'Taking' in the Bible

And he commanded the crowds to recline for a meal on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish [and] looking up to heaven, he gave thanks. And [after] breaking [them], he gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds.

But that slave went out [and] found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and taking hold of him, he began to choke [him], saying, 'Pay back everything that you owe!'

And [after] taking the cup and giving thanks he gave [it] to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you,

And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be distressed and troubled.

And [after] taking counsel, they purchased {with} them the Potter's Field, for a burial place for strangers.