99 occurrences in 13 translations

'Place' in the Bible

They entered the city, and they went up to the upper room which was now their fixed place for meeting. Their names were Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the brother of James.

Verse ConceptsStairwaysZealAndrewPrayer MeetingsUpper RoomsGuest Roomszealots

And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, an hundred and twenty,)

Verse ConceptsBelieversA Hundred And Somegroupsgoodbyes

and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that that place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, field of blood,

Verse ConceptsField Of BloodCovered With Blood

“For in the book of Psalms it is written,‘Let his place of residence become desolate,And let there be no one to live in it’;and [again],‘Let another take his position as overseer.’

Verse ConceptsGod Is UnchangeableEmpty PlacesExchanging Of LeadersBooks Of ProphecyHomestead

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

Then they drew lots between them. The lot fell on Matthias, and a place among the eleven Apostles was voted to him.

Verse ConceptsApostles, DescriptionGuidance, Receiving God'sCasting LotsElevenDispensations

But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,

Verse ConceptsAssurance, basis ofChrist, The Seed OfOaths, DivineJesus Christ, KingGod Swearing BlessingsKnowing FactsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place.

Verse ConceptsGatesMiracles, Responses ToAlmsgivingAltruismCharitySitting In The GatewayNamed GatesRecognising Peoplesurprises

saying, “What shall we do with these men? For the fact that a noteworthy miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

Verse ConceptsContradictingOther MiraclesSigns And Wonders Of The Gospel

But they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no way how they might punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified God for what had taken place;

Verse ConceptsPeople Set Free By PeopleSpecific Praising Of God

for the man on whom this sign of healing had taken place was above forty years old.

Verse ConceptsAbraham, New Testament ReferencesHealth And Healing

The kings of the earth stood opposed, and the rulers assembled together at the same [place], against the Lord and against his Christ.'

Verse ConceptsThe Anointed OneGentile Rulers

And about three hours after, his wife, having no knowledge of what had taken place, came in.

Verse ConceptsThree Hoursspace

and Peter answered her, 'Tell me if for so much ye sold the place;' and she said, 'Yes, for so much.'

Verse ConceptsAssenting

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Verse ConceptsCrimesHoliness, As Set Apart For GodJudaism

For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

Verse ConceptsAbolitionDestruction Of The Temple

And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

Verse ConceptsLeaving EgyptWorshipping God

And they were taken over to Shechem, and put to rest in the place which Abraham got for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses OfThe Cave Of Machpelah

Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

Verse ConceptsBarefeetSandalsHoly Land

And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Responses ToChristian BaptismOther MiraclesSigns And Wonders Of The GospelThose Who Had Faithpotential

saying, "Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."

Verse ConceptsSacrilegeAuthority Of Disciples

The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

Verse ConceptsLambsMutenessSilenceJesus Christ, Meekness OfSheep ShearingHumility Of ChristPatience, The Nature OfChrist Being SilentChrist Was KilledUse Of The Scriptures

and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again."

Verse ConceptsLaying On Hands To HealThose Who Saw Visions

As Peter was traveling from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.

Verse ConceptsSaintsVisiting

and Lydda being nigh to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter is in that place, sent two men unto him, calling on him not to delay to come through unto them.

Verse ConceptsTwo Disciples

And this took place thrice, and the vessel was straightway taken up into heaven.

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesThings Lifted Up

Cornelius said, “Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour (3:00-4:00 p.m.); and a man [dressed] in bright, dazzling clothing suddenly stood before me,

Verse ConceptsFasting, Examples OfHourSecret Prayer3 PmFour Or Five DaysWhite And Bright ClothesSparklingWhen To PrayFastingFasting And Prayer

You know the events that took place throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John preached:

Verse ConceptsTo The Jew First

And this took place thrice, and again all was drawn up into heaven;

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesThings Lifted Up

They then who had been scattered abroad through the tribulation that took place on the occasion of Stephen, passed through the country to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but to Jews alone.

Verse Conceptsdispersion, theJews, TheMission, Of The ChurchTravelAntioch in SyriaThe Church ScatteredSalvation For IsraelThe Gospel To Jew And GentilePersecution

Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and predicted by the Spirit that there would be a severe famine throughout the Roman world. This took place during the time of Claudius.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfCaesarRoman EmperorsPredicting The Future

When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too. (This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)

Verse ConceptsFeast Of Unleavened BreadPublic Opinion

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared [beside him] and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter’s side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off his hands.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordExamples Of EscapingDeliverance, Means OfArmsLight, NaturalHeaven And AngelsShiningIron ChainsGod Beating PeopleLight In The WorldGet Up!God Freeing CaptivesSide Of PeopleSleeping PeacefullyBreaking Chainsjail

So he went out and followed, and he did not know that what took place through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

Verse ConceptsThe Existence Of ThingsThose Who Saw Visions

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The ChristianGod Freeing CaptivesTelling Of God

And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.

Verse ConceptsClothingJudgment SeatRobesThroneRich ApparelThe Time AppointedDistinctive Clothing

And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.

Verse ConceptsChrist's Fulfilment Of ProphecyLowering PeopleJesus TombScriptures Fulfilled

wherefore also in another place he saith, Thou shalt not give Thy kind One to see corruption,

Verse ConceptsNo Decaycorruption

But they, shaking off the dust of that place from their feet, came to Iconium.

Verse ConceptsGesturesWiping DustPeople Abandoning People

So when an inclination took place [on the part] of both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their rulers, to mistreat [them] and to stone them,

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfTrapPersecution Of The Apostle PaulAntagonism From Jew And GentileFear Of Stoning

But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentevangelists, ministry ofPersuasionInciting To EvilStoningPersecution Of The Apostle PaulPulling PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific People

A commotion therefore having taken place, and no small discussion on the part of Paul and Barnabas against them, they arranged that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from amongst them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

Verse Conceptselders, in the churchBelieversVisitingDissensionDisputesMan AppointingThe Apostles In ActionResolving Conflict

And much discussion having taken place, Peter, standing up, said to them, Brethren, ye know that from the earliest days God amongst you chose that the nations by my mouth should hear the word of the glad tidings and believe.

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

And a sharp disagreement took place, so that they separated from one another. And Barnabas took along Mark [and] sailed away to Cyprus,

Verse ConceptsIslandsSeafaringSuffering, Causes OfAlienation, Examples OfSharpnessPeople PartingMissionariesMisunderstandings

and from there [we came] to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed on in this city for several days;

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofProvinces

Once, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit of fortune-telling and who had brought her owners a great deal of money by predicting the future.

Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdemons, Kinds ofMastersMoney, Uses OfPredictionsDivinationFortunetellingNecromancyWhere To PraySorceryThe Futuremagicpsychics

They took him and brought him to the Areopagus (Hill of Ares, the Greek god of war), saying, “May we know what this [strange] new teaching is which you are proclaiming?

So Paul, standing in the center of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I observe [with every turn I make throughout the city] that you are very religious and devout in all respects.

Verse ConceptsAudiencesflexibility

Then he left that place and went to the home of a man named Titius Justus, who worshipped God and whose house was next door to the synagogue.

Verse ConceptsProselytes

And after spending some time there, he set out, traveling through one place after another in the Galatian territory and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Verse ConceptsMissionaries, Task OfPaul, Life OfTravelMissionary WorkSpecific Cases Of Strengthening

And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineWordsProvincesTwo YearsThe Gospel To Jew And Gentilespace

But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”

Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice Ofdriving outSuperstitionAdjurationWanderersPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristThose DemonisedDemonsCasting Out Demons

Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

Verse ConceptsempiresNecessityRomeVisitingLed By The Spirit

And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position.

Verse ConceptsCovetousness, Example OfAll NationsWorshipping Material ThingsDeposing

And when the chief secretary had got the people quiet, he said, Men of Ephesus, is any man without knowledge that the town of Ephesus is the keeper of the holy place of the great Diana, who was sent down from Jupiter?

Verse ConceptsFalling From Heaven

For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.

Verse ConceptsStealingBlasphemyLack Of Holiness

And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

Verse ConceptsHoliness,  Worldly SeparationHoliness, As Set Apart For GodShoutingFalse Accusations, Examples OfMisteachingForeigners In The Holy PlacesGroups HelpingIsrael HardenedPolluting Holy Places

And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,

Verse Conceptsevangelism, kinds ofDevout MenCharacter Of SaintsTaking The Law To Heartdamascuspiety

Now therefore, you and the Council notify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near the place.”

Verse ConceptsInvestigatingPreparing For ActionAttempting To Kill Specific People

But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place:

Verse ConceptsRiding HorsesGroups going home

When he was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him and said: “Since we enjoy great peace because of you, and reforms are taking place for the benefit of this nation by your foresight,

Verse ConceptsThings ImprovedMen Of Peace

in every way and in every place, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.

Verse ConceptsGratitudeThanks To PeopleBeing GratefulGrateful HeartThanksgiving And Gratitude

But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.

Verse ConceptsMen PleasersBad Decision Making ExamplesPopularityPleasing MenPopularity Sought

And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTThe Next DayEight DaysJudgement Seat

unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against him.

Verse ConceptsCustomContact With PeopleMan Defending

So after they arrived together here, I did not delay, but on the next day took my place on the tribunal and ordered that the man be brought before me.

Verse ConceptsJudgement Seat

And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.

Verse ConceptsJudgment SeatOfficersRankDisplayingHalls

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer.

Verse ConceptsDeath As PunishmentIsrael Hardened

Yet I have nothing definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I may have something to write.

Verse ConceptsInvestigatingNot Writing

"Now all the Jews know my manner of life from [my] youth, that had taken place from the beginning among my [own] people and in Jerusalem,

Verse ConceptsExemplifiedBeginningBeing Devoted From YouthPeople With General Knowledge

to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’

Verse ConceptsenlightenmentReceiving An InheritanceRepentance, Nature OfSatan, Kingdom OfSpiritual Blindness, Removal OfSatan, Power OfClarityFrom Darkness To LightReceiving SightHealing Of The BlindBenefits Of Faith In ChristMan's Authority Over The DevilGod Will ForgiveDarknessForgiving YourselfSanctificationdominion

To this very day, I have obtained help that comes from God, and I stand and testify to both small and great, saying nothing else than what the prophets and Moses said would take place

Verse ConceptsGospel, Confirmation OfHelpfulnessSmallnessWitness To The GospelPredicting ChristGreat And SmallWritten In The ProphetsGod HelpsEverything Happening For A ReasonSupportHaving A Good DayHelping Those In NeedWitnessinghelphelpingtestifying

For [your majesty] the king understands these things, and [therefore] I am also speaking to him with confidence and boldness, since I am convinced that none of these things escape his notice; for this has not been done in a corner [hidden from view, in secret].

Verse ConceptsSecrecyAvoiding SecrecyPeople With General KnowledgeBoldness

And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

Verse ConceptsHarborssailinghugs

Since the harbor was not a good place to spend the winter, most of the men favored putting out to sea from there on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix and spend the winter there. It is a Cretian harbor that faces southwest and northwest.

Verse ConceptsWinterHarborsCompassessailing

Then, fearing we might run aground in some rocky place, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.

Verse ConceptsDawnAnchorsShipsFour Other ThingsBack Of Things

And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

Verse ConceptsBoatsSandThe NavyShallownessWavesStaying PutBroken ThingsTwo Other ThingsBack Of ThingsIn Front

Now in the area around that place was an estate belonging to the leading man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

Verse ConceptsGuestsHospitality, Examples OfCourtesyHospitalityTravellersWelcoming Other Peoplefriendliness

But this having taken place, the rest also who had sicknesses in the island came and were healed:

Verse ConceptsdiseasesHealing Through Disciples

And [when they] had set a day with him, many more came to him at his lodging place, to whom he was explaining from early in the morning until evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and attempting to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.

Verse ConceptsExplanationsKingdom Of God, Coming OfMorningDealing With Many PeopleFrom Morning Till EveningChrist And The ScripturesStudying The LawWritten In The Prophets

For two whole years Paul lived in his own rented place and welcomed everyone who came to him.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsWelcoming Other PeoplePaying For Goods

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Locate (9 instances)
Lodge (69 instances)
Office (80 instances)
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