Matt.12.11He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
Matt.14.5And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.
Matt.14.31Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
Matt.19.5and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh’?
Matt.21.26But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”
Matt.21.46And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
Matt.28.9And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him.
Mark.3.6The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.
Mark.7.3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands, holding to the tradition of the elders,
Mark.7.8You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”
Mark.10.7Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife,
Mark.11.32But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.
Mark.15.1And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate.
Luke.8.15As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
Luke.22.63Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him.
Luke.24.17And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad.
John.2.6Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.
John.4.37For here the saying holds true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’
John.19.29A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth.
Acts.2.24God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
Acts.5.13None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem.
Acts.5.34But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while.
Acts.7.60And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts.17.19And they took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
Acts.25.21But when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
Rom.3.19Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
Rom.3.28For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
Rom.7.6But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve not under the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit.
Rom.10.21But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
Rom.12.9Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
1Cor.4.10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute.
1Cor.15.2and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
Gal.3.23Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.
Eph.4.16from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
Eph.5.31Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
Phil.1.7It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
Phil.2.16holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
Phil.3.16Only let us hold true to what we have attained.
Col.1.17And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Col.2.19and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
1Thess.5.21but test everything; hold fast what is good.
2Thess.2.15So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter.
1Tim.1.19holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
1Tim.3.9They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
1Tim.4.8for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
1Tim.6.12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1Tim.6.19thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
Titus.1.9He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
Heb.3.6but Christ is faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.
Heb.3.14For we in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
Heb.4.14Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
Heb.6.6if they then fall away, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.
Heb.6.18so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
Heb.7.24but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever.
Heb.9.4having the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
Heb.10.23Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
Heb.13.4Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.
Jas.2.1My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.
Rev.1.16In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was the sun shining in full strength.
Rev.2.1“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands.
Rev.2.13“ ‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
Rev.2.14But I have a few things against you: you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might eat food sacrificed to idols and practice sexual immorality.
Rev.2.15So also you have some who hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans.
Rev.2.24But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden.
Rev.2.25Only hold fast what you have until I come.
Rev.3.11I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
Rev.5.8And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Rev.7.1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree.
Rev.12.17Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
Rev.17.4The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
Rev.19.10Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Rev.20.1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.