'Occurred' in the Bible
Now the birth of Jesus Christ occurred in this way. His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, [but] before they came together, she was found {to be pregnant} by the Holy Spirit.
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will descend to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which occurred in you, it would have remained to this day.
"When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very disturbed and went and reported to their master everything that had occurred.
For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
While they were on their way, some of the [Roman] guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
As he sowed, this occurred: Some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
For those days will be a time of tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will.
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, her baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered by Him.
It happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child [as required by the Law], and they intended to name him Zacharias, after his father;
Now in those days a decree went out from [the emperor] Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabited world (the Roman Empire) should be registered [in a census].
Now it happened that while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee), with the people crowding all around Him and listening to the word of God;
One Sabbath while Jesus was passing through fields of standing grain, it happened that His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.
On another Sabbath He went into the synagogue and taught, and a man was present whose right hand was withered.
Now at this time Jesus went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.
And people came out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind (mentally healthy); and they were frightened.
Her parents were greatly astonished [by the miracle]; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.
Now it happened that as Jesus was praying privately, the disciples were with Him, and He asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
And as these [men, Moses and Elijah] were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is delightful and good for us to be here; we should make three [sacred] tents; one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not realizing what he was saying.
And after the voice had occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him.
As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Now while they were on their way, Jesus entered a village [called Bethany], and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
And [at another time] Jesus was casting out a demon, and it was [controlling a man so as to make him] mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds were awed.
Now while Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed (happy, favored by God) is the womb that gave birth to You and the breasts at which You nursed!”
It happened one Sabbath, when He went for a meal at the house of one of the ruling Pharisees, that they were watching Him closely and carefully [hoping to entrap Him].
Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished.
Now it happened that the poor man died and his spirit was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom (paradise); and the rich man also died and was buried.
While Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing [along the border] between Samaria and Galilee.
As He was approaching Jericho [on His way to Jerusalem], it happened that a blind man was sitting beside the road begging.
And a dispute also occurred among them as to which of them was recognized as being greatest.
And all the crowds that had come together to this sight, after seeing all that had occurred, returned to the city beating their breasts.
And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place.
One of them, named Cleopas, answered Him, “Are you the only stranger visiting Jerusalem who is unaware of the things which have happened here in these [recent] days?”
But we kept hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel. What is more, this is now the third day since these things occurred.
And it happened that as He reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.
While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven.
These things occurred in Bethany across the Jordan [at the Jordan River crossing], where John was baptizing.
So a dispute occurred on the part of John's disciples with a Jew concerning purification.
When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
and they recognized him as the very man who usually sat begging for coins at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement and were mystified at what had happened to him.
When the rulers and Council members had threatened them further, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because [of their fear] of the people, for they were all praising and glorifying and honoring God for what had happened;
Then a famine occurred throughout Egypt and Canaan, causing great suffering, and our ancestors could not find food.
"And when he was just forty years old, it occurred to him to visit his brethren the descendants of Israel.
This happened three times, and then immediately the object was taken up into heaven.
This happened three times, and everything was drawn up again into heaven.
The proconsul believed [the message of salvation] when he saw what had happened, being astonished at the teaching concerning the Lord.
Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.
After this occurred, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases were coming to him and being healed.
They have strayed from the truth by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people's faith.
persecutions, and sufferings—such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, but the Lord rescued me from them all!
This is why the Messiah is the mediator of a new covenant; so that those who are called may receive the eternal inheritance promised them, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the offenses committed under the first covenant.
Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;
There were flashes of lightning and rumblings of thunder. And a severe earthquake occurred like no other since man has been on the earth—so great was the quake.