Job 39:9

"Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?

John 1:38

Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), "where are you staying?"

John 1:39

He said to them, "Come, and see." They came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about the tenth hour.

John 2:12

After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.

John 3:22

After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized.

John 4:40

So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.

John 7:9

Having said these things to them, he stayed in Galilee.



John 10:40

He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.

John 11:6

When therefore he heard that he was sick, he stayed two days in the place where he was.

John 11:20

Then when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary stayed in the house.

John 11:54

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.

John 21:22

Jesus said to him, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you? You follow me."

John 21:23

This saying therefore went out among the brothers, that this disciple wouldn't die. Yet Jesus didn't say to him that he wouldn't die, but, "If I desire that he stay until I come, what is that to you?"

Joshua 2:22

They went, and came to the mountain, and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had returned. The pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but didn't find them.



Joshua 5:8

It happened, when they were done circumcising all the nation, that they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.

Joshua 8:9

Joshua sent them out; and they went to set up the ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai; but Joshua stayed among the people that night.

Joshua 10:13

The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn't this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of the sky, and didn't hurry to go down about a whole day.

Joshua 10:19

but don't stay. Pursue your enemies, and them from the rear. Don't allow them to enter into their cities; for the LORD your God has delivered them into your hand."

Judges 11:17

then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let me pass through your land;' but the king of Edom didn't listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab; but he would not: and Israel stayed in Kadesh.

Judges 19:4

His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he stayed with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.

Judges 19:6

So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together: and the young lady's father said to the man, "Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry."



Judges 19:8

He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young lady's father said, "Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines;" and they both ate.

Judges 19:9

When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the young lady's father, said to him, "Behold, now the day draws toward evening, please stay all night: behold, the day grows to an end, lodge here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow go on your way early, that you may go home."

Judges 19:10

But the man wouldn't stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of donkeys saddled; his concubine also was with him.

Judges 20:47

But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and stayed in the rock of Rimmon four months.

Leviticus 8:35

You shall stay at the door of the Tent of Meeting day and night seven days, and keep the LORD's command, that you don't die: for so I am commanded."

Leviticus 13:23

But if the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn't spread, it is the scar from the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

Leviticus 13:28

If the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn't spread in the skin, but is faded, it is the swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean; for it is the scar from the burn.



Luke 1:56

Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

Luke 2:8

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Luke 2:43

and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,

Luke 9:4

Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.

Luke 19:5

When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house."

Luke 24:29

They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over." He went in to stay with them.

Mark 3:9

He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn't press on him.



Mark 6:10

He said to them, "Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

Mark 8:2

"I have compassion on the multitude, because they have stayed with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.

Mark 14:34

He said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch."

Mark 14:61

But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"

Matthew 2:13

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."

Matthew 10:11

Into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.

Matthew 17:22

While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

Matthew 26:38

Then he said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here, and watch with me."

Nehemiah 13:21

Then I testified against them, and said to them, "Why do you stay around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you." From that time on, they didn't come on the Sabbath.

Numbers 9:19

When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the LORD's command, and didn't travel.

Numbers 9:22

Whether it was two days, or a month, or a year that the cloud stayed on the tabernacle, remaining on it, the children of Israel remained encamped, and didn't travel; but when it was taken up, they traveled.

Numbers 10:12

The children of Israel went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 11:35

From Kibroth Hattaavah the people traveled to Hazeroth; and they stayed at Hazeroth.

Numbers 16:48

He stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

Numbers 16:50

Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the Tent of Meeting: and the plague was stayed.

Numbers 20:1

The children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month: and the people stayed in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

Numbers 22:5

He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the River, to the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, "Behold, there is a people who came out from Egypt. Behold, they cover the surface of the earth, and they are staying opposite me.

Numbers 22:8

He said to them, "Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak to me." The princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

Numbers 25:1

Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab:

Numbers 25:8

and he went after the man of Israel into the pavilion, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.

Proverbs 7:11

She is loud and defiant. Her feet don't stay in her house.

Proverbs 14:7

Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

Proverbs 23:30

Those who stay long at the wine; those who go to seek out mixed wine.

Psalms 30:5

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalms 63:8

My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

Psalms 103:9

He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.

Psalms 119:148

My eyes stay open through the night watches, that I might meditate on your word.

Psalms 127:2

It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

Ruth 2:7

She said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she stayed a little in the house."

Ruth 2:8

Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Don't go to glean in another field, and don't go from here, but stay here close to my maidens.

Ruth 2:21

Ruth the Moabitess said, "Yes, he said to me, 'You shall stay close to my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.'"

Ruth 2:23

So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.

Ruth 3:13

Stay this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform for you the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part. But if he will not do the part of a kinsman for you, then will I do the part of a kinsman for you, as the LORD lives. Lie down until the morning."


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