57 occurrences in 12 translations

'Own' in the Bible

This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field is called Hakeldama (that is, Field of Blood).

Verse ConceptsField Of BloodCovered With Blood

That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

Verse ConceptsJudas IscariotMinistry, Qualifications ForDeath Of The WickedExchanging Of LeadersMinistry

Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsGod, Impartiality OfLanguages ConfusedBewildermentPuzzlementAll LanguagesLanguage

And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

Verse ConceptsLanguagespeaking

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

Verse ConceptsPower Through GodPeter, The ApostleThe Healed WalkingLooking Intently At Peoplepietysurprises

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsPeople Set Free By PeopleTelling What People Saidelders

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

Verse ConceptsCommunismGod Hating LyingAuthorityGod Hates Lying

and He said to him, ‘Leave your country and your relatives, and come to the land that I will show you.’

Verse ConceptsAbrahamPilgrimsSeparating From Relativesland

And God declared that Abraham's posterity should for four hundred years make their home in a country not their own, and be reduced to slavery and be oppressed.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions Of100 Years And MoreThose OppressedReckoned As ForeignersGroups Of SlavesStrangers in israelslaveryoppression

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

Verse ConceptsAdoption

He thought his own people would understand that God was delivering them through him, but they did not understand.

Verse ConceptsDo You Understand?Individuals Saving OthersNot Understanding God's Thingsdeliverance

It was this Moses who told the Israelis, "God will raise up a prophet for you from among your own brothers, just as he did me.'

Verse ConceptsChrist Like PeopleJesus The Prophet

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

Verse ConceptsCalf worshipCalvesIdolatry Consists OfGolden CalvesRejoicing In Evil

Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed,” and immediately he got up.

Verse ConceptsHealingPeter, The ApostleMiracles Of PeterBedsGet Up!Jesus Healing

When the angel who was speaking to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his own personal attendants;

Verse ConceptsDevout MenTwo Other Men

When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

Verse ConceptsGatesIronLengthPrisonsThe Act Of OpeningOpening GatesCity GatesLeavingIron ObjectsFirst OnesSecond Being

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions OfHeart, DivineSpiritualityThe Witness Of GodDoing God's WillDeposingSaul And DavidReflecting God's Heart

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

Verse ConceptsGenerationsGuidance, God's Promises OfLast ThingsPeople Are CorruptiblePurposeLife Purposecorruptionevangelising

And [at the same time] Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and confidently, saying, “It was necessary that God’s message [of salvation through faith in Christ] be spoken to you [Jews] first. Since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, now we turn to the Gentiles.

Verse ConceptsGentiles, In NtCourage, In Facing EnemiesBoldness, Proclaiming Gospeldenial of Jesus ChristNecessityRejection Of GodRejection Of God's CallUnworthinessAdvice, Rejecting God's AdvicePreaching Gospel To ForeignersNot Maintaining LifeTo The Jew Firstholy Boldness

and after there had been a long discussion Peter rose to his feet. "It is within your own knowledge," he said, "that God originally made choice among you that from my lips the Gentiles were to hear the Message of the Good News, and believe.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofevangelists, ministry ofHeraldLipsDissensionDisputesMissionary ExamplesThe Gentiles ConversionPreaching Gospel To ForeignersForeigners Saved By FaithChosen DisciplesSpeaking With The Mouth

so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, namely, all the Gentiles I have called to be my own,' says the Lord, who makes these things

Verse ConceptsSpiritual AdoptionResidueCalled By God's Name

Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

Verse ConceptsVisitingChoosing PeoplePeople Sending PeopleThe Apostles In Action

So if we are God's children, we shouldn't think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone, or is an image carved by humans using their own imagination and skill.

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritFalse ReligionGoldSculptureSkillStonesEvolutionProofs Of God's ExistenceStone ItemsIdolatryDivineDivinityGodheadimaginationartistsimage

But if these are questions about words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of such things.”

Verse ConceptsNot Judging

When matters had reached this point, Paul decided in his own mind to travel through Macedonia and Greece, and go to Jerusalem. "After that," he said, "I must also see Rome."

Verse ConceptsempiresNecessityRomeVisitingLed By The Spirit

And now, compelled by the Spirit and obligated by my convictions, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

Verse ConceptsFutureHuman IgnoranceBindingWithheld KnowledgeGuidance Of The Holy SpiritNot Knowing The FutureLed By The Spirit

You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who were with me.

Verse ConceptsPoverty, Remedies ForIndustryActing For Oneselfprovidingministering

and having embraced one another, we embarked in the ship, and they returned to their own friends.

Verse ConceptsFarewellsSea Travelgoodbyes

And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

Verse ConceptsBeltsWarning IndividualsSuffering From ForeignersSpeaking By The SpiritTying Up

Associate with these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they can shave their heads. Then everybody will know that there is no truth in these stories about you, but that in your own actions you yourself scrupulously obey the Law.

Verse ConceptsShavingPurifying OneselfPaying For GoodsKeep The Commandments!

"Then he said, "The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear his own voice,

Verse ConceptsChrist, Character OfPredestination, Of PersonsHearing God's WordKnowing God's WillGod Appointing OthersKnowing FactsRighteousness Of Christ

and I discovered that he was accused in regard to questions and issues in their Law, but [he was] under no accusation that would call for the penalty of death or [even] for imprisonment.

Verse ConceptsPrisonersAccusations, Against Early ChristiansPeople Accusing PeopleTaking The Law To Heart

And he even tried to desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. [We wanted to judge him according to our own Law.

Verse ConceptsTaking The Law To HeartLack Of Holiness

having given also a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let him also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.

Verse ConceptsCenturionGuardsPeople Set Free By Peoplerelaxation

Now Festus arrived in the province, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea [Maritima].

while Paul said in his own defense, “I have committed no offense either against the Law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”

Verse ConceptsJustice, In Believers' LivesOrderly AccountsPlea Of InnocenceTaking The Law To Heart

But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Verse ConceptsChrist's LifeThe Fact Of Christ's Deathconnection

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You are [now] permitted to speak on your own behalf.” At that, Paul stretched out his hand [as an orator] and made his defense [as follows]:

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofLawyersNamed Gentile RulersMan Defending

My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

Verse ConceptsExemplifiedBeginningBeing Devoted From YouthPeople With General Knowledge

And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And, being exceedingly furious against them, I persecuted them even to cities out of our own land.

Verse ConceptsForeign ThingsBlasphemy

"Sirs," he said, "I perceive that before long the voyage will be attended with danger and heavy loss, not only to the cargo and the ship but to our own lives also."

Verse ConceptsLossWeather ForecastsPossibility Of Deathsailing

But the Jews objected and forced me to appeal to the emperor, even though I have no countercharge to bring against my own people.

Verse ConceptsNecessityAccusations, Nt Legal SystemPeople Accusing People

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

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