Verb proserchomai (to approach) in the New Testament

(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more litteral meaning)


Matthew

4: 3The tempter approached (proserchomai) and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread."
4: 11Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels approached (proserchomai) and waited on him.
5: 1When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples approached (proserchomai) him.
8: 2and there was a leper who approached (proserchomai) him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean."
8: 5When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached (proserchomai) him, appealing to him
8: 19A scribe then approached (proserchomai) and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
8: 25And they approached (proserchomai) and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"
9: 14Then the disciples of John approached (proserchomai) him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"
9: 20Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years approached (proserchomai) behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak,
9: 28When he entered the house, the blind men approached (proserchomai) him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."
13: 10Then the disciples approached (proserchomai) and asked him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"
13: 27And the slaves of the householder approached (proserchomai) and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?'
13: 36Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached (proserchomai) him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field."
14: 12His disciples approached (proserchomai) and took the body and buried it; then they went and told Jesus.
14: 15When it was evening, the disciples approached (proserchomai) him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."
15: 1Then Pharisees and scribes approached (proserchomai) Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
15: 12Then the disciples approached (proserchomai) and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?"
15: 23But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples approached (proserchomai) and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us."
15: 30Great crowds approached (proserchomai) him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them,
16: 1The Pharisees and Sadducees approached (proserchomai), and to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
17: 7But Jesus approached (proserchomai) and touched them, saying, "Get up and do not be afraid."
17: 14When they came to the crowd, a man approached (proserchomai) him, knelt before him,
17: 19Then the disciples approached (proserchomai) Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"
17: 24When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax approached (proserchomai) Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the temple tax?"
18: 1At that time the disciples approached (proserchomai) Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
18: 21Then Peter approached (proserchomai) and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?"
19: 3Some Pharisees approached (proserchomai) him, and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?"
19: 16Then someone approached (proserchomai) him and said, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?"
20: 20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached (proserchomai) him with her sons, and kneeling before him, she asked a favor of him.
21: 14The blind and the lame approached (proserchomai) him in the temple, and he cured them.
21: 23When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people approached (proserchomai) him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
21: 28"What do you think? A man had two sons; he approached (proserchomai) the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
21: 30The father approached (proserchomai) the second and said the same; and he answered, 'I go, sir'; but he did not go.
22: 23The same day some Sadducees approached (proserchomai) him, saying there is no resurrection; and they asked him a question, saying,
24: 1As Jesus came out of the temple and was going away, his disciples approached (proserchomai) to point out to him the buildings of the temple.
24: 3When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached (proserchomai) him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
25: 20Then the one who had received the five talents approached (proserchomai), bringing five more talents, saying, 'Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.'
25: 22And the one with the two talents also approached (proserchomai), saying, 'Master, you handed over to me two talents; see, I have made two more talents.'
25: 24Then the one who had received the one talent also approached (proserchomai), saying, 'Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed;
26: 7a woman approached (proserchomai) him with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table.
26: 17On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples approached (proserchomai) Jesus, saying, "Where do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?"
26: 49At once he approached (proserchomai) Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed him.
26: 50Jesus said to him, "Friend, do what you are here to do." Then they approached (proserchomai) and laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.
26: 60but they found none, though many false witnesses approached (proserchomai). At last two approached (proserchomai)
26: 69Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant-girl approached (proserchomai) him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."
26: 73After a little while the bystanders approached (proserchomai) and said to Peter, "Certainly you are also one of them, for your accent betrays you."
27: 58He approached (proserchomai) Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
28: 2And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, approached (proserchomai) and rolled back the stone and sat on it.
28: 9Suddenly Jesus met them and said, "Greetings!" And they approached (proserchomai) him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.
28: 18And Jesus approached (proserchomai) and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Mark

1: 31He approached (proserchomai) and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
6: 35When it grew late, his disciples approached (proserchomai) him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late;
10: 2Some Pharisees approached (proserchomai), and to test him they asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
12: 28One of the scribes approached (proserchomai) and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?"
14: 45So when he came, he approached (proserchomai) him at once and said, "Rabbi!" and kissed him.

Luke

7: 14Then he approached (proserchomai) and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, rise!"
8: 24They approached (proserchomai) him and woke him up, shouting, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he woke up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they ceased, and there was a calm.
8: 44She approached (proserchomai) behind him and touched the fringe of his clothes, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped.
9: 12The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve approached (proserchomai) him and said, "Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place."
9: 42While he was approaching (proserchomai), the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
10: 34He approached (proserchomai) him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
13: 31At that very hour some Pharisees approached (proserchomai) and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you."
20: 27Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, approached (proserchomai) him
23: 36The soldiers also mocked him, approaching (proserchomai) and offering him sour wine,
23: 52This man approached (proserchomai) Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

John

12: 21They approached (proserchomai) Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus."

Acts

7: 31When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight; and as he approached (proserchomai) to look, there came the voice of the Lord:
8: 29Then the Spirit said to Philip, "Approach (proserchomai) this chariot and join it."
9: 1Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached (proserchomai) the high priest
10: 28and he said to them, "You yourselves know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to approach (proserchomai) a Gentile; but God has shown me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean.
12: 13When he knocked at the outer gate, a maid named Rhoda approached (proserchomai).
18: 2There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul approached (proserchomai) them,
22: 26When the centurion heard that, he approached (proserchomai) the tribune and said to him, "What are you about to do? This man is a Roman citizen."
22: 27The tribune approached (proserchomai) and asked Paul, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" And he said, "Yes."
23: 14They approached (proserchomai) the chief priests and elders and said, "We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food until we have killed Paul.
28: 9After this happened, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also approached (proserchomai) and were cured.

1 Timothy

6: 3Whoever teaches otherwise and does not approach (proserchomai) with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is in accordance with godliness,

Hebrews

4: 16Let us therefore approach (proserchomai) the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
7: 25Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach (proserchomai) God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
10: 1Since the law has only a shadow of the good things to come and not the true form of these realities, it can never, by the same sacrifices that are continually offered year after year, make perfect those who approach (proserchomai).
10: 22let us approach (proserchomai) with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
11: 6And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach (proserchomai) him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
12: 18You have not approached (proserchomai) something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest,
12: 22But you have approached (proserchomai) Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,

1 Peter

2: 4Approach (proserchomai) him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God's sight, and