Verb emblepō (to look straight at, to consider) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

6: 26Consider (emblepō) the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
19: 26But Jesus looked straight at (emblepō) them and said, "For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible."

Mark

8: 25Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he looked intently and his sight was restored, and he was able to consider (emblepō) everything clearly.
10: 21Jesus, looking straight at (emblepō) him, loved him and said, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me."
10: 27Jesus looked straight at (emblepō) them and said, "For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible."
14: 67When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked straight at (emblepō) him and said, "You also were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth."

Luke

20: 17But he looked straight at (emblepō) them and said, "What then does this text mean: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?
22: 61The Lord turned and looked straight at (emblepō) Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, "Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times."

John

1: 36and as he looked straight at (emblepō) Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, "Look, here is the Lamb of God!"
1: 42He brought Simon to Jesus, who looked straight at (emblepō) him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).

Acts

1: 11They said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand considering (emblepō) the heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven."
22: 11Since I could not consider (emblepō) anything because of the brightness of that light, those who were with me took my hand and led me to Damascus.