74 occurrences

'Receive' in the Bible

Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous will receive a righteous person’s reward.

Verse ConceptsWelcoming BelieversReward For WorksRewardChristmas Treefriendliness

[“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]

Verse ConceptsLegalismHypocrites, Description OfProfessingAge DiscriminationNot Helping WidowsToo Many WordsHypocritesHypocrisy

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: when they hear the word, immediately they receive it with joy.

Verse ConceptsShallownessSuddenlyHearing God's WordRejoicing In God's Word

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher punishment.”

Verse ConceptsOppression, Nature OfPrayerfulnessPride, Examples OfPunishment, By GodPretendingAction For A Long TimeNot Helping Widows

And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners to be repaid in full.

Verse ConceptsHope, Nature OfGiving Without Expecting ReturnGiving Backexpectationslent

He replied to them, “Go and report to John the things you have seen and heard: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

Verse ConceptsDeafnessCripplesHearingKingdom Of God, Entry IntoLamenessLast DaysPoverty, Remedies ForNatural DeafnessThe Healed WalkingThe Deaf HearingHearing ChristHealing Of The BlindTelling Of JesusThose Helping The Poor

Receive your sight!” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.”

Verse ConceptsFaith, And Blessings Of GodHow Healing CameFaith And Healing

Therefore He said: “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king and then return.

Verse ConceptsHeirsInheritance, SpiritualNoblesRich, TheIndividuals going homeFar From HereGifts And Talents

They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive greater punishment.”

Verse ConceptsPrayerfulnessPride, Examples OfPunishment, By GodNot Helping WidowsProperty

John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.

Verse ConceptsGod Acts From HeavenThose To Whom God Gives

I don’t receive man’s testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

Verse ConceptsGod Wants To Save AllDanger From Mentestimony

He said this about the Spirit. Those who believed in Jesus were going to receive the Spirit, for the Spirit had not yet been received because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritGift Of The Holy SpiritThe Water Of LifePromises Of The Holy SpiritThe Effects Of FaithReceiving The Spiritartistsempowermentliberation

After they went down there, they prayed for them, so the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit.

Verse ConceptsReceiving The Spiritghosts

saying, “Give me this power too, so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

Verse ConceptsSacrilegeAuthority Of Disciples

and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”“No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritSpiritual UnderstandingThe Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit,God Not ExistingReceiving The SpiritBaptismghosts

we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with utmost gratitude.

Verse ConceptsGratitudeThanks To PeopleBeing GratefulGrateful HeartThanksgiving And Gratitude

The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.

Verse ConceptsKindnessCourtesyShipsThe Next DayChristians Are Called Friends

so they too have now disobeyed, resulting in mercy to you, so that they also now may receive mercy.

Verse ConceptsReceiving God's Mercydisobedience

Now the one planting and the one watering are one in purpose, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly RewardsReward, DivineUnified PeopleRepaid For DeedsReward For WorksJudgment According To WorksWorking TogetherSuccess And Hard Work

If anyone’s work that he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

Verse ConceptsWagesReward For Worksassertiveness

For if a person comes and preaches another Jesus, whom we did not preach, or you receive a different spirit, which you had not received, or a different gospel, which you had not accepted, you put up with it splendidly!

Verse ConceptsSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InHeresyAcceptance, Of The GospelSpirit BeingsThe Purity Of The GospelDifferent TeachingsFalse ChristsFake FriendsBeing DifferentBeing Unique

For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation from Jesus Christ.

Verse ConceptsKnowing God, Nature OfMaking Christ KnownEducationPositive Thinkingdiscriminationmanchrist

and will therefore receive condemnation because they have renounced their original pledge.

Verse ConceptsPeople Promisingrelaxing

The sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have a command according to the law to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they have also descended from Abraham.

Verse ConceptsTithesBringing In The Tithe

In the one case, men who will die receive tenths, but in the other case, Scripture testifies that he lives.

Verse ConceptsHow Death Is InevitableChrist's LifeTithing For PeopleTithes And OfferingWitnessing

But if you are without discipline—which all receive—then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

Verse Conceptsdiscipline, divineIllegitimate ChildrenChastisementDiscipline Child

Brothers, I urge you to receive this message of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.

Verse ConceptsExhortation, Nature Ofencouragement, examples ofLettersConcisenessWriting Letters

That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

Verse ConceptsReceptivenessNot ReceivingMoney Management

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and don’t say, “Welcome,” to him;

Verse ConceptsNot Welcoming PeopleDo Not GreetDoctrines of the The Gospelatheismgoodbyesdoctrinewelcome

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive us.

Verse ConceptsWorldly Ambition ExamplesGreatness Of DisciplesAuthority Of DisciplesProud Peopleautonomywelcome

The 10 horns you saw are 10 kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they will receive authority as kings with the beast for one hour.

Verse ConceptsHourPoliticsTen PeopleTen ThingsOne HourHorns In Allegorypotentialroyalty

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