7 occurrences in 12 translations

'Stay' in the Bible

Afterwards He went down to Capernaum--He, and His mother, and His brothers, and His disciples; and they made a short stay there.

Verse ConceptsChrist's Earthly FamilySeveral DaysDisciples' MovementsHalf brothers

After this Jesus and His disciples went into Judaea; and there He made a stay in company with them and baptized.

Verse ConceptsBaptism Of The Holy SpiritChristian BaptismDisciples' MovementsBaptism

Therefore, when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed there two days.

Verse ConceptseagernessTwo DaysStaying Temporarily

Then, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies should not stay on the crosses on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an especially important one), the Jewish leaders asked Pilate to have the victims' legs broken and the bodies taken down.

Verse ConceptsJews, TheLegsBones BrokenCrucifiedOthers CrucifiedPreparing FoodRules About CorpsesSabbath Observed

Jesus said to him, “If I want him to stay alive until I come [again], what is that to you? You follow Me!”

Verse ConceptsHow Disciples Are CalledThe I Will's of ChristUnrelated ThingsInstructions About FollowingWorrying About The Futurefollowing

So this word went out among the brothers that this disciple (John) was not going to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not going to die, but only, “If I want him to stay alive until I come [again], what is that to you?”

Verse ConceptsRumoursNot DyingUnrelated ThingsMisunderstandingsDyingDiscipleshipDeath Of Loved OnePositive ThinkingSpreading The GospelJesus Deathrumors

Bible Theasaurus

Arrest (38 instances)
Check (14 instances)
Continue (334 instances)
Delay (59 instances)
Detain (5 instances)
Hitch (4 instances)
Persist (16 instances)
Remain (604 instances)

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