'Return' in the Bible

And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

leave your gift there before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother first, and then return and proceed to offer your gift.

While He was thus speaking, a Ruler came up and profoundly bowing said, "My daughter is just dead; but come and put your hand upon her and she will return to life."

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

But a portion falls upon good ground, and gives a return, some a hundred for one, some sixty, some thirty.

For the heart of this people has become dull,With their ears they scarcely hear,And they have closed their eyes,Otherwise they would see with their eyes,Hear with their ears,And understand with their heart and return,And I would heal them.’

But he who has received the seed on good ground is he who hears and understands. Such hearers give a return, and yield one a hundred for one, another sixty, another thirty.")

Early in the morning as He was on His way to return to the city He was hungry,

Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

Then saith Jesus to him, Return thy sword to its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword.

But some of the seed falls into good ground, and gives a return: it comes up and increases, and yields thirty, sixty, or a hundred-fold."

so that while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, otherwise they might return and be forgiven.”

Those, on the other hand, who have received the seed on the good ground, are all who hear the Message and welcome it, and yield a return of thirty, sixty, or a hundred fold."

For what will a man give in exchange for his soul and eternal life [in God’s kingdom]?

After the return of Jesus to the house His disciples asked Him privately, "How is it that we could not expel the spirit?"

and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment.

Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return -- whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn --

He will turn many of the sons of Israel back [from sin] to [love and serve] the Lord their God.

But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

But some of the seed falls into good ground, and grows up and yields a return of a hundred for one." While thus speaking, He cried aloud and said, "Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"

But as for that in the good ground, it means those who, having listened to the Message with open minds and in a right spirit, hold it fast, and patiently yield a return.

Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

When the apostles returned, they told Him all that they had done. He took them with Him and He privately withdrew [across the Jordan] to a city called Bethsaida.

If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

But if that slave should say {to himself}, 'My master is taking a long time to return,' and he begins to beat the male slaves and the female slaves and to eat and drink and get drunk,

Then he told the man who had invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop inviting only your friends, brothers, relatives, or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return and you would be repaid.

And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times should return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

who will not receive many times as much in this present age and in the age to come, eternal life.”

But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I return him fourfold.

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

So he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten minas [one apiece, each equal to about a hundred days’ wages] and said to them, ‘Do business [with this] until I return.’

“At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those slaves he had given the money to, so he could find out how much they had made in business.

Then why did you not [at the very least] put my money in a bank? Then on my return, I would have collected it with interest.’

And all the crowds who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, beating their breasts.

"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;

Then, after that, He said to the disciples, "Let us return to Judaea."

Now before the Passover Festival, Jesus realized that his hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will return and take you to be with me, that where I am you also may be.

who said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This [same] Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will return in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.”

Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath's journey;

Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;

And [because they] saw the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in return.

but our ancestors refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and wished to return to Egypt.

And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

After spending some time there they received an affectionate farewell from the brethren to return to those who had sent them.

But after certain days Paul said to Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city where we have announced the word of the Lord, and see how they are getting on.

But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

"After my return to Jerusalem, and while praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.

For the heart of this people has become dull,And with their ears they scarcely hear,And they have closed their eyes;Otherwise they might see with their eyes,And hear with their ears,And understand with their heart and return,And I would heal them.”’

So what benefit did you get at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? [None!] For the outcome of those things is death!

For this is the language of the promise: "At this time I will return, and Sarah will have a son."

"Who has first given God anything, so as to receive payment in return?"

This, then, having finished, and having sealed to them this fruit, I will return through you, to Spain;

But this will happen to each in the right order--Christ having been the first to rise, and afterwards Christ's people rising at His return.

Be sober-minded [be sensible, wake up from your spiritual stupor] as you ought, and stop sinning; for some [of you] have no knowledge of God [you are disgracefully ignorant of Him, and ignore His truths]. I say this to your shame.

that is, [I wanted] to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and [then] to come back to you [on my return] from Macedonia, and have you send me on my way to Judea.

I call upon God as a witness on my behalf that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

Now in the same way as a fair exchange [for our love toward you]—I am speaking as [I would] to children—open wide [your hearts] to us also.

To return to what I was saying. Let no one suppose that I am foolish. Or if you must, at any rate make allowance for me as being foolish, in order that I, as well as they, may boast a little.

I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].

so that [what] you can be proud of may increase in Christ Jesus because of me through my return again to you.

recalling unceasingly before our God and Father your work energized by faith, and your service motivated by love and unwavering hope in [the return of] our Lord Jesus Christ.

and to await the return from Heaven of His Son, whom He raised from among the dead--even Jesus, our Deliverer from God's coming anger.

to live lives [of honor, moral courage, and personal integrity] worthy of the God who [saves you and] calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

But as for us, brothers, after we were forced to leave you for a short time (in person, not in heart), we greatly desired and made every effort to return and see you face to face.

How can we thank God for you in return for all the joy we experience before our God because of you,

For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord is coming just as a thief [comes unexpectedly and suddenly] in the night.

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness and patience of Christ.

but if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious as regards their own house, and to render a return on their side to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

In the future there is reserved for me the [victor’s] crown of righteousness [for being right with God and doing right], which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that [great] day—and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved and longed for and welcomed His appearing.

For "in a very little while the one who is coming will return he will not delay;

If they were thinking about where they came from, they would have had an opportunity to return.

lest there be a fornicator, or an ungodly person like Esau, who, in return for a single meal, parted with the birthright which belonged to him.

So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.

You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord's return is near.

when He was reviled,He did not revile in return;when He was suffering,He did not threatenbut entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

For we did not follow cleverly concocted fables when we made known to you the power and return of our Lord Jesus Christ; no, we were eyewitnesses of his grandeur.

by saying, "What happened to the Messiah's promise to return? Ever since our ancestors died, everything continues as it did from the beginning of creation."

For they poured out the blood of Thy people and of the Prophets, and in return Thou hast given them blood to drink. And this they deserved."

Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.