'Decision' in the Bible

See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles.

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

What is your decision?”They answered, “He deserves death!”

And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.

And when they had put him on the cross, they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,

You have heard the blasphemy! What is your decision?”And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

And he was nailed to the cross; and they made a division of his clothing among them, putting to the decision of chance what everyone was to take.

Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.

The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.

And after about an hour, another man said, with decision, Certainly this man was with him, for he is a Galilaean.

And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

(He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:

-- children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband's decision, but by God.

“I can do nothing on my own initiative or authority. Just as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just (fair, righteous, unbiased), because I do not seek My own will, but only the will of Him who sent Me.

Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?

And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again.]

But even if I do judge, My judgment is true and My decision is right; for I am not alone [in making it], but I and the Father who sent Me [make the same judgment].

So they said among themselves, Let this not be cut up, but let us put it to the decision of chance and see who gets it. (They did this so that the Writings might come true, which say, They made a distribution of my clothing among them, and my coat they put to the decision of chance.) This was what the men of the army did.

And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:

The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.

And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:

And they said to her, You are off your head. But still she said, with decision, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.

For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;

it seemed best to us, {having reached a unanimous decision}, [and] having chosen men, to send [them] to you together with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

For it was the Holy Spirit’s decision—and ours—to put no greater burden on you than these necessary things:

And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.

and stayed three months. When he was about to set sail for Syria, a plot was devised against him by the Jews, so a decision was made to go back through Macedonia.

With regard to the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter containing our decision that they should keep themselves from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality.”

about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

But Paul appealed his case and asked to be held in prison until the decision of his Majesty. So I ordered him to be held in custody until I could send him to the emperor."

And this I did in Jerusalem: and numbers of the saints I put in prison, having had authority given to me from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my decision against them.

And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.

Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?

And the free giving has not the same effect as the sin of one: for the effect of one man's sin was punishment by the decision of God, but the free giving had power to give righteousness to wrongdoers in great number.

For what the law was not able to do because it was feeble through the flesh, God, sending his Son in the image of the evil flesh, and as an offering for sin, gave his decision against sin in the flesh:

Who will give a decision against us? It is Christ Jesus who not only was put to death, but came again from the dead, who is now at the right hand of God, taking our part.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

For I had made the decision to have knowledge of nothing among you but only of Jesus Christ on the cross.

For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing;

Is it not certain that the saints will be the judges of the world? if then the world will be judged by you, are you unable to give a decision about the smallest things?

I say [this] to your shame. So is there not anyone wise among you who will be able to render a decision between his brothers?

But the man who is strong in mind and purpose, who is not forced but has control over his desires, does well if he comes to the decision to keep her a virgin.

But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.

We have also received an inheritance in Him, predestined according to the purpose of the One who works out everything in agreement with the decision of His will,

But if I go on living in the flesh--if this is the fruit of my work--then I do not see what decision to make.

Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

For after all it is only just for God to repay with distress those who distress you,

For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.

You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.

because no prophecy ever originated through a human decision. Instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

To be the judge of all, and to give a decision against all those whose lives are unpleasing to him, because of the evil acts which they have done, and because of all the hard things which sinners without fear of God have said against him.

For God has put into their minds to carry out his purpose by making a decision to give their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.