32 occurrences

'Kept' in the Bible

for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.

Verse ConceptsPuzzlementSpecific Holy IndividualsFear Of Individuals

And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean.

Verse ConceptsDiscussionsUnintelligiblenessAre The Dead Raised?

But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanMothers, Examples OfHuman IntellectMeditation

For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

Verse ConceptsChainsDemons, Nature OfRestlessnessSatan, Character OfIron ChainsLiving In The WildernessJesus Casting Out DemonsBreaking Chains

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:

Verse ConceptsNapkinsHidden ThingsClean FacesLarge DenominationsTalents

and saith unto him, Every man setteth on first the good wine; and when men have drunk freely, then that which is worse: thou hast kept the good wine until now.

Verse ConceptsAlcoholFirst ActionsProviding WineBad ItemsDrunkenness

I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.

Verse ConceptsAbility, Of God To Saveethics, basis ofelection, to salvationGod, Revelation OfTheologyBible, In Christian LivingGod Giving To The SonPeople Belong To GodOther References To God's Name

but Peter was standing at the door without. So the other disciple, who was known unto the high priest, went out and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.

Verse ConceptsKnowing People

The maid therefore that kept the door saith unto Peter, Art thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.

Verse ConceptsDoorkeepersOther References To The Disciples

and kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles feet.

Verse ConceptsBad ConsciencesCorrupted ConsciencesCheatingKnowing FactsPutting Things DownThe Apostles In ActionPeople Giving Other Thingscouples

And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied.

Verse ConceptsParalyticsEight Or Nine YearsBeds

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison.

Verse ConceptsLeisure, And PastimesSleep, PhysicalGod Is ImmanentIron ChainsDuring One NightTwo Other ThingsTwo Other MenSleeping Peacefullytrailsjail

And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

Verse ConceptsGentiles, In NtSilenceIndividuals Being SilentOther MiraclesSigns And Wonders Of The Gospel

I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are come: and he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.

Verse ConceptsGuardsPalacesPunishment, Legal Aspects Of

And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in charge, and should have indulgence; and not to forbid any of his friends to minister unto him.

Verse ConceptsCenturionGuardsPeople Set Free By Peoplerelaxation

Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart thither'shortly.

But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Caesar.

Verse ConceptsCaesarRoman EmperorsPeople Involved In Judgement

Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal,

Verse ConceptsConcealment, Of GodMysteryStabilityAbility, God's PowerThe AlmightyThe Mystery Of ChristGod Establishes UsStrengthened Through Christ

and when I was present with you and was in want, I was not a burden on any man; for the brethren, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my want; and in everything I kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and'so will I keep myself .

Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofFellowship, In Christian ServiceLackMissionary WorkPeople ProvidingShortages

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

Verse ConceptsKeysUnder The Law

whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

Verse ConceptsSuffering For The GospelServing Individuals

By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

Verse ConceptsFirstbornMoses, Significance OfSprinklingTouchSprinkling BloodDeath Of The FirstbornThe DestroyerExploits Of Faith

And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

Verse ConceptsDemons, Punishment OfThe Judgement Is CalledEternal JudgmentEternal JudgementInhabitationEvil AngelsOuter DarknessTying UpAssignmentRebellion of Satan and AngelsHaving A Good DayJudgement Day

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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