'Certain' in the Bible
Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east,
And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.
For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke [of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished.
And if God so clothes the wild herbage which to-day flourishes and to-morrow is thrown into the oven, is it not much more certain that He will clothe you, you men of little faith?
And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Verily I say to you, there are certain of those standing here who shall not taste of death till they may see the Son of Man coming in his reign.'
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?
But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
And certain Pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, 'No more from thee may fruit be -- to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered.
But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries (tefillin) wide [to make them more conspicuous] and make their tassels long.
Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;
Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.
Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.
Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.
“Go into the city to a certain man,” He said, “and tell him, ‘The Teacher says: My time is near; I am celebrating the Passover at your place with My disciples.’”
And Peter without was sitting in the court, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, 'And thou wast with Jesus of Galilee!'
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price;
And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- 'Elijah he doth call;'
And while they are going on, lo, certain of the watch having come to the city, told to the chief priests all the things that happened,
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands -- that is, unwashed -- eating bread, they found fault;
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
and if I shall let them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way, for certain of them are come from far.'
And he said to them, 'Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.'
Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.
And John did answer him, saying, 'Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.'
And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.
Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.
So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;
and there were certain much displeased within themselves, and saying, 'For what hath this waste of the ointment been made?
and a certain one of those standing by, having drawn the sword, struck the servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.
And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
and certain began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him, 'Prophesy;' and the officers were striking him with their palms.
They forced a certain passer-by named Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus' cross.
And certain of those standing by, having heard, said, 'Lo, Elijah he doth call;'
so that you may know for certain the things you were taught.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
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.”
After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
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 certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
And his disciples reported to John about all these [things]. And summoning a certain two of his disciples, John
and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, 'Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'
And a certain one of the Pharisees was asking him that he might eat with him, and having gone into the house of the Pharisee he reclined (at meat),
There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
While he is yet speaking, there doth come a certain one from the chief of the synagogue's house, saying to him -- 'Thy daughter hath died, harass not the Teacher;'
And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.
And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;
and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;
and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'
And John answering said, 'Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;'
And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
‘We are wiping off as a witness against you even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
and certain of them said, 'By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.
And there were present certain at that time, telling him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate did mingle with their sacrifices;
He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
and a certain one said to him, 'Sir, are those saved few?' and he said unto them,
The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
And it came to pass, on his going into the house of a certain one of the chiefs of the Pharisees, on a sabbath, to eat bread, that they were watching him,
And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
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