'Seized' in the Bible

For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were terrified.

"But when that servant went away, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him, seized him by the throat, and said, "Pay what you owe!'

But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

And the others seized his slaves, treated them outrageously and killed them.

But Jesus said to him, My friend, for what purpose art thou come? Then coming up they laid hands upon Jesus and seized him.

Now they that had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the man who had [previously] had the “legion” [of demons]; and they were frightened.

Overhearing what was being said, Jesus said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid; only keep on believing [in Me and my power].”

For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant.

Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were perplexed [at what Jesus had said], and those who were following were alarmed and afraid. And again He took the twelve [disciples] aside and began telling them what was going to happen to Him,

But those tenants seized his slave, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

And they laid their hands upon him and seized him.

Day after day I used to be among you in the Temple teaching, and you never seized me. But this is happening in order that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.'

A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they *seized him.

And, having come forth quickly, they fled from the sepulchre, and trembling and amazement had seized them, and to no one said they anything, for they were afraid.

And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.

for astonishment seized him, and all those with him, at the draught of the fishes that they took,

Amazement seized all the people, and they began to praise God. They were filled with fear and declared, "We have seen wonderful things today!"

And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.

And He said to them, “Where is your faith [your confidence in Me]?” They were afraid and astonished, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the sea, and they obey Him?”

For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

And people came out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind (mentally healthy); and they were frightened.

Then all the people of the Gerasenes and the surrounding region asked Jesus to leave them alone, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and left.

But Jesus, hearing this, answered him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe and trust [in Me and have faith in My ability to do this], and she will be made well.”

But even as he was saying this, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were [greatly] afraid as they entered the cloud.

Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than many sparrows.

Do not be afraid and anxious, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

I say to you, In that night there shall be two men upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be seized and the other let go.

They seized Him, led Him away, and brought Him into the high priest’s house. Meanwhile Peter was following at a distance.

As they led Him away, they seized Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

He spoke these words by the treasury, while teaching in the temple complex. But no one seized Him, because His hour had not come.

So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,

And having seized him by the right hand, he raised him up, and presently his feet and ankles were strengthened,

So they seized them and put them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening.

When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear seized everyone who heard about it.

And great fear seized the whole church and everyone else who heard about this.

They arrested the apostles and put them in a public jail.

The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.

And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon him they seized him and brought him to the council.

whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.

Then they all seized Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judge’s bench. But none of these things concerned Gallio.

And the whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul.

As the seven days were about to end, the Jews from Asia saw him in the temple complex, stirred up the whole crowd, and seized him,

The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple complex, and at once the gates were shut.

When this man had been seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, I arrived with my troops and rescued him because I learned that he is a Roman citizen.

who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, and would have judged according to our law;

For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple complex and were trying to kill me.

And Paul having gathered a certain quantity of sticks together in a bundle and laid it on the fire, a viper coming out from the heat seized his hand.

But sin seized the opportunity provided by this commandment and produced in me all kinds of sinful desires, since apart from the Law, sin is dead.

For sin seized the advantage, and by means of the Commandment it completely deceived me, and also put me to death.

So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently say,“The Lord is my Helper [in time of need], I will not be afraid.What will man do to me?”

But after three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and tremendous fear seized those who were watching them.

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.

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for 1,000 years.