'Seeing' in the Bible

Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him,

Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,

Here they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, my child; your sins are pardoned."

For this people's mind is stupefied, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes, or hearing with their ears, or understanding with their minds, and turning back, so that I might heal them.'

so that the people were amazed to see the dumb speaking, the maimed with their hands perfect, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they gave the glory to the God of Israel.

His fellow servants, therefore, seeing what had happened, were exceedingly angry; and they came and told their master without reserve all that had happened.

and seeing a fig-tree on the road-side He went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. "On you," He said, "no fruit shall ever again grow." And immediately the fig-tree withered away.

Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are pardoned."

But turning round and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Adversary," He said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but men's."

Then Jesus, seeing that an increasing crowd was running towards Him, rebuked the foul spirit, and said to it, "Dumb and deaf spirit, *I* command you, come out of him and never enter into him again."

Jesus, however, on seeing this, was moved to indignation, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me: do not hinder them; for to those who are childlike the Kingdom of God belongs.

and seeing Peter warming himself she looked at him and said, "You also were with Jesus, the Nazarene."

Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us

and Zechariah on seeing him was agitated and terrified.

"How can this be," Mary replied, "seeing that I have no husband?"

On another occasion, when He was in one of the towns, there was a man there covered with leprosy, who, seeing Jesus, threw himself at His feet and implored Him, saying, "Sir, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

The swineherds, seeing what had happened, fled and reported it both in town and country;

And Herod said, "John I have beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such reports?" And he sought for an opportunity of seeing Jesus.

Now a priest happened to be going down that way, and on seeing him passed by on the other side.

In like manner a Levite also came to the place, and seeing him passed by on the other side.

But a certain Samaritan, being on a journey, came where he lay, and seeing him was moved with pity.

One of them, seeing that he was cured, came back, adoring and praising God in a loud voice,

No sooner were the words spoken than the man regained his sight and followed Jesus, giving glory to God; and all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.

Turning towards him, Jesus replied, "To-day salvation has come to this house, seeing that he too is a son of Abraham.

Those who were about Him, seeing what was likely to happen, asked Him, "Master, shall we strike with the sword?"

The Captain, seeing what had happened, gave glory to God, saying, "Beyond question this man was innocent."

And all the crowds that had come together to this sight, after seeing all that had occurred, returned to the city beating their breasts.

Then Jesus turned round, and seeing them following He asked them, "What is your wish?" "Rabbi," they replied--'Rabbi' means 'Teacher' --"where are you staying?"

So the Jews asked Him, "What proof of your authority do you exhibit to us, seeing that you do these things?"

Abraham your forefather exulted in the hope of seeing my day: and he saw it, and was glad."

Seeing her weeping aloud, and the Jews in like manner weeping who had come with her, Jesus, curbing the strong emotion of His spirit,

So Jesus, seeing His mother, and seeing the disciple whom He loved standing near, said to His mother, "Behold, your son!"

Having said this He showed them His hands and also His side; and the disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Master.

On seeing him, Peter asked Jesus, "And, Master, what about him?"

Seeing Peter and John about to go into the Temple, he asked them for alms.

Peter, seeing this, spoke to the people. "Israelites," he said, "why do you wonder at this man? Or why gaze at us, as though by any power or piety of our own we had enabled him to walk?

And seeing the man standing with them--the man who had been cured--they had no reply to make.

Seeing one of them wrongfully treated he took his part, and secured justice for the ill-treated man by striking down the Egyptian.

Simon himself also believed, and after being baptized remained in close attendance on Philip, and was full of amazement at seeing such signs and such great miracles performed.

Meanwhile the men who travelled with Saul were standing dumb with amazement, hearing a sound, but seeing no one.

Peter, however, putting every one out of the room, knelt down and prayed, and then turning to the body, he said, "Tabitha, rise." Dorcas at once opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, sat up.

Then the Proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being struck with amazement at the teaching of the Lord.

Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him.

So he sprang up and began to walk about. Then the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, rent the air with their shouts in the Lycaonian language, saying, "The gods have assumed human form and have come down to us."

Starting up from sleep and seeing the doors of the jail wide open, the jailer drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

Then Paul and Silas, having come out of the prison, went to Lydia's house; and, after seeing the brethren and encouraging them, they left Philippi.

seeing that He has appointed a day on which, before long, He will judge the world in righteousness, through the instrumentality of a man whom He has pre-destined to this work, and has made the fact certain to every one by raising Him from the dead."

They expected him soon to swell with inflammation or suddenly fall down dead; but, after waiting a long time and seeing no harm come to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

For this people's mind has grown callous, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes, or hearing with their ears, or understanding with their minds, and turning back, so that I might cure them.'

But, seeing that we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him;

But seeing that we have died to that which once held us in bondage, the Law has now no hold over us, so that we render a service which, instead of being old and formal, is new and spiritual.

Yes, they have kindly done this, and, in fact, it was a debt they owed them. For seeing that the Gentiles have been admitted in to partnership with the Jews in their spiritual blessings, they in turn are under an obligation to render sacred service to the Jews in temporal things.

Seeing that Jews demand miracles, and Greeks go in search of wisdom,

Therefore, seeing that you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them so as to benefit the Church.

For seeing that death came through man, through man comes also the resurrection of the dead.

But in this matter I give you an opinion; for my doing this helps forward your own intentions, seeing that not only have you begun operations, but a year ago you already had the desire to do so.

Seeing that we were thus drawn affectionately towards you, it would have been a joy to us to have imparted to you not only God's Good News, but to have given our very lives also, because you had become very dear to us.

For you, brethren, followed the example of the Churches of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judaea; seeing that you endured the same ill-treatment at the hands of your countrymen, as they did at the hands of the Jews.

seeing that the warning still comes to us, "To-day, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as your forefathers did in the time of the provocation."

Hence too He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, seeing that He ever lives to plead for them.

Through faith he left Egypt, not being frightened by the king's anger; for he held on his course as seeing the unseen One.

is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong thoughts?

seeing that His divine power has given us all things that are needful for life and godliness, through our knowledge of Him who has appealed to us by His own glorious perfections.