'Received' in the Bible

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius.

When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.

When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,

Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents.

In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more.

But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’

“Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’

“And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.

Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.

and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.

Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.

So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.’

But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.

And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true.

So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast.

He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.”

Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight. And he said to them, “He applied clay to my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”

The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had been blind and had received sight, until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight,

No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”

for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

Judas then, having received the Roman cohort and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, *came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

For he was counted among us and received his share in this ministry.”

Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.

So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.

This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received living oracles to pass on to you.

And having received it in their turn, our fathers brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nations whom God drove out before our fathers, until the time of David.

you who received the law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.”

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,

“Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

When they arrived at Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.

and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

And when they had received a pledge from Jason and the others, they released them.

Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

After we arrived in Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

as also the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. From them I also received letters to the brethren, and started off for Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem as prisoners to be punished.

And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, but also when they were being put to death I cast my vote against them.

The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all.

They said to him, “We have neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren come here and reported or spoken anything bad about you.

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake,

and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them,

And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,

For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;

Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart,

His affection abounds all the more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling.

For if one comes and preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted, you bear this beautifully.

Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes.

As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

and that which was a trial to you in my bodily condition you did not despise or loathe, but you received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus Himself.

The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent, a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you his greetings; and also Barnabas’s cousin Mark (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him);

Say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”

You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit,

For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.

Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother who leads an unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us.

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude;

For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,

And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes,

Now if perfection was through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the people received the Law), what further need was there for another priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be designated according to the order of Aaron?

By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son;

He considered that God is able to raise people even from the dead, from which he also received him back as a type.

Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;

In the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?

for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”—

but he received a rebuke for his own transgression, for a mute donkey, speaking with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.

As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.

I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father.

Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.

and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received authority from My Father;

So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.

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

And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.

Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.