'Doing' in the Bible

“Blessed [comforted by inner peace and God’s love] are those who are persecuted for doing that which is morally right, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever].

And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same?

"But beware of doing your good actions in the sight of men, in order to attract their gaze; if you do, there is no reward for you with your Father who is in Heaven.

But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.

'All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

"Not everyone who keeps saying to me, "Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom from heaven, but only the person who keeps doing the will of my Father in heaven.

'And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”

Suddenly, a man with a paralyzed hand appeared. The people asked Jesus if it was lawful to heal on Sabbath days, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong.

the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,

When he went out about nine in the morning, he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

Then about five he went and found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?’

“He replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I’m doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me on a denarius?

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, doing homage, and asking something of him.

When He entered the temple complex, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching and said, “By what authority are You doing these things? Who gave You this authority?”

Jesus answered them, "I, too, will ask you one question. If you answer it for me, I will also tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

So they told Jesus, "We don't know." He in turn told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

so do whatever they tell you and follow it, but stop doing what they do, because they don't do what they say.

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting [as a ritual]; and they came and asked Jesus, “Why are John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, but Your disciples are not doing so?”

The Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

The people watched Jesus closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, intending to accuse him of doing something wrong.

Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing.

And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

for Herod was fearing John, knowing him a man righteous and holy, and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him, was doing many things, and hearing him gladly.

He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside and nullifying the commandment of God in order to keep your [man-made] tradition and regulations.

so you nullify the [authority of the] word of God [acting as if it did not apply] because of your tradition which you have handed down [through the elders]. And you do many things such as that.”

If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’”

and some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the donkey?”

and asked Him, “By what authority are You doing these things? Who gave You this authority to do these things?”

Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then Jesus told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things."

This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

And the multitude having cried out, began to ask for themselves as he was always doing to them,

They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,

And he came in the Spirit to the temple, and in the parents bringing in the child Jesus, for their doing according to the custom of the law regarding him,

After doing everything required by the Law of the Lord, Joseph and Mary returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon, having thrown him down into the midst, came out from him without doing him any injury.

But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling--bed and all--into the midst, in front of Jesus.

But some of the Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, in order to find a way of accusing him of doing something wrong.

rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward is great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.

Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you -- for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.

and if ye do good to those doing good to you, what grace have ye? for also the sinful do the same;

But love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; for your reward will be great (rich, abundant), and you will be sons of the Most High; because He Himself is kind and gracious and good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

Every one who is coming unto me, and is hearing my words, and is doing them, I will shew you to whom he is like;

But the one who has [merely] heard and has not practiced [what I say], is like a [foolish] man who built a house on the ground without any foundation, and the torrent burst against it; and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

and he answering said unto them, 'My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.'

And they were all astonished at the greatness of God.While everyone was amazed at all the things He was doing, He told His disciples,

and he said, 'He who did the kindness with him,' then Jesus said to him, 'Be going on, and thou be doing in like manner.'

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

When He had said these things, all His adversaries were humiliated, but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things He was doing.

On the contrary, when you are invited go and take the lowest place, that when your host comes round he may say to you, 'My friend, come up higher.' This will be doing you honour in the presence of all the other guests.

But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

He doesn't praise the servant for doing what was commanded, does he?

And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"

But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.

and said to Him: “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?”

Then Jesus told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things."

Then he took a loaf of bread, gave thanks, broke it in pieces, and handed it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for you. Keep on doing this in memory of me."

and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

For if they are doing these things in the case of the green tree, what will be done in that of the dry?"

[Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.”] And they divided His clothes and cast lots.

And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven.

So the Jews replied to Him, “What sign of authority will You show us for doing these things?”

While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many trusted in His name when they saw the signs He was doing.

He came to Jesus at night and told him, "Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher, because no one can perform these signs that you are doing unless God is with him."

for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;

but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'

So He arrived at a Samaritan town called Sychar, near the tract of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;

Jesus told them, "My food is doing the will of the one who sent me and completing his work.

Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

Then Jesus replied, “I assure you: The Son is not able to do anything on His own, but only what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does these things in the same way.

For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything He is doing, and He will show Him greater works than these so that you will be amazed.

and they will come out—those who did good things [will come out] to a resurrection of [new] life, but those who did evil things [will come out] to a resurrection of judgment [that is, to be sentenced].

“But I have a greater testimony than John’s because of the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish. These very works I am doing testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

and there was following him a great multitude, because they were seeing his signs that he was doing on the ailing;

Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures [and leads] to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for God the Father has authorized Him and put His seal on Him.”

so His brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea so Your disciples can see Your works that You are doing.

For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world."

“Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”

I declare what I've seen in my Father's presence, and you're doing what you've heard from your father."

They answered and said to him, 'Our father is Abraham;' Jesus saith to them, 'If children of Abraham ye were, the works of Abraham ye were doing;

Jesus told them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would be doing what Abraham did. But now you're trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham would'nt have done that.

You’re doing what your father does.”“We weren’t born of sexual immorality,” they said. “We have one Father—God.”

If I am not doing My Father’s works, don’t believe Me.

But if I am doing them and you don’t believe Me, believe the works. This way you will know and understand that the Father is in Me and I in the Father.”

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.

So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.”

Jesus answered him, “What I’m doing you don’t understand now, but afterward you will know.”

You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you are right in doing so, for that is who I am.

After Judas ate the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Therefore Jesus told him, “What you’re doing, do quickly.”

Believe me, I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Otherwise, believe me because of what I've been doing.

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, the one who believes in me will also do what I'm doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I'm going to the Father.