'Retain' in the Bible

And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain it, and bear fruit in continuance.

Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

whom heaven must keep until the time for the [complete] restoration of all things about which God promised through the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

but test all such, and retain hold of the good.

Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

whom I did wish to retain to myself, that in thy behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,

Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word];