'Thus' in the Bible

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:

But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.

Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

Thus therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in the heavens, let thy name be sanctified,

Therefore all things whatever ye desire that men should do to you, thus do ye also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel.

Yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be to this wicked generation also.

As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age.

Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just,

But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.

Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.

He says to them, Moses, in view of your hardheartedness, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not thus.

for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Thus also ye, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors.

and they knew not till the flood came and took all away; thus also shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus.

And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Thus ye have not been able to watch one hour with me?

How then should the scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be?

Why does this man thus speak? he blasphemes. Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?

And straightway Jesus, knowing in his spirit that they are reasoning thus within themselves, said to them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

And he rose up straightway, and, having taken up his couch, went out before them all, so that all were amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it thus.

And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,

And he said to them, Why are ye thus fearful? how is it ye have not faith?

And he says to them, Are ye also thus unintelligent? Do ye not perceive that all that is outside entering into the man cannot defile him,

but it is not thus among you; but whosoever would be great among you, shall be your minister;

Thus also ye, when ye see these things happening, know that it is near, at the doors.

And neither thus did their testimony agree.

And the centurion who stood by over against him, when he saw that he had expired having thus cried out, said, Truly this man was Son of God.

Thus has the Lord done to me in these days in which he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.

And when they saw him they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Child, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

But if God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much rather you, O ye of little faith?

And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those bondmen.

Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus;

Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.

I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, more than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.

Thus ye also, when ye shall have done all things that have been ordered you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen; we have done what it was our duty to do.

For as the lightning shines which lightens from one end under heaven to the other end under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.

And as it took place in the days of Noe, thus also shall it be in the days of the Son of man:

The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.

And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.

But ye shall not be thus; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serves.

And Jesus answering said, Suffer thus far; and having touched his ear, he healed him.

and said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise from among the dead the third day;

The wind blows where it will, and thou hearest its voice, but knowest not whence it comes and where it goes: thus is every one that is born of the Spirit.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of man be lifted up,

For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens them, thus the Son also quickens whom he will:

The officers answered, Never man spoke thus, as this man speaks.

They took up therefore stones that they might cast them at him; but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and thus passed on.

If we let him thus alone, all will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.

but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father has commanded me, thus I do. Rise up, let us go hence.

Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abide in the vine, thus neither can ye unless ye abide in me.

But as he said these things, one of the officers who stood by gave a blow on the face to Jesus, saying, Answerest thou the high priest thus?

After these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. And he manifested himself thus.

who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.

but God has thus fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.

And God spoke thus: His seed shall be a sojourner in a strange land, and they shall enslave them and evil entreat them four hundred years;

And he gave to him the covenant of circumcision; and thus he begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.

But that he raised him from among the dead, no more to return to corruption, he spoke thus: I will give to you the faithful mercies of David.

for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.

having by their hand written thus: The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren who are from among the nations at Antioch, and in Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

Thus Paul went out of their midst.

Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.

I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring we ought to come in aid of the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

and coming to us and taking the girdle of Paul, and having bound his own hands and feet, said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man whose this girdle is shall the Jews thus bind in Jerusalem, and deliver him up into the hands of the Gentiles.

the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.

Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.

and the rest, some on boards, some on some of the things that came from the ship; and thus it came to pass that all got safe to land.

where, having found brethren, we were begged to stay with them seven days. And thus we went to Rome.

For this cause, even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

For the scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very thing I have raised thee up from amongst men, that I might thus shew in thee my power, and so that my name should be declared in all the earth.

Aye, but thou, O man, who art thou that answerest again to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that has formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

But the righteousness of faith speaks thus: Do not say in thine heart, Who shall ascend to the heavens? that is, to bring Christ down;

Thus, then, in the present time also there has been a remnant according to election of grace.

thus we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other.

So that he that sets himself in opposition to the authority resists the ordinance of God; and they who thus resist shall bring sentence of guilt on themselves.

For who of men hath known the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? thus also the things of God knows no one except the Spirit of God.

I speak to you to put you to shame. Thus there is not a wise person among you, not even one, who shall be able to decide between his brethren!

Now I wish all men to be even as myself: but every one has his own gift of God: one man thus, and another thus.

However, as the Lord has divided to each, as God has called each, so let him walk; and thus I ordain in all the assemblies.

Now, thus sinning against the brethren, and wounding their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

But I have used none of these things. Now I have not written these things that it should be thus in my case; for it were good for me rather to die than that any one should make vain my boast.

Know ye not that they who run in the race-course run all, but one receives the prize? Thus run in order that ye may obtain.

I therefore thus run, as not uncertainly; so I combat, as not beating the air.

But let a man prove himself, and thus eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

Thus also ye with the tongue, unless ye give a distinct speech, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking to the air.

Thus ye also, since ye are desirous of spirits, seek that ye may abound for the edification of the assembly.

It is written in the law, By people of other tongues, and by strange lips, will I speak to this people; and neither thus will they hear me, saith the Lord.

the secrets of his heart are manifested; and thus, falling upon his face, he will do homage to God, reporting that God is indeed amongst you.