'Based' in the Bible

And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.

And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.

On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.

To one man he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, based on their ability. Then he went on his trip.

Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

"That is how I happened to be traveling to Damascus with authority based on a commission from the high priests.

We know that God’s judgment on those who do such things is based on the truth.

Therefore, the promise is based on faith, so that it may be a matter of grace and may be guaranteed for all of Abraham's descendants not only for those who were given the Law, but also for those who share the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all.

and even then, though they were not then born and had not done anything either good or evil, yet in order that God's electing purpose might not be frustrated, based, as it was, not on their actions but on the will of Him who called them, she was told,

What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness [who did not seek salvation and a right relationship with God, nevertheless] obtained righteousness, that is, the righteousness which is produced by faith;

But Israel, who pursued righteousness based on the Law, did not achieve the Law.

Why not? Because they did not pursue it on the basis of faith, but as if it were based on achievements. They stumbled over the stone that causes people to stumble.

For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness.

But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down),

We have different gifts based on the grace that was given to us. So if your gift is prophecy, use your gift in proportion to your faith.

But he who has misgivings and yet eats meat is condemned already, because his conduct is not based on faith; for all conduct not based on faith is sinful.

so that your faith might not be based on men’s wisdom but on God’s power.

For the kingdom of God is not based on talk but on power.

But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.

Now I am going to make clear to you, my brothers, what the good news was which I gave to you, and which you took, and on which your faith is based,

who made us adequate to be servants of a new covenant not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not based on human thought.

But the law is not based on faith; instead, the one who does these things will live by them.

For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.

Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law.

However, the holy Writings have put all things under sin, so that that for which God gave the undertaking, based on faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who have such faith.

At that time you were living apart from Christ, estranged from the Commonwealth of Israel, with no share by birth in the Covenants which are based on the Promises, and you had no hope and no God, in all the world.

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith.

based on the hope laid up for you in heaven. Some time ago you heard about this hope through the word of truth, the gospel

If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times.

Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.

All of these things will be destroyed as they are used, because they are based on human commands and teachings.

The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,

based on the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.

He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

which is based on the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before the world began.

For this reason let us go on from the first things about Christ to full growth; not building again that on which it is based, that is, the turning of the heart from dead works, and faith in God,

who did not become a priest based on a legal command concerning physical descent but based on the power of an indestructible life.

But now his position as priest is higher. because through him God has made a better agreement with man, based on the giving of better things.

If anyone disregards Moses’ law, he dies without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.

And if you address as Father the One who judges impartially based on each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your temporary residence.

Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah,

Based on the gift each one has received, use it to serve others, as good managers of the varied grace of God.

For this reason I will be ready at all times to keep your memory of these things awake, though you have the knowledge of them now and are well based in your present faith.

For when we gave you news of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, our teaching was not based on stories put together by art, but we were eye-witnesses of his glory.

But based on His promise, we wait for the new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness will dwell.

And everyone who has this hope based on him keeps himself pure, just as the Messiah is pure.