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Verb pherō (to bring, to bear, to carry) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 14: 11 | The head was brought (pherō) on a platter and given to the girl, who brought (pherō) it to her mother. |
| 14: 18 | And he said, "Bring (pherō) them here to me." |
| 17: 17 | Jesus answered, "You faithless and perverse generation, how much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring (pherō) him here to me." |
Mark
| 1: 32 | That evening, at sundown, they brought (pherō) to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. |
| 2: 3 | Then some people came, bringing (pherō) to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. |
| 4: 8 | Other seed fell into good soil and brought (pherō) forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold." |
| 6: 27 | Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring (pherō) John's head. He went and beheaded him in the prison, |
| 6: 28 | brought (pherō) his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother. |
| 7: 32 | They brought (pherō) to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him. |
| 8: 22 | They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought (pherō) a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. |
| 9: 17 | Someone from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought (pherō) you my son; he has a spirit that makes him unable to speak; |
| 9: 19 | He answered them, "You faithless generation, how much longer must I be among you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring (pherō) him to me." |
| 9: 20 | And they brought (pherō) the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. |
| 11: 2 | and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring (pherō) it. |
| 11: 7 | Then they brought (pherō) the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. |
| 12: 15 | Should we pay them, or should we not?" But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why are you putting me to the test? Bring (pherō) me a denarius and let me see it." |
| 12: 16 | And they brought (pherō) one. Then he said to them, "Whose head is this, and whose title?" They answered, "The emperor's." |
| 15: 22 | Then they brought (pherō) Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). |
Luke
| 5: 18 | Just then some men came, carrying a paralyzed man on a bed. They were trying to bring (pherō) him in and lay him before Jesus; |
| 15: 23 | And bring (pherō) the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate; |
| 23: 26 | As they led him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him, and made him carry (pherō) it behind Jesus. |
| 24: 1 | But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing (pherō) the spices that they had prepared. |
John
| 2: 8 | He said to them, "Now draw some out, and bring (pherō) it to the chief steward." So they brought (pherō) it. |
| 4: 33 | So the disciples said to one another, "Surely no one has brought (pherō) him something to eat?" |
| 12: 24 | Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears (pherō) much fruit. |
| 15: 2 | He removes every branch in me that bears (pherō) no fruit. Every branch that bears (pherō) fruit he prunes to make it bear (pherō) more fruit. |
| 15: 4 | Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear (pherō) fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. |
| 15: 5 | I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear (pherō) much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. |
| 15: 8 | My Father is glorified by this, that you bear (pherō) much fruit and become my disciples. |
| 15: 16 | You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear (pherō) fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. |
| 18: 29 | So Pilate went out to them and said, "What accusation do you bring (pherō) against this man?" |
| 19: 39 | Nicodemus, who had at first come to Jesus by night, also came, bringing (pherō) a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about a hundred pounds. |
| 20: 27 | Then he said to Thomas, "Bring (pherō) your finger here and see my hands. Bring (pherō) your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." |
| 21: 10 | Jesus said to them, "Bring (pherō) some of the fish that you have just caught." |
| 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, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and bring (pherō) you where you do not wish to go." |
Acts
| 2: 2 | And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like carrying (pherō) a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. |
| 4: 34 | There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought (pherō) the proceeds of what was sold. |
| 4: 37 | He sold a field that belonged to him, then brought (pherō) the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. |
| 5: 2 | with his wife's knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds, and brought (pherō) only a part and laid it at the apostles' feet. |
| 5: 16 | A great number of people would also gather from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing (pherō) the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all cured. |
| 12: 10 | After they had passed the first and the second guard, they came before the iron gate bringing (pherō) into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went outside and walked along a lane, when suddenly the angel left him. |
| 14: 13 | The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought (pherō) oxen and garlands to the gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifice. |
| 25: 18 | When the accusers stood up, they did not carry (pherō) any charges of the crimes that I was expecting. |
| 27: 15 | Since the ship was caught and could not be turned head-on into the wind, we gave way to it and were carried (pherō) [away]. |
| 27: 17 | After hoisting it up they took measures to undergird the ship; then, fearing that they would run on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and so were carried (pherō) [away]. |
2 John
| 1: 10 | Do not receive into the house or welcome anyone who comes to you and does not bring (pherō) this teaching; |
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