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‘Obtain’ in the Bible – All 87 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Obtain’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Obtain’ occurs 87 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

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Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Genesis

Genesis 4:1 Truly, Adam knew his wife Eve, who conceived and gave birth to Cain, saying, “I have obtained a man through God.”Genesis 4:1

Genesis 29:30 And, having at last obtained the marriage he desired, he preferred the love of the latter before the former, and he served with him another seven years.Genesis 29:30

Genesis 36:6 Then Esau took his wives, and sons, and daughters, and every soul of his house, and his substance, and cattle, and whatever he was able to obtain in the land of Canaan, and he went into another region, withdrawing from his brother Jacob.Genesis 36:6

Number of the word / term Obtain in Genesis: 3

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Leviticus

Leviticus 6:5 all that he wanted to obtain by fraud, the whole plus an additional fifth part, to the owner against whom he brought the damage.Leviticus 6:5

Leviticus 12:8 And if her hand has not obtained or been able to offer a lamb, she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a holocaust, and the other for sin. And the priest shall pray for her, and so she shall be cleansed.Leviticus 12:8

Leviticus 14:32 This is the sacrifice of a leper, who is not able to obtain all of the things concerning his cleansing.Leviticus 14:32

Number of the word / term Obtain in Leviticus: 3

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Numbers

Numbers 11:13 From where would I obtain the flesh to give to so great a multitude? They weep against me, saying, ‘Give us flesh, so that we may eat.’Numbers 11:13

Numbers 13:30 During these events, Caleb, to restrain the murmuring of the people who rose up against Moses, said, “Let us ascend and possess the land, for we will be able to obtain it.”Numbers 13:30

Numbers 15:28 And the priest shall pray for him, because he sinned unknowingly before the Lord. And he shall obtain pardon for him, and it will be forgiven him.Numbers 15:28

Numbers 32:22 and all the land is subjected to him. Then you will be guiltless with the Lord and with Israel, and you will obtain the regions which you desire before the Lord.Numbers 32:22

Number of the word / term Obtain in Numbers: 4

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 8:13 and have obtained herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep, and a plentitude of gold and silver and all things,Deuteronomy 8:13

Deuteronomy 26:1 “And when you will have entered into the land which the Lord your God will give to you to possess, and when you will have obtained it and are living within it:Deuteronomy 26:1

Deuteronomy 30:5 And he will take you up and lead you into the land which your fathers had possessed, and you shall obtain it. And in blessing you, he will make you greater in number than your fathers ever were.Deuteronomy 30:5

Deuteronomy 31:13 and also so that their sons, who are now ignorant, may be able to listen, and may fear the Lord their God all the days that they live in the land to which you will travel, crossing the Jordan in order to obtain it.”Deuteronomy 31:13

Deuteronomy 32:49 “Ascend this mountain, Abarim, (that is, of crossings) onto Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, opposite Jericho, and look upon the land of Canaan, which I will deliver to the sons of Israel to obtain it. And you shall die upon the mountain.Deuteronomy 32:49

Number of the word / term Obtain in Deuteronomy: 5

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Joshua

Joshua 22:9 And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the one half tribe of Manasseh returned, and they went away from the sons of Israel at Shiloh, which is situated in Canaan, so that they might enter into Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had obtained according to the order of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.Joshua 22:9

Number of the word / term Obtain in Joshua: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Judges

Judges 2:6 Then Joshua dismissed the people, and the sons of Israel went away, each one to his own possession, so that they might obtain it.Judges 2:6

Judges 5:11 Where the chariots were struck together, and the army of the enemies was choked, in that place, let the justices of the Lord be described, and let his clemency be for the brave of Israel. Then did the people of the Lord descend to the gates, and obtain leadership.Judges 5:11

Judges 11:5 And being steadfastly attacked, the elders of Gilead traveled so that they might obtain for their assistance Jephthah, from the land of Tob.Judges 11:5

Judges 11:24 Are not the things that your god Chemosh possesses owed to you by right? And so, what the Lord our God has obtained by victory falls to us as a possession.Judges 11:24

Number of the word / term Obtain in Judges: 4

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Ruth

Ruth 1:9 May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands, whom you will obtain by lot.” And she kissed them. They lifted up their voice, and began to weep,Ruth 1:9

Number of the word / term Obtain in Ruth: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:1 Then, after these things, Absalom obtained for himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men who went before him.2 Samuel 15:1

2 Samuel 19:38 And so the king said to him: “Let Chimham cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever will be pleasing to you. And all that you ask of me, you shall obtain.”2 Samuel 19:38

Number of the word / term Obtain in 2 Samuel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 1 Kings

1 Kings 4:24 For he had obtained the entire region which was beyond the river, from Tiphsah as far as Gaza, and all the kings of those regions. And he had peace on every side all around.1 Kings 4:24

Number of the word / term Obtain in 1 Kings: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 2 Kings

2 Kings 14:5 And when he had obtained the kingdom, he struck down those of his servants who had killed his father, the king.2 Kings 14:5

Number of the word / term Obtain in 2 Kings: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 26:14 And the lot of the east fell out to Shelemiah. But to his son Zechariah, a very prudent and learned man, the northern section was obtained by lot.1 Chronicles 26:14

1 Chronicles 26:15 Truly, Obededom and his sons obtained that to the south, in the part of the house where the council of elders was.1 Chronicles 26:15

1 Chronicles 26:16 Shuppim and Hosah obtained that toward the west, beside the gate that leads to the way of the ascent, one post facing the other.1 Chronicles 26:16

Number of the word / term Obtain in 1 Chronicles: 3

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 8:3 Also, he went to Hamath Zobah, and he obtained it.2 Chronicles 8:3

Number of the word / term Obtain in 2 Chronicles: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Esther

Esther 5:6 And the king said to her, after he had drunk wine abundantly, “What are you asking for that should be given to you? And which things do you require? Even if you request half of my kingdom, you will obtain it.”Esther 5:6

Esther 7:2 And the king said to her again on the second day, after he was warmed with wine, “What is your request, Esther, so that it may be given to you? And what do you want done? Even if you ask for half of my kingdom, you will obtain it.”Esther 7:2

Number of the word / term Obtain in Esther: 2

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Job

Job 24:5 Others, like wild asses in the desert, go forth to their work; by watching for prey, they obtain bread for their children.Job 24:5

Job 31:25 if I have rejoiced over my great success, and over the many things my hand has obtained;Job 31:25

Number of the word / term Obtain in Job: 2

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Psalm

Psalm 73:12 Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches.Psalm 73:12

Psalm 119:104 I obtained understanding by your commandments. Because of this, I have hated every way of iniquity.Psalm 119:104

Psalm 149:7 to obtain vindication among the nations, chastisements among the peoples,Psalm 149:7

Psalm 149:9 to obtain judgment over them, as it has been written. This is glory for all his saints. Alleluia.Psalm 149:9

Number of the word / term Obtain in Psalm: 4

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Proverbs

Proverbs 4:5 Obtain wisdom, obtain prudence. May you neither forget, nor turn away from, the words of my mouth.Proverbs 4:5

Proverbs 4:7 The beginning of wisdom is to obtain wisdom, and, with all that you possess, to acquire prudence.Proverbs 4:7

Proverbs 13:11 Substance obtained in haste will be diminished. But what is collected by hand, little by little, shall be multiplied.Proverbs 13:11

Proverbs 20:21 When an inheritance is obtained hastily in the beginning, in the end it will be without a blessing.Proverbs 20:21

Number of the word / term Obtain in Proverbs: 4

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:7 I obtained men and women servants, and I had a great family, as well as herds of cattle and great flocks of sheep, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.Ecclesiastes 2:7

Ecclesiastes 2:21 For when someone labors in wisdom, and doctrine, and prudence, he leaves behind what he has obtained to one who is idle. So this, too, is emptiness and a great burden.Ecclesiastes 2:21

Number of the word / term Obtain in Ecclesiastes: 2

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 35:10 And the redeemed of the Lord will be converted, and they will return to Zion with praising. And everlasting joy will be upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and rejoicing. For pain and sorrow will flee away.Isaiah 35:10

Number of the word / term Obtain in Isaiah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Jeremiah

Jeremiah 13:1 Thus says the Lord to me: “Go, and obtain for yourself a linen waistcloth. And you shall place it over your loins, and you shall not put it into water.”Jeremiah 13:1

Jeremiah 13:2 And so I obtained a waistcloth, according to the word of the Lord, and I placed it around my loins.Jeremiah 13:2

Jeremiah 13:4 “Take the waistcloth, which you obtained, which is around your loins, and, rising up, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in an opening of the rock.”Jeremiah 13:4

Jeremiah 20:10 For I heard the insults of many, and terror all around: ‘Persecute him!’ and, ‘Let us persecute him!’ from all the men who had been at peace with me and who had kept watch by my side. ‘If only there were some way that he might be deceived, and we might prevail against him and obtain vengeance from him!’Jeremiah 20:10

Number of the word / term Obtain in Jeremiah: 4

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Lamentations

Lamentations 5:9 We obtained our bread at the risk of our lives, before the face of the sword, in the wilderness.Lamentations 5:9

Number of the word / term Obtain in Lamentations: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Ezekiel

Ezekiel 5:1 “And as for you, son of man, obtain for yourself a sharp knife for shaving hair, and you shall take it and draw it across your head and across your beard. And you shall obtain for yourself a balance for weighing, and you shall divide the hair.Ezekiel 5:1

Ezekiel 17:15 But, withdrawing from him, he sent messengers to Egypt, so that it would give him horses and many people. Should he who has done these things prosper and obtain safety? And should he who has broken the pact go free?Ezekiel 17:15

Number of the word / term Obtain in Ezekiel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Daniel

Daniel 7:22 until the Ancient of days came and gave judgment to the holy ones of the Supreme One, and the time arrived, and the holy ones obtained the kingdom.Daniel 7:22

Daniel 11:6 And after the end of years, they will form a federation, and the daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to make friendship, but she will not obtain the strength of arms, neither will her offspring stand firm, and she will be handed over, along with those who brought her, her young men, and those who comforted her in these times.Daniel 11:6

Daniel 11:21 And there will stand up in his place the despicable one, and he will not be assigned the honor of a king. And he will arrive in secret, and he will obtain the kingdom by deceitfulness.Daniel 11:21

Number of the word / term Obtain in Daniel: 3

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Hosea

Hosea 2:1 “Say to your brothers, ‘You are my people,’ and to your sister, ‘You have obtained mercy.’Hosea 2:1

Hosea 2:7 And she will pursue her lovers, but she will not obtain them, and she will seek them, but she will not find them, and she will say, ‘I will go and return to my first husband, because it was to some extent better for me then, than it is now.’Hosea 2:7

Number of the word / term Obtain in Hosea: 2

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Matthew

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.Matthew 5:7

Matthew 13:56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Therefore, from where has this one obtained all these things?”Matthew 13:56

Matthew 15:33 And the disciples said to him: “From where, then, in the desert, would we obtain enough bread to satisfy so a great multitude?”Matthew 15:33

Number of the word / term Obtain in Matthew: 3

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Mark

Mark 8:4 And his disciples answered him, “From where would anyone be able to obtain enough bread for them in the wilderness?”Mark 8:4

Number of the word / term Obtain in Mark: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Acts

Acts 7:46 who found grace before God and who asked that he might obtain a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.Acts 7:46

Acts 12:19 And when Herod had requested him and did not obtain him, having had the guards interrogated, he ordered them led away. And descending from Judea into Caesarea, he lodged there.Acts 12:19

Acts 22:28 And the tribune responded, “I obtained this citizenship at great cost.” And Paul said, “But I was born to it.”Acts 22:28

Acts 24:18 through which I obtained purification in the temple: neither with a crowd, nor with a commotion.Acts 24:18

Number of the word / term Obtain in Acts: 4

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Romans

Romans 1:13 But I want you to know, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you, (though I have been hindered even to the present time) so that I might obtain some fruit among you also, just as also among the other Gentiles.Romans 1:13

Romans 9:25 just as he says in Hosea: “I will call those who were not my people, ‘my people,’ and she who was not beloved, ‘beloved,’ and she who had not obtained mercy, ‘one who has obtained mercy.’Romans 9:25

Romans 11:7 What is next? What Israel was seeking, he has not obtained. But the elect have obtained it. And truly, these others have been blinded,Romans 11:7

Romans 11:30 And just as you also, in times past, did not believe in God, but now you have obtained mercy because of their unbelief,Romans 11:30

Romans 11:31 so also have these now not believed, for your mercy, so that they might obtain mercy also.Romans 11:31

Number of the word / term Obtain in Romans: 5

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 7:25 Now, concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give counsel, as one who has obtained the mercy of the Lord, so as to be faithful.1 Corinthians 7:25

1 Corinthians 10:4 And they all drank of the same spiritual drink. And so, they all were drinking of the spiritual rock seeking to obtain them; and that rock was Christ.1 Corinthians 10:4

1 Corinthians 13:2 And if I have prophecy, and learn every mystery, and obtain all knowledge, and possess all faith, so that I could move mountains, yet not have charity, then I am nothing.1 Corinthians 13:2

Number of the word / term Obtain in 1 Corinthians: 3

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, and in as much as we have obtained mercy for ourselves, we are not inadequate.2 Corinthians 4:1

2 Corinthians 12:16 And so be it. I have not burdened you, but instead, being astute, I obtained you by guile.2 Corinthians 12:16

Number of the word / term Obtain in 2 Corinthians: 2

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Galatians

Galatians 5:21 envy, murder, inebriation, carousing, and similar things. About these things, I continue to preach to you, as I have preached to you: that those who act in this way shall not obtain the kingdom of God.Galatians 5:21

Number of the word / term Obtain in Galatians: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 1 Timothy

1 Timothy 1:13 though previously I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and contemptuous. But then I obtained the mercy of God. For I had been acting ignorantly, in unbelief.1 Timothy 1:13

1 Timothy 1:16 But it was for this reason that I obtained mercy, so that in me as first, Christ Jesus would display all patience, for the instruction of those who would believe in him unto eternal life.1 Timothy 1:16

1 Timothy 6:19 to gather for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may obtain true life.1 Timothy 6:19

Number of the word / term Obtain in 1 Timothy: 3

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 2 Timothy

2 Timothy 1:18 May the Lord grant to him to obtain mercy from the Lord in that day. And you know well in how many ways he has ministered to me at Ephesus.2 Timothy 1:18

2 Timothy 2:10 I endure all things for this reason: for the sake of the elect, so that they, too, may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory.2 Timothy 2:10

Number of the word / term Obtain in 2 Timothy: 2

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book Hebrews

Hebrews 4:16 Therefore, let us go forth with confidence toward the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy, and find grace, in a helpful time.Hebrews 4:16

Hebrews 9:12 entered once into the Holy of Holies, having obtained eternal redemption, neither by the blood of goats, nor of calves, but by his own blood.Hebrews 9:12

Hebrews 11:4 By faith, Abel offered to God a much better sacrifice than that of Cain, through which he obtained testimony that he was just, in that God offered testimony to his gifts. And through that sacrifice, he still speaks to us, though he is dead.Hebrews 11:4

Hebrews 11:33 those who, by faith, conquered kingdoms, accomplished justice, obtained promises, closed the mouths of lions,Hebrews 11:33

Number of the word / term Obtain in Hebrews: 4

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book James

James 4:2 You desire, and you do not have. You envy and you kill, and you are unable to obtain. You argue and you fight, and you do not have, because you do not ask.James 4:2

Number of the word / term Obtain in James: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 1 Peter

1 Peter 2:10 Though in past times you were not a people, yet now you are the people of God. Though you had not obtained mercy, yet now you have obtained mercy.1 Peter 2:10

Number of the word / term Obtain in 1 Peter: 1

Bible passages with ‘Obtain’ in the book 1 John

1 John 5:15 And we know that he hears us, no matter what we request; so we know that we can obtain the things that we request of him.1 John 5:15

Number of the word / term ‘Obtain’ in 1 John: 1

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 87

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