'Upon' in the Bible

After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,

“The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light,And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death,Upon them a Light dawned.”

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

“Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen;My Beloved in whom My soul is well-pleased;I will put My Spirit upon Him,And He shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.

and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

When Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are exempt.

And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.’

And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.

so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.

For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial.

Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.

And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;

And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil;

It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smaller than all the seeds that are upon the soil,

One of the synagogue officials named Jairus *came up, and on seeing Him, *fell at His feet

And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

They *brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they *implored Him to lay His hand on him.

Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?”

Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.

They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant.

And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.

Looking at them, Jesus *said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”

They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again.”

They *brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it.

And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down.”

It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert.

“This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men.”

The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

“And His mercy is upon generation after generationToward those who fear Him.

To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor.He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives,And recovery of sight to the blind,To set free those who are oppressed,

And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

And amazement came upon them all, and they began talking with one another saying, “What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out.”

Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like:

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

But as they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger.

And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched Me?” And while they were all denying it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You.”

If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.

But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,

But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

“I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!

And He laid His hands on her; and immediately she was made erect again and began glorifying God.

For He will be handed over to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and mistreated and spit upon,

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side,

and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

“As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down.”

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;

“There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,

men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.

And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.

And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

John testified saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”

Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

So Jesus, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and *said to them, “Whom do you seek?”

A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.

So when they got out on the land, they *saw a charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread.

but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

‘And it shall be in the last days,’ God says,‘That I will pour forth of My Spirit on all mankind;And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,And your young men shall see visions,And your old men shall dream dreams;

Even on My bondslaves, both men and women,I will in those days pour forth of My SpiritAnd they shall prophesy.

And so, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,

But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, “Look at us!”

As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all.

And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it.

And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things.

Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach.Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”

And they stirred up the people, the elders and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away and brought him before the Council.

And having received it in their turn, our fathers brought it in with Joshua upon dispossessing the nations whom God drove out before our fathers, until the time of David.

But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one impulse.

They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

But Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name.”