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Verb kleiō (to shut) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 6: 6 | But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut (kleiō) the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. |
| 23: 13 | "But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut (kleiō) people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not go in yourselves, and when others are going in, you stop them. |
| 25: 10 | And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut (kleiō). |
Luke
| 4: 25 | But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut (kleiō) up three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; |
| 11: 7 | And he answers from within, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been shut (kleiō), and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.' |
John
| 20: 19 | When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were shut (kleiō) for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." |
| 20: 26 | A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut (kleiō), Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." |
Acts
| 5: 23 | "We found the prison securely shut (kleiō) and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside." |
| 21: 30 | Then all the city was aroused, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut (kleiō). |
1 John
| 3: 17 | How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother in need and yet shut (kleiō) his heart from him? |
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