'Thing' in the Bible

Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

And if you greet only your relatives, that's no great thing you're doing, is it? Even the unbelievers do the same, don't they?

“Do not give that which is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, for they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

And when the evil spirit had been sent out, the man had the power of talking: and they were all surprised, saying, Such a thing has never been seen in Israel.

But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

About noon and at three, he went out again and did the same thing.

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Then the man went to the other and said the same thing.“‘I will, sir,’ he answered. But he didn’t go.

Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them.

The same thing happened with the second brother, and then the third, and finally with the rest of the brothers.

When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a noble thing for Me.

The Son of Man is indeed going as is written concerning Him; but alas for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It had been a happy thing for that man if he had never been born."

“Even if I have to die with You,” Peter told Him, “I will never deny You!” And all the disciples said the same thing.

After leaving them, He went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.

And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

And he, having gone forth, began to proclaim much, and to spread abroad the thing, so that no more he was able openly to enter into the city, but he was without in desert places, and they were coming unto him from every quarter.

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat.

But *you* say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, It is a Korban (that is, a thing devoted to God)

there is nothing outside a man [such as food] which by going into him can defile him [morally or spiritually]; but the things which come out of [the heart of] a man are what defile and dishonor him.

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

And he spoke the thing openly. And Peter, taking him to him, began to rebuke him.

and the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is.

And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

Salt is a good thing, but if the salt should become tasteless, what will you use to give it saltness? Have salt within you and live at peace with one another."

And in the house again his disciples of the same thing questioned him,

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:

But when you see the unclean thing which makes destruction, in the place where it has no right to be (let this be clear to the reader), then let those who are in Judaea go quickly to the mountains:

And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house:

Then Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a noble thing for Me.

For the Son of Man is going His way as it is written about Him; but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It had been a happy thing for that man, had he never been born."

But he kept insisting, “If I have to die with You, I will never deny You!” And they all said the same thing.

Once again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.

And the first thing in the morning the chief priests, with those in authority and the scribes and all the Sanhedrin, had a meeting, and put cords round Jesus, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

and having seen it they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.

And they understood not the thing that he said to them.

Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.

Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? and yet not one of them is a thing forgotten in God's sight.

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

“Therefore, salt is good; but if salt has become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?

“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

The king told him, "Well done, good servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small thing, take charge of ten cities.'

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and say to him, "We have found the Anointed One!" (which is translated "Messiah").

And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.

Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

"This," replied Jesus, "is above all the thing that God requires--that you should be believers in Him whom He has sent."

For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

From the beginning of the world such a thing was never heard of as that any one should open the eyes of a man blind from his birth.

If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Some of His disciples then said to one another, “What is this thing He is telling us, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’; and, ‘because I go to the Father’?”

Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.

Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

Simon Peter told them, "I'm going fishing." They all told him, "We'll go with you, too." So they went out and got into the boat but didn't catch a thing that night.

But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

The Court added further threats and then let them go, being quite unable to find any way of punishing them on account of the people, because all gave God the glory for the thing that had happened.

who by the mouth of your servant, David, said, 'Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

for there was not any one among them who did lack, for as many as were possessors of fields, or houses, selling them, were bringing the prices of the thing sold,

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

thou hast neither part nor lot in this thing, for thy heart is not right before God;

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Therefore I immediately sent for you, and you did the right thing in coming. So we are all present before God, to hear everything you have been commanded by the Lord.”

you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.

Therefore take heed, so that the thing spoken of in the Prophets may not come upon you: