'Lay' in the Bible

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should lay his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.

And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger.

He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her:

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.

And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee , that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.

And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.

And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.

And a certain young man followed with him, having a linen cloth cast about him, over his naked body : and they lay hold on him;

they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.

But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

Peter saith unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee even now? I will lay down my life for thee.

Jesus answereth, Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.

And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.

Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth;

even as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a burden to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the works of thy hands:

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Because it is contained in scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: And he that believeth on him shall not be put to shame.

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.