6 occurrences in 13 translations

'Kept' in the Bible

For you have heard about my earlier life in Judaism how I kept violently persecuting God's church and was trying to destroy it.

Verse ConceptsPaul, Life OfZeal, Without KnowledgeDestruction Of The ChurchThe Church UniversalChurch Of GodPersecutionchristianitypasttrying

they simply kept hearing: “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.”

Verse ConceptsFaith, As A Body Of Beliefsenemies, of Jesus ChristGospel, Transmission OfPersecution, Forms Of

So they kept glorifying God for what had happened to me.

Verse ConceptsSpecific Praising Of God

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

Verse ConceptsKeysUnder The Law

So also we [whether Jews or Gentiles], when we were children (spiritually immature), were kept like slaves under the elementary [man-made religious or philosophical] teachings of the world.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionElementsChristian Liberty Is Freedom FromSpiritual ImmaturityElements Of The UniverseSubject To Evilslavery

Bible Theasaurus

Celebrate (93 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Maintain (89 instances)
Observe (357 instances)
Prevent (56 instances)
Proceed (70 instances)
Retain (38 instances)
Sustain (46 instances)

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