse Conceptsdoubt, results ofGospel, Responses ToIndecisionLoyaltyMoney, Attitudes ToRiches, Dangers OfServanthood, In Life Of BelieversServants, BadSlavery, SpiritualTreasuredouble mindednessUnquestioning ServiceServing PeopleDespising PeopleTwo PeopleNot Serving GodServing God

But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

Verse ConceptsLimitednessRiches, Ungodly Use OfDeath Of The Saints, Results InPainful MemoriesReversalsGiving Good ThingsBad SituationsGod Has ComfortedOvercoming Adversity

And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyGroups Shouting

For the time will come when your attackers will put a wall round you, and come all round you and keep you in on every side,

Verse ConceptsSiegesThe Prophecy Towards JerusalemEnemies SurroundingAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldSiege Moundsinvesting

Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

Verse ConceptsBanquets, CharaceristicsGreetingsLove, Abuse OfMarketsPride, Examples OfRobesTasselsTeachers Of The LawDisplayingFine ClothesSeeking HonourSpoken Greetingsmarketing

And he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death;

Verse ConceptsPassoverSuffering, Of Jesus ChristRight Desirescommunion

For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristEquality With GodPersecution, Nature OfChrist Would Be KilledRelationship Of Father And SonThe Sabbath And Christrelaxing

You have no knowledge of him, but I have knowledge of him; and if I said I have no knowledge of him I would be talking falsely like you: but I have full knowledge of him, and I keep his word.

Verse ConceptsChrist's Knowledge Of The FatherChrist Knowing GodI Keep The CommandmentsThose Who Are Liars

Then the Jews came round him, saying, how long are you going to keep us in doubt? If you are the Christ, say so clearly.

Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingPlainnessBefore God ActsWho Is Jesus?

But some of them said, This man, who made open the eyes of the blind man, was he not able to keep his friend from death?

Verse ConceptsNot DyingHealing Of The BlindDeath Prevented

Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death.

Verse ConceptsOintmentPerfumePreparation For BurialLeave Them Alone

He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

Verse Conceptsdiscipleship, nature ofdiscipleship, cost ofEntering LifeLoving OneselfLosing One's Lifelosing a loved oneHateFinding LoveLosing A FriendLosing Someoneeternity

And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world.

Verse ConceptsChrist JudgingNot JudgingIf You Do Not Keep Commands

He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me.

Verse ConceptsDoctrine, From GodSpeech, DivineFather And Son AlikeNot Loving GodThe FatherThey Do Not Keep CommandsFathers Love

Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Characteristics OfWorldlinessHanding Over ChristKingdom Of GodJewsServant Leadership

Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.

Verse ConceptsUnforgivenessApostles, Commission OfGod Not ForgivingGod Will ForgiveForgivenessforgiving othersGod's ForgivenessForgiveness Kjvforgiving

And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge:

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritGiftsThe Holy Spirit Described As God's GiftChrist's OrdersThe Father

And Peter, looking at him, with John, said, Keep your eyes on us.

Verse ConceptsLooking Intently At People

And having taken him, he put him in prison, with four bands of armed men to keep watch over him; his purpose being to take him out to the people after the Passover.

Verse ConceptsGuardsImprisonmentsPassoverPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSoldiersFour GroupsEasterPeople Releasing Othersjail

Now when the meeting was ended, a number of the Jews and of the God-fearing Gentiles who had become Jews, went after Paul and Barnabas: who put before them how important it was to keep on in the grace of God.

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofDevout MenGrace, And Christian LifeJudaismProselytesPersevering To The EndMany In The Church

And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.

Verse ConceptsHard TasksWorshipping Men

But some of the Pharisees, who were of the faith, got up and said, It is necessary for these to have circumcision and to keep the law of Moses.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessCircumcision, physicalBelieversHeresiesJudaismSectsNecessity Of CircumcisionThose Who Believed In ChristKeep The Commandments!pharisees

But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.

Verse ConceptsAdulterersChastityRitualSexual ChastitySexual SinsContaminationAbstinencePeople Consuming BloodChokingWriting LettersAvoiding EvilAvoid ImmoralityCreatures ChokedFood Offered To IdolsSexual ImmoralityEating MeatSexual Puritywomanhood

To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessLove, In RelationshipsSexual Sin, Nature OfAbstaining From MeatsAbstinencePeople Consuming BloodChokingAvoiding EvilAvoid ImmoralityCreatures ChokedFood Offered To IdolsBloodSexual ImmoralitySexual Puritygoodbyes

And on their way through the towns, they gave them the rules which had been made by the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem, so that they might keep them.

Verse ConceptsCouncil of JerusalemCommands, in NTApostles, Authority In Churchelders, in the churchBishops, QualificationsTownBishops, DutiesThe Apostles In Action

Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

Verse ConceptsBreaking Man's Lawzealots

And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

Verse ConceptsGuardsPunishment, Legal Aspects Of

And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.

Verse ConceptsArrestingPeople Set Free By People

Bible Theasaurus

Arrest (38 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Deposit (24 instances)
Dungeon (22 instances)
Livelihood (6 instances)
Maintain (89 instances)
Observe (357 instances)
Preserve (85 instances)
Prevent (56 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
σιγάω 
Sigao 
Usage: 9

חגג 
Chagag 
Usage: 16

מנע 
mana` 
Usage: 29

עדר 
`adar 
Usage: 11

φρουρέω 
Phroureo 
keep , keep with a garrison
Usage: 4

φυλάσσω 
Phulasso 
keep , observe , beware , keep self , save , be ... ware
Usage: 25

גּרע 
Gara` 
Usage: 22

דּבק 
Dabaq 
Usage: 54

הסה 
Hacah 
Usage: 8

חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

חשׂך 
Chasak 
Usage: 28

כּבשׁ 
Kabash 
Usage: 14

כּלא 
Kala' 
Usage: 18

משׁמרת 
Mishmereth 
Usage: 78

נוה 
Navah 
Usage: 2

נטר 
Natar 
Usage: 9

נצר 
Natsar 
Usage: 63

עצר 
`atsar 
Usage: 46

רעה 
Ra`ah 
Usage: 171

שׁבח 
Shabach 
praise , still , keep it in , glory , triumph , commend
Usage: 11

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

שׂר 
Sar 
Usage: 421

ἀποστερέω 
Apostereo 
Usage: 5

ἄπταιστος 
Aptaistos 
Usage: 1

βόσκω 
Bosko 
Usage: 6

δεσμοφύλαξ 
Desmophulax 
keeper of the prison , jailor
Usage: 3

διατηρέω 
Diatereo 
Usage: 2

διαφυλάσσω 
Diaphulasso 
Usage: 1

ἑορτάζω 
heortazo 
keep the feast
Usage: 1

θησαυρίζω 
thesaurizo 
Usage: 5

θυρωρός 
Thuroros 
Usage: 2

κατάκειμαι 
Katakeimai 
lie , sit at meat , keep , sat down
Usage: 11

κατέχω 
Katecho 
hold , hold fast , keep , possess , stay , take , have , make ,
Usage: 16

κολλάω 
Kollao 
Usage: 8

κρύπτω 
Krupto 
Usage: 10

κωλύω 
Koluo 
Usage: 15

νοσφίζομαι 
Nosphizomai 
Usage: 3

οἰκουρός 
Oikouros 
Usage: 1

παρατίθημι 
Paratithemi 
Usage: 15

παρέχω 
Parecho 
Usage: 11

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do , make , bring forth , commit , cause , work , show , bear , keep , fulfil , deal , perform , not tr , , vr do
Usage: 372

πράσσω 
Prasso 
do , commit , exact , require , deed , keep , use arts
Usage: 35

συναναμίγνυμι 
sunanamignumi 
company with , keep company , have company with
Usage: 3

συνέχω 
sunecho 
be taken with , throng , straiten , keep in , hold , stop , press , lie sick of , constrain , be in a strait
Usage: 10

συντηρέω 
suntereo 
Usage: 2

τηρέω 
Tereo 
Usage: 49

τήρησις 
Teresis 
Usage: 3

ὑποστέλλω 
Hupostello 
Usage: 4

ὑπωπιάζω 
Hupopiazo 
Usage: 1

φύλαξ 
Phulax 
Usage: 3

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