'Took' in the Bible

‘The kings of the earth took their stand,And the rulers were gathered togetherAgainst the Lord and against His Christ.’

They took his advice; and after calling the apostles in, they flogged them and ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them.

It was he who took shrewd advantage of our race and mistreated our fathers so that they would expose their infants and they would not survive.

And after he had been set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him away and nurtured him as her own son.

And when he saw one of them being treated unjustly, he defended him and took vengeance for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.

You also took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the god Rompha, the images which you made to worship. I also will remove you beyond Babylon.’

and he took food and was strengthened.Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus,

but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.

But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.

you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who were circumcised took issue with him,

One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them.

When He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land as an inheritance—all of which took about four hundred and fifty years.

When they had carried out all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.

Paul wanted this man to go with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is which you are proclaiming?

And they all took hold of Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.

Paul, having remained many days longer, took leave of the brethren and put out to sea for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchrea he had his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow.

and he began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

But when some were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the people, he withdrew from them and took away the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

This took place for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

They took away the boy alive, and were greatly comforted.

And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.

At once he took along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Then the commander came up and took hold of him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and he began asking who he was and what he had done.

So he took him and led him to the commander and *said, “Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to lead this young man to you since he has something to tell you.”

The commander took him by the hand and stepping aside, began to inquire of him privately, “What is it that you have to report to me?”

So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

But Lysias the commander came along, and with much violence took him out of our hands,

After he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

So after they had assembled here, I did not delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought before me.

They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.

All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food.

And the brethren, when they heard about us, came from there as far as the Market of Appius and Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.