'Certain' in the Bible
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”
Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain.
And a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.
“A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.
And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.
And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,
Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.”
And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.
And He began telling this parable: “A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find any.
And there in front of Him was a man suffering from dropsy.
But He said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many;
Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.
“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.
And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,
As He entered a village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him;
saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.
And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
A ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
As Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
So He said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.
And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins.
And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.
And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.”
(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection made in the city, and for murder.)
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Bible Theasaurus
- Assured (52 instances)
- Certain (773 instances)
- Sealed (45 instances)
- Special (220 instances)
- Sure (279 instances)
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'echad
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'asham
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