'Present' in the Bible

Therefore if you present your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.

Or what man is of you, of whom, if his son may ask a loaf -- a stone will he present to him?

and if a fish he may ask -- a serpent will he present to him?

And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

"From the days of John the Baptist until the present, the kingdom from heaven has been forcefully advancing, and violent people have been attacking it,

"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.

There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah here.

The Queen of the south will awake at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and mark! there is One greater than Solomon here.

Then he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present wicked generation."

He who has received the seed among the thorns is the man who hears the Message, but the cares of the present age and the delusions of riches quite stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful.

I tell you in solemn truth that all these things will come upon the present generation.

I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.

and Jesus said to him, 'Comrade, for what art thou present?' Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him.

Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Mary of Magdala and the other Mary were both present there, sitting opposite to the sepulchre.

So they took the money [they were paid for lying] and did as they were instructed; and this [fabricated] story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to the present day.

and saying, "Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your purification present the offerings that Moses appointed as evidence for them."

And He said, “How shall we picture the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it?

but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life.

I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.

But some who were present indignantly said to one another, "Why this waste of expensive ointment?

And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

He began speaking to them: “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing and in your presence.”

And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

On another Sabbath He went into the synagogue and taught, and a man was present whose right hand was withered.

"To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?

One day when He was praying by Himself the disciples were present; and He asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"

And of which of you -- the father -- if the son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present to him? and if a fish, will he instead of a fish, a serpent present to him?

and if he may ask an egg, will he present to him a scorpion?

Now as the crowds were increasing [in number], He began to say, “This [present] generation is a wicked generation; it seeks a sign (attesting miracle), but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah [the prophet].

For just as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a token to the present generation.

The Queen of the South will awake at the Judgement together with the men of the present generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the extremity of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; but mark! One greater than Solomon is here.

There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and mark! One greater than Jonah is here.

so that the blood of all the Prophets, that is being shed from the creation of the world onwards, may be required from the present generation.

Yes, I tell you that, from the blood of Abel down to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the House, it shall all be required from the present generation.

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, yet you don't know how to interpret the present time?"

There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

where a woman was present who for eighteen years had been a confirmed invalid: she was bent double, and was unable to lift herself to her full height.

But first He must endure much suffering, and be rejected by the present generation.

And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?

Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

Jesus said to them, “The sons of this [world and present] age marry and [the women] are given in marriage;

I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.

So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them when the crowd was not present.

He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God.

"for you have had five husbands, and the man you have at present is not your husband. You have spoken the truth in saying that."

Jesus, therefore, saith to them, 'My time is not yet present, but your time is always ready;

Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who were believing in him were to receive, because the Spirit was not yet present and Jesus had not yet been glorified.

"You," He continued, "are from below, I am from above: you are of this present world, I am not of this present world.

These words were heard by those of the Pharisees who were present, and they asked Him, "Are *we* also blind?"

And these things having said, she went away, and called Mary her sister privately, saying, 'The Teacher is present, and doth call thee;'

So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.

The large number of people, however, who had been present when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and brought him back to life, related what they had witnessed.

"What I am doing," answered Jesus, "for the present you do not know, but afterwards you shall know."

(Now none of those present at the table understood why Jesus said this to Judas.

Dear children, I am still with you a little longer. You will seek me, but, as I said to the Jews, 'Where I am going you cannot come,' so for the present I say to you.

These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

It is not you who chose me, but it is I who chose you and appointed you that you might go and be fruitful and that your fruit might remain; so that whatever petition you present to the Father in my name He may give you.

"I have much more to say to you, but you are unable at present to bear the burden of it.

So for now you are in grief; but I will see you again, and [then] your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away from you your [great] joy.

to whom also he did present himself alive after his suffering, in many certain proofs, through forty days being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the reign of God.

At that time, Peter got up among the brothers (there were about 120 people present) and said,

Yes, and all the Prophets, from Samuel onwards--all who have spoken--have also announced the coming of this present time.

And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.

So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men, it will be overthrown;

and Peter having come down unto the men who have been sent from Cornelius unto him, said, 'Lo, I am he whom ye seek, what is the cause for which ye are present?'

and the day after that they reached Caesarea. There Cornelius was awaiting their arrival, and had invited all his relatives and intimate friends to be present.

Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

And the Spirit told me to accompany them without any misgivings. There also went with me these six brethren who are now present, and we reached the Centurion's house.

and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud -- 'These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,

So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place every day with those who happened to be present.

And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?

Since a plot against the man has been reported to me, I'm sending him to you at once, and I've also ordered his accusers to present their charges against him before you."

those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, did present also Paul to him.

and ordered his accusers to come before you.] By interrogating him yourself concerning all these matters you will be able to determine [the truth about] these things with which we charge him.”

"Since I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I am pleased to present my defense. You can verify for yourself that I went up to worship in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago.

Nor can they present evidence to you to prove what they now bring against me.

Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings;

They found me in the Temple doing these things just as I had completed the purification ceremony. No crowd or noisy mob was present.

whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,

Or let these men here present say what wrongdoing was seen in me when I was before the Sanhedrin,

As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became afraid and said, "For the present you may go. When I get a chance, I will send for you again."

"Therefore," he said, "have your authorities come down with me and present their charges against him there, if there is anything wrong with the man."

Therefore, if I am guilty and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not try to escape death; but if there is nothing to the accusations which these men are bringing against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar (Emperor Nero).”

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that many times I did purpose to come unto you -- and was hindered till the present time -- that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations.

God presented Him to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be righteous and declare righteous the one who has faith in Jesus.

Now the law came in as a side issue, in order that the trespass could increase, but where sin increased, grace was present in greater abundance,

neither present ye your members instruments of unrighteousness to the sin, but present yourselves to God as living out of the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God;

have ye not known that to whom ye present yourselves servants for obedience, servants ye are to him to whom ye obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

In the manner of men I speak, because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as ye did present your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness -- to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to the righteousness -- to sanctification,

But now since you have been set free from sin and have become [willing] slaves to God, you have your benefit, resulting in sanctification [being made holy and set apart for God’s purpose], and the outcome [of this] is eternal life.

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

For we know that all the rest of creation has been groaning with the pains of childbirth up to the present time.

It is *in hope* that we have been saved. But an object of hope is such no longer when it is present to view; for when a man has a thing before his eyes, how can he be said to hope for it?