poieō G4160

ποιέω (poieō) means “to do/make: do” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ποιέω Greek · G4160 569 tagged occurrences in 515 verses

Pronunciation guide: poy-eh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4160G

ποιέω · poieō · to do/make: do

ποιέω, -ῶ, [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ;] 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator (with accusative of person(s) also), Mat.19:4, Mrk.10:6, Luk.11:40, Act.4:24, Heb.1:2, al.; like Heb. עשׂה, absol. = ἐργάζομαι, to work, Mat.20:12 (cf. Rut.2:19; so AV, but see infr.), Rev.13:5, R, mg. (but see infr.); σκάνδαλα, Rom.16:17; εἰρεήνην, Eph.2:15, Jas.3:18; ἐπίστασιν, Act.24:12; συστροφήν, Act.23:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s), Luk.1:68, Act.15:3; with nouns expressing action or its accomplishment, forming a periphr. for the cogn. verb: ὁδόν π. (cl. ὁ ποιεῖσθαι), to go on, advance, Mrk.2:23; πόλεμον, Rev.11:7, al.; ἐκδίκησιν, Luk.18:7, 8; ἐνέδραν, Act.25:3; κρίσιν, Jhn.5:27, Ju 15; ἔργα, Jhn.5:36, al.; (σημεῖα), Jhn.2:23 and freq., Act.2:22, al.; so also mid. ποιεῖσθαι: μονήν, Jhn.14:23; πορείαν, Luk.13:22; κοινωνίαν, Rom.15:26; of food, to make ready, prepare: δεῖπνον, Mrk.6:21, al.; δοχήν, Luk.5:29 14:13; γάμους, Mat.22:2; of time, to spend (cl.): ὥραν, Mat.20:12, RV (but see supr. and cf. McN, in l.); μῆνας, Rev.13:5, R, txt. (cf. Swete, in l.; but see supr.); ἐνιαυτόν, Jas.4:13; with accusative before ἐκ, Jhn.2:15, al.; with accusative and accusative pred., Mat.3:3 12:16, Mrk.1:3 3:12, Jhn.5:11, al.; with adv., καλῶς, Mrk.7:37; ἑορτὴν π. (Dem., Exo.23:16, al.), Act.18:21, Rec.; πάσχα, Mat.26:18; to make or offer a sacrifice (Plat., Xen., al.; Job.42:8, 3Ki.11:33; so some understand τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, Luk.22:19, but see Abbott, Essays, 110ff.); before ἵνα (WM, 422f.; M, Pr., 228), Jhn.11:37, Col.4:16, Rev.3:9. 2. to do, perform, carry out, execute: absol., with adv., καλῶς π., Mat.12:12, 1Co.7:37, 38 Jas.2:19; id. before ptcp. (cl.; see M, Pr., 228), Act.10:33, Php.4:14, 2Pe.1:19, 3Jo.6; οὕτως, Mat.24:46, Luk.9:15, al.; ὡς (καθώς), Mat.1:24 2:16, al.; ὁμοίως, Luk.3:11; ὡσαύτως, Mat.20:5; with ptcp., ἀγνοῶν ἐποίησα, 1Ti.1:13; with accusative of thing(s): τί interrog., Mat.12:3, Mrk.2:25, Luk.6:2, al.; τοῦτο, Mat.13:28, Mrk.5:32, Luk.22:19 (WH om.; see supr., ref. to Abbott, Essays), Rom.7:20, al.; with nouns expressing command or regulation: τ. νόμον (not as in cl., to make a law), Jhn.7:19, Gal.5:3 (cf. in LXX, Jos.22:5, 1Ch.22:12, al.); τ. ἐντολάς, Mat.5:19; similarly with other nouns expressing conduct: τ. δικαιοσύνην, Mat.6:1, al.; τ. ἀλήθειαν, Jhn.3:21, al., etc.; with dupl. accusative, Mat.27:22, Mrk.15:12; with accusative of thing(s) and dative of person(s) (commod., incomm.; rare in cl.), Mat.7:12, Mrk.5:19, 20 Luk.1:49, Jhn.9:26, al. SYN.: πράσσω, which see The general distinction between the two words is that between particular action and its habitual performance (cf. Tr., Syn., §xcvi; Westc. on Jhn.3:21; ICC on Rom.1:32). (AS)

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TBESG · G4160H

ποιέω · poieō · to do/make: make

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TBESG · G4160I

ποιέω · poieō · to do/make: appoint

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TBESG · G4160J

ποιέω · poieō · to do/make: spend(TIME)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

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How translators render G4160

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
do	48
to do	23
make	15
does	14
vvv	14
did	13
had done	11
made	10
practices	9
are you doing	7
i am doing	7
to make	7
you do	7
has done	6
perform	6
has made	5
i do	5
i will make	4
me to do	4
must i do	4
performed	4
practice	4
you are doing	4
are doing	3
bear	3
bears	3
doing	3
had made	3
had performed	3
have done	3
he did	3
he has done	3
he made	3
i did	3
i will do	3
produce	3
shall i do	3
should we do	3
they had done	3
acts on	2
am doing	2
and did	2
are you	2
god made	2
has he done	2
have made	2
have you done	2
he appointed	2
he does it	2
he had done	2
he was doing	2
he will do	2
him doing	2
i ever did	2
is doing	2
jesus was doing	2
keep	2
let us put up	2
making	2
practiced	2
prepared	2
shall we do	2
should do	2
that does not produce	2
they did	2
to carry out	2
to execute	2
to perform	2
treated	2
will carry out	2
will do it	2
you did	2
you did not do	2
you have done	2
you have made	2
you host	2
you make	2
you will do	2
act	1
act on them	1
acts	1
after spending	1
after you have done	1
allow them	1
although i have done	1
although i made	1
always	1
and indulging	1
and may he accomplish	1
and performed	1
and produced	1
and to do	1
and unite them	1
and you will do	1
appointed	1
are done	1
are making	1
are they doing	1
are to do	1
are we to do	1
as he made	1
as they walked along	1
be offered	1
be put	1
bearing	1
because they were preparing	1
bore	1
bring about	1
bringing	1
brings	1
by so doing	1
can commit	1
carry it out	1
cause	1
caused	1
causing	1
committed	1
continue to do	1
continue to practice	1
create	1
created things	1
declares	1
devised	1
did he do	1
did you make	1
do you claim to be	1
does not act on	1
does not practice	1
done	1
follow	1
for me	1
for you	1
forcing them	1
formed	1
give to the needy	1
gives	1
grow	1
had committed	1
has not been merciful	1
has sinned	1
have	1
have kept	1
he accomplished	1
he declared	1
he did not do	1
he did so	1
he does	1
he gave generously	1
he had acted	1
he had provided	1
he had turned	1
he has performed	1
he kept	1
he makes	1
he performed	1
he sacrificed for sin	1
he stayed	1
he was performing	1
he will also provide	1
he will promptly carry out	1
held	1
him perform	1
hosted	1
i am doing them	1
i am not doing	1
i consider	1
i do not do	1
i had acted	1
i had not done	1
i have done	1
i made	1
i make	1
i spent	1
i will keep	1
i will keep on doing	1
i will put up	1
i wrote	1
if you practice	1
in so doing	1
involved	1
is performing	1
it bears	1
it was constructed	1
jesus did	1
jesus had performed	1
keeps	1
let him do	1
let us do	1
make sure	1
make yourself out to be	1
makes	1
men do	1
must we do	1
paul had spent	1
performing	1
performs	1
peter did	1
produces a crop	1
provide	1
puts forth	1
refuses to practice	1
remembering	1
remembering you	1
riling up	1
she continued	1
she has done	1
she has prepared	1
should i do	1
should i do with	1
showing	1
spend	1
sweep	1
that does not bear	1
that perform	1
the men began	1
the second beast performed	1
the second beast required	1
the tenants did	1
the work	1
them do	1
then do	1
they are doing	1
they carried out	1
they do not practice	1
they had made	1
they have done	1
they hosted	1
they might do	1
they will do	1
they will put	1
they will treat	1
this beast exercised	1
those who do	1
thus making	1
to	1
to act	1
to become	1
to bring	1
to do it	1
to do so	1
to give	1
to obey	1
to show	1
to wage	1
to win	1
turn	1
was gaining	1
was performing	1
we had made	1
we have only done	1
we make him out to be	1
we will do	1
were	1
what had been done	1
who does	1
who made	1
who showed	1
who will produce	1
will also do	1
will continue to do	1
will do	1
will he do	1
will he perform	1
will leave	1
will not do	1
will those do	1
will treat	1
will wage	1
will you do	1
worked	1
you are	1
you are about to do	1
you are already doing	1
you do not do	1
you give to the needy	1
you made	1
you to do	1
you to pray	1
you would do	1
your authority to do	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
do	78
did	28
make	22
to do	22
doeth	21
made	17
he did	12
i do	12
ye do	11
done	9
had done	9
shall i do	9
hath done	7
to make	7
doing	6
making	6
do ye	5
hath made	5
he doeth	5
shall we do	5
thou doest	5
bring forth	4
doest	4
forth	4
he that doeth	4
maketh	4
shall do	4
should do	4
ye	4
bringeth forth	3
doest thou	3
hath	3
have done	3
have made	3
he made	3
i did	3
i will make	3
let us make	3
shall	3
that i shall do	3
they did	3
they do	3
they had done	3
will do	3
and did	2
cause	2
causeth	2
dealt	2
doth	2
had wrought	2
hast made	2
hath he done	2
have	2
he had done	2
he hath done	2
he maketh	2
he that made	2
i have done	2
i make	2
let him do	2
makest	2
shall he do	2
shall make	2
she did	2
that	2
that doeth	2
thou do	2
thou makest	2
to execute	2
to have done	2
to perform	2
which bringeth	2
will	2
will i do	2
will they do	2
working	2
ye did	2
ye have done	2
abode	1
after he had spent	1
after that he had shewed	1
after they had tarried	1
after ye have done	1
and bare	1
and make	1
any delay	1
avenged	1
banded	1
be made	1
bear	1
blessed	1
both yield	1
bringing forth	1
brought forth	1
commit	1
committeth	1
continue	1
did commit	1
did he	1
did she	1
do i	1
do they	1
do we	1
for to do	1
fulfilling	1
gave	1
had committed	1
had made	1
hast	1
hast thou	1
hast thou done	1
hast thou made	1
hath gained	1
have caused	1
have committed	1
have i made	1
have wrought	1
he	1
he causeth	1
he exerciseth	1
he had	1
he hath made him	1
he hath shewed	1
he have committed	1
he kept	1
he might cause	1
he ordained	1
he purposed	1
he that committeth	1
he that hath done	1
he that shewed	1
he which made	1
he will	1
held	1
her that had done	1
him that made	1
i	1
i committed	1
i had	1
i have been	1
i have made	1
i made	1
i should do	1
i will keep	1
if ye do	1
in doing	1
journeying	1
keep	1
keepeth	1
laying	1
may be able	1
mean ye	1
move me	1
of things that are made	1
provide	1
raising up	1
shall fulfil	1
shall they do	1
shewest	1
shooteth out	1
should do to	1
so that they	1
that bringeth	1
that do	1
that hath shewed	1
that he should make	1
that made	1
that make	1
that they should make	1
that wrought	1
the doing	1
thee	1
them that do	1
them which cause	1
they can do	1
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they have done	1
they lightened	1
they made	1
they may do	1
they might do	1
they should	1
they that have done	1
thou hast made	1
thou make	1
thou shalt do	1
thou shouldest do	1
though	1
to agree	1
to bring	1
to content	1
to continue	1
to fulfil	1
to him that appointed	1
to observe	1
to pluck	1
to put	1
took	1
transgresseth	1
we had made	1
we make	1
when	1
when he had	1
when he had made	1
when i gave	1
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which bare	1
which did	1
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which had made	1
which made	1
who doeth	1
who had made	1
will he do	1
will i make	1
will we do	1
worketh	1
wrought	1
ye have	1
ye made	1
ye make	1
ye shall	1
ye shall have done	1
ye would do	1
you	1

Verses containing G4160

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Matthew 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.
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Matthew 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
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Matthew 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
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Matthew 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Matthew 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
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Matthew 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
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Matthew 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
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Matthew 5:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same?
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Matthew 5:47 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?
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Matthew 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
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Matthew 6:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
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Matthew 6:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
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Matthew 7:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
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Matthew 7:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
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Matthew 7:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
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Matthew 7:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
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Matthew 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
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Matthew 7:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
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Matthew 7:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
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Matthew 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
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Matthew 8:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
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Matthew 9:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
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Matthew 12:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
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Matthew 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
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Matthew 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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Matthew 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
warning them not to make Him known.
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Matthew 12:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
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Matthew 12:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
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Matthew 13:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
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Matthew 13:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
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Matthew 13:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
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Matthew 13:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
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Matthew 13:58 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
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Matthew 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
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Matthew 17:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
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Matthew 18:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
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Matthew 19:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
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Matthew 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
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Matthew 20:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you whatever is right.’
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Matthew 20:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
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Matthew 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
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Matthew 20:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.
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Matthew 21:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
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Matthew 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
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Matthew 21:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
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Matthew 21:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
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Matthew 21:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
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Matthew 21:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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Matthew 21:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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