cheir

Noun cheir (hand) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV)

Matthew

3: 12	His winnowing fork is in his hand (cheir), and he will clear his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
4: 6	saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you,' and 'On their hands (cheir) they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'"
5: 30	And if your right hand (cheir) causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell.
8: 3	He stretched out his hand (cheir) and touched him, saying, "I do choose. Be made clean!" Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
8: 15	he touched her hand (cheir), and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.
9: 18	While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader of the synagogue came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay your hand (cheir) on her, and she will live."
9: 25	But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand (cheir), and the girl got up.
12: 10	a man was there with a withered hand (cheir), and they asked him, "Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath?" so that they might accuse him.
12: 13	Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand (cheir)." He stretched it out, and it was restored, as sound as the other.
12: 49	And pointing to his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!
14: 31	Jesus immediately reached out his hand (cheir) and caught him, saying to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"
15: 2	"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands (cheir) before they eat."
15: 20	These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands (cheir) does not defile."
17: 22	As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands (cheir),
18: 8	"If your hand (cheir) or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than to have two hands (cheir) or two feet and to be thrown into the eternal fire.
19: 13	Then little children were being brought to him in order that he might lay his hands (cheir) on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them;
19: 15	And he laid his hands (cheir) on them and went on his way.
22: 13	Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand (cheir) and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
26: 23	He answered, "The one who has dipped his hand (cheir) into the bowl with me will betray me.
26: 45	Then he came to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the hour is at hand (cheir), and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands (cheir) of sinners.
26: 50	Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you are here to do." Then they came and laid hands (cheir) on Jesus and arrested him.
26: 51	Suddenly, one of those with Jesus put his hand (cheir) on his sword, drew it, and struck the slave of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
27: 24	So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands (cheir) before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves."

Mark

1: 31	He came and took her by the hand (cheir) and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
1: 41	Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand (cheir) and touched him, and said to him, "I do choose. Be made clean!"
3: 1	Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand (cheir).
3: 3	And he said to the man who had the withered hand (cheir), "Come forward."
3: 5	He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand (cheir)." He stretched it out, and his hand (cheir) was restored.
5: 23	and begged him repeatedly, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands (cheir) on her, so that she may be made well, and live."
5: 41	He took her by the hand (cheir) and said to her, "Talitha cum," which means, "Little girl, get up!"
6: 2	On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands (cheir)!
6: 5	And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands (cheir) on a few sick people and cured them.
7: 2	they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands (cheir), that is, without washing them.
7: 3	(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands (cheir), thus observing the tradition of the elders;
7: 5	So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands (cheir)?"
7: 32	They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand (cheir) on him.
8: 23	He took the blind man by the hand (cheir) and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands (cheir) on him, he asked him, "Can you see anything?"
8: 25	Then Jesus laid his hands (cheir) on his eyes again; and he looked intently and his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
9: 27	But Jesus took him by the hand (cheir) and lifted him up, and he was able to stand.
9: 31	for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands (cheir), and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again."
9: 43	If your hand (cheir) causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands (cheir) and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
10: 16	And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands (cheir) on them, and blessed them.
14: 41	He came a third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! The hour has come; the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands (cheir) of sinners.
14: 46	Then they laid hands (cheir) on him and arrested him.
16: 18	they will pick up snakes in their hands (cheir), and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands (cheir) on the sick, and they will recover."

Luke

1: 66	All who heard them pondered them and said, "What then will this child become?" For, indeed, the hand (cheir) of the Lord was with him.
1: 71	that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand (cheir) of all who hate us.
1: 74	that we, being rescued from the hands (cheir) of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
3: 17	His winnowing fork is in his hand (cheir), to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
4: 11	and 'On their hands (cheir) they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'"
4: 40	As the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various kinds of diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands (cheir) on each of them and cured them.
5: 13	Then Jesus stretched out his hand (cheir), touched him, and said, "I do choose. Be made clean." Immediately the leprosy left him.
6: 1	One sabbath while Jesus was going through the grainfields, his disciples plucked some heads of grain, rubbed them in their hands (cheir), and ate them.
6: 6	On another sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand (cheir) was withered.
6: 8	Even though he knew what they were thinking, he said to the man who had the withered hand (cheir), "Come and stand here." He got up and stood there.
6: 10	After looking around at all of them, he said to him, "Stretch out your hand (cheir)." He did so, and his hand (cheir) was restored.
8: 54	But he took her by the hand (cheir) and called out, "Child, get up!"
9: 44	"Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands (cheir)."
9: 62	Jesus said to him, "No one who puts a hand (cheir) to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."
13: 13	When he laid his hands (cheir) on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God.
15: 22	But the father said to his slaves, 'Quickly, bring out a robe - the best one - and put it on him; put a ring on his hand (cheir) and sandals on his feet.
20: 19	When the scribes and chief priests realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to lay hands (cheir) on him at that very hour, but they feared the people.
21: 12	"But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand (cheir) you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
22: 21	But see, the one who betrays me is with me, and his hand (cheir) is on the table.
22: 53	When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands (cheir) on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness!"
23: 46	Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands (cheir) I commend my spirit." Having said this, he breathed his last.
24: 7	that the Son of Man must be given over to the hands (cheir) of the sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."
24: 39	Look at my hands (cheir) and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."
24: 40	And when he had said this, he showed them his hands (cheir) and his feet.
24: 50	Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands (cheir), he blessed them.

John

3: 35	The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands (cheir).
7: 30	Then they tried to arrest him, but no one laid hands (cheir) on him, because his hour had not yet come.
7: 44	Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands (cheir) on him.
10: 28	I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand (cheir).
10: 29	What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father's hand (cheir).
10: 39	Then they tried to arrest him again, but he escaped from their hands (cheir).
11: 44	The dead man came out, his hands (cheir) and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."
13: 3	Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands (cheir), and that he had come from God and was going to God,
13: 9	Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my hands (cheir) and my head!"
20: 20	After he said this, he showed them his hands (cheir) and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.
20: 25	So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands (cheir), and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand (cheir) in his side, I will not believe."
20: 27	Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands (cheir). Reach out your hand (cheir) and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe."
21: 18	Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands (cheir), and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go."

Acts

2: 23	this man, handed over to you according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands (cheir) of those outside the law.
3: 7	And he took him by the right hand (cheir) and raised him up; and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
4: 3	So they laid hands (cheir) on them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
4: 28	to do whatever your hand (cheir) and your plan had predestined to take place.
4: 30	while you stretch out your hand (cheir) to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
5: 12	Now many signs and wonders were done among the people through the hands (cheir) apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico.
5: 18	they laid hands (cheir) on the apostles and put them in the public prison.
6: 6	They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands (cheir) on them.
7: 25	He supposed that his kinsfolk would understand that God through his hands (cheir) was rescuing them, but they did not understand.
7: 35	"It was this Moses whom they rejected when they said, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?' and whom God now sent as both ruler and liberator through the hand (cheir) of an angel who appeared to him in the bush.
7: 41	At that time they made a calf, offered a sacrifice to the idol, and reveled in the works of their hands (cheir).
7: 50	Did not my hand (cheir) make all these things?'
8: 17	Then Peter and John laid their hands (cheir) on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
8: 18	Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands (cheir), he offered them money,
8: 19	saying, "Give me also this power so that anyone on whom I lay my hands (cheir) may receive the Holy Spirit."
9: 12	and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands (cheir) on him so that he might regain his sight."
9: 17	So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands (cheir) on Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
9: 41	He gave her his hand (cheir) and helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be alive.
11: 21	The hand (cheir) of the Lord was with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord.
11: 30	this they did, sending it to the elders by hand (cheir) of Barnabas and Saul.
12: 1	About that time King Herod laid violent hands (cheir) upon some who belonged to the church.
12: 7	Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands (cheir).
12: 11	Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hands (cheir) of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."
12: 17	He motioned to them with his hand (cheir) to be silent, and described for them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he added, "Tell this to James and to the believers." Then he left and went to another place.
13: 3	Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands (cheir) on them and sent them off.
13: 11	And now listen - the hand (cheir) of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind for a while, unable to see the sun." Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he went about groping for someone to lead him by the hand.
13: 16	So Paul stood up and making a sign with the hand (cheir), he began to speak: "You Israelites, and others who fear God, listen.
14: 3	So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace by granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands (cheir).
15: 23	writing with their hand (cheir): "The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the believers of Gentile origin in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings.
17: 25	nor is he served by human hands (cheir), as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things.
19: 6	When Paul had laid his hands (cheir) on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied -
19: 11	God did extraordinary miracles through the hands (cheir) of Paul,
19: 26	You also see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost the whole of Asia this Paul has persuaded and drawn away a considerable number of people by saying that gods made with hands (cheir) are not gods.
19: 33	Some of the crowd gave instructions to Alexander, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander made a sign of the hand (cheir) and tried to make a defense before the people.
20: 34	You know for yourselves that I worked with my own hands (cheir) to support myself and my companions.
21: 11	He came to us and took Paul's belt, bound his own feet and hands (cheir) with it, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'This is the way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and will hand (cheir) him over to the Gentiles.'"
21: 27	When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, who had seen him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd. They laid hands (cheir) on him,
21: 40	When he had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and made a sign of the hand (cheir) to the people; and when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying:
23: 19	The tribune took him by the hand (cheir), drew him aside privately, and asked, "What is it that you have to report to me?"
26: 1	Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand (cheir) and began to defend himself:
28: 3	Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire, when a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand (cheir).
28: 4	When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand (cheir), they said to one another, "This man must be a murderer; though he has escaped from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live."
28: 8	It so happened that the father of Publius lay sick in bed with fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and cured him by praying and putting his hands (cheir) on him.
28: 17	Three days later he called together the local leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, "Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, yet I was arrested in Jerusalem and given over to the hands (cheir) of the Romans.

1 John

1: 1	We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands (cheir), concerning the word of life