Verb epistrephō (turn to, return) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV)


Matthew

10: 13If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return (epistrephō) to you.
12: 44Then it says, 'I will return (epistrephō) to my house from which I came.' When it comes, it finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
13: 15For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn (epistrephō) - and I would heal them.'
24: 18the one in the field must not turn (epistrephō) back to get a coat.

Mark

4: 12in order that 'they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but not understand; so that they may not turn (epistrephō) again and be forgiven.'"
5: 30Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned (epistrephō) about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"
8: 33But turning (epistrephō) and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."
13: 16the one in the field must not turn (epistrephō) back to get a coat.

Luke

1: 16He will turn (epistrephō) many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
1: 17With the spirit and power of Elijah he will go before him, to turn (epistrephō) the hearts of parents to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
2: 39When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they return (epistrephō)ed to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
8: 55Her spirit return (epistrephō)ed, and she got up at once. Then he directed them to give her something to eat.
17: 4And if the same person sins against you seven times a day, and turns (epistrephō) back to you seven times and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive."
17: 31On that day, anyone on the housetop who has belongings in the house must not come down to take them away; and likewise anyone in the field must not turn (epistrephō) back.
22: 32but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned (epistrephō) back, strengthen your brothers."

John

21: 20Peter turned (epistrephō) and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; he was the one who had reclined next to Jesus at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?"

Acts

3: 19Repent therefore, and turn (epistrephō) to God so that your sins may be wiped out,
9: 35And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned (epistrephō) to the Lord.
9: 40Peter put all of them outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned (epistrephō) to the body and said, "Tabitha, get up." Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
11: 21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number became believers and turned (epistrephō) to the Lord.
14: 15"Friends, why are you doing this? We are mortals just like you, and we bring you good news, that you should turn (epistrephō) from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
15: 19Therefore I have reached the decision that we should not trouble those Gentiles who are turning (epistrephō) to God,
15: 36After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Come, let us return (epistrephō) and visit the believers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they are doing."
16: 18She kept doing this for many days. But Paul, very much annoyed, turned (epistrephō) and said to the spirit, "I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out that very hour.
26: 18to open their eyes so that they may turn (epistrephō) from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
26: 20but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout the countryside of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn (epistrephō) to God and do deeds consistent with repentance.
28: 27For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn (epistrephō) - and I would heal them.'