'Place' in the Bible

Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.

Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days.

(Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still in the place where Martha had come out to meet him.)

Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

So when Jesus had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table again and said to them, "Do you understand what I have done for you?

One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was at the table to the right of Jesus in a place of honor.

There are many dwelling places in my Father's house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.

And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come again and take you to be with me, so that where I am you may be too.

(Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, knew the place too, because Jesus had met there many times with his disciples.)

When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called "The Stone Pavement" (Gabbatha in Aramaic).

and carrying his own cross he went out to the place called "The Place of the Skull" (called in Aramaic Golgotha).

Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.

So the soldiers said to one another, "Let's not tear it, but throw dice to see who will get it." This took place to fulfill the scripture that says, "They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice." So the soldiers did these things.

Now at the place where Jesus was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried.

and the face cloth, which had been around Jesus' head, not lying with the strips of linen cloth but rolled up in a place by itself.

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

to assume the task of this service and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.

They brought forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us."

But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,' said God, 'and after these things they will come out of there and worship me in this place.'

But the Lord said to him, 'Take the sandals off your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.

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

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."

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

Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.

One of them, named Agabus, got up and predicted by the Spirit that a severe famine was about to come over the whole inhabited world. (This took place during the reign of Claudius.)

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

He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell James and the brothers these things," and then he left and went to another place.

For it seemed best to the Holy Spirit and to us not to place any greater burden on you than these necessary rules:

On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate to the side of the river, where we thought there would be a place of prayer, and we sat down and began to speak to the women who had assembled there.

Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling.

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."

At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way.

shouting, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this sanctuary! Furthermore he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple and made this holy place ritually unclean!"

So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place."

With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.

Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days.

"And in the very place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' there they will be called 'sons of the living God.'"

Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God's wrath, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord.

Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.

to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.

I am saying this for your benefit, not to place a limitation on you, but so that without distraction you may give notable and constant service to the Lord.

For in the first place, when you come together as a church I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

Now when you come together at the same place, you are not really eating the Lord's Supper.

But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and who makes known through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place.

For from you the message of the Lord has echoed forth not just in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place reports of your faith in God have spread, so that we do not need to say anything.

and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.

So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute.

I wanted to keep him so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.

For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my son! Today I have fathered you"? And in another place he says, "I will be his father and he will be my son."

as also in another place God says, "You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek."

The place where they serve is a sketch and shadow of the heavenly sanctuary, just as Moses was warned by God as he was about to complete the tabernacle. For he says, "See that you make everything according to the design shown to you on the mountain."

For a tent was prepared, the outer one, which contained the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this is called the holy place.

The Holy Spirit is making clear that the way into the holy place had not yet appeared as long as the old tabernacle was standing.

and he entered once for all into the most holy place not by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood, and so he himself secured eternal redemption.

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.

do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say, "You sit here in a good place," and to the poor person, "You stand over there," or "Sit on the floor"?

Moreover, we possess the prophetic word as an altogether reliable thing. You do well if you pay attention to this as you would to a light shining in a murky place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment of the great Day.

Therefore, remember from what high state you have fallen and repent! Do the deeds you did at the first; if not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place -- that is, if you do not repent.

Then I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon became blood red;

The sky was split apart like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

Just then a major earthquake took place and a tenth of the city collapsed; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

and she fled into the wilderness where a place had been prepared for her by God, so she could be taken care of for 1,260 days.

But the dragon was not strong enough to prevail, so there was no longer any place left in heaven for him and his angels.

But the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness, to the place God prepared for her, where she is taken care of -- away from the presence of the serpent -- for a time, times, and half a time.

For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.

Now the spirits gathered the kings and their armies to the place that is called Armageddon in Hebrew.

Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.

But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death."