'Upon' in the Bible

Now [after he] was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove coming upon him.

And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!

And [although he] wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet."

and [although they] wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth from the blood of righteous Abel up to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Truly I say to you, all these [things] will come upon this generation!

Or do you think that I cannot call upon my Father, and he would put at my disposal at once more than twelve legions of angels?

And he told his disciples that a small boat should stand ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not press upon him.

And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing upon you, and you say 'Who touched me?'"

But if we say, 'From men'"--they were afraid of the crowd, because they all looked upon John {as truly a prophet}.

And Zechariah was terrified [when he] saw [the angel], and fear fell upon him.

And the angel answered [and] said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the one to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.

because he has looked upon the humble state of his female slave, for behold, from now on all generations will consider me blessed,

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem {whose name was} Simeon, and this man [was] righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And the child was growing and becoming strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.

"The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,

And amazement came upon [them] all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, "What word [is] this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!"

But if I expel demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!

For days will come upon you and your enemies will put up an embankment against you, and will surround you and press you hard from all directions.

And they will raze you to the ground, [you] and your children within you, and will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, {because} you did not recognize the time of your visitation."

"But take care for yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of daily life, and that day come upon you suddenly

like a trap. For it will come upon all who reside on the face of the whole earth.

And behold, I am sending out what was promised by my Father upon you, but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

And John testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and remaining upon him.

And I did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water, that one said to me, '[The one] upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon him--this one is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

And he said to him, "Truly, truly I say to all of you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

Then Jesus, [because he] knew all the things that were coming upon him, went out and said to them, "Who are you looking for?"

But you will receive power [when] the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest part of the earth."

And it will be [that] everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.'

saying, "{We strictly commanded} you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching! And you are intending to bring upon us the blood of this man!"

But Simon answered [and] said, "You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me."

and here he has authority from the chief priests to tie up all who call upon your name!"

And all who heard [him] were amazed, and were saying, "Is this not the one who was wreaking havoc in Jerusalem [on] those who call upon this name, and had come here for this [reason], that he could bring them tied up to the chief priests?"

Watch out, therefore, lest what is stated by the prophets come upon [you]:

And after she was baptized, and her household, she urged [us], saying, "If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come to my house [and] stay." And she prevailed upon us.

And [when] Paul laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

And this became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was exalted.

Therefore do this that we tell you: {we have} four men who have [taken] a vow upon themselves.

This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them [when I] came upon [them] with the detachment [and] rescued [him], [because I] learned that he was a Roman citizen.

And [he did so] in order that he could make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory,

{for the Lord will execute his sentence thoroughly and decisively} upon the earth."

For [there] is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same [Lord] [is] Lord of all, who is rich to all who call upon him.

For "everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved."

How then will they call upon [him] in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe [in him] about whom they have not heard? And how will they hear about [him] without one who preaches [to them]?

See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity upon those who have fallen, but upon you the kindness of God--if you continue in his kindness, for otherwise you also will be cut off.

But "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him [something] to drink; for [by] doing this, you will heap up coals of fire upon his head."

to the church of God sanctified in Christ Jesus that is in Corinth, called [to be] saints, together with all those who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their [Lord] and ours.

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon [it]. But each one must direct his attention to how he is building upon [it].

Now if anyone builds upon the foundation [with] gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, straw,

If anyone's work that he has built upon [it] remains, he will receive a reward.

Temptation has not come upon you except [what is] common to humanity. But God [is] faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but will also make a way out together with the temptation, [so that you] may be able to endure [it].

But I call upon God [as] witness against my life, that [in order to] spare you, I did not come again to Corinth.

But their minds were hardened. For until this very day, the same veil remains upon the reading of the old covenant, not being uncovered, because it is done away with in Christ.

But until today, whenever Moses is read aloud, a veil lies upon their heart,

in order that he might show in the coming ages the surpassing riches of his grace in kindness upon us in Christ Jesus.

I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of you,

For indeed he was sick, coming near to death, but God had mercy on him and not [on] him only, but also [on] me, so that I would not have grief upon grief.

because of which the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles in order that they may be saved, so that [they] always fill up their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the end.

But flee from youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.

For ground that drinks the rain that comes often upon it, and brings forth vegetation usable to those [people] {for whose sake} [it is] also cultivated, shares a blessing from God.

But now he has attained a more excellent ministry, by as much as he is also mediator of a better covenant which has been enacted upon better promises.

Come now, you rich people, weep [and] cry aloud over the miseries that are coming upon you!

But I say to you, to the rest [who are] in Thyatira, all those who do not hold this teaching, who have not known the deep [things] of Satan, as they say, I do not put upon you any other burden.

Because you have kept the word of my patient endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole inhabited world, to put to the test those who live on the earth.

And large hailstones, weighing about a hundred pounds, came down from the sky upon people, and the people blasphemed God because of the plague of hail, because the plague of it was very great.