Verb pisteuō (to believe) in the Gospels-Acts

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


Matthew

8: 13And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; let it be done for you according to your what you believe (pisteuō)." And the servant was healed in that hour.
9: 28When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe (pisteuō) that I am able to do this?" They said to him, "Yes, Lord."
18: 6"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe (pisteuō) in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea.
21: 22Whatever you ask for in prayer believing (pisteuō), you will receive."
21: 25Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe (pisteuō) him?'
21: 32For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe (pisteuō) him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed (pisteuō) him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe (pisteuō) him.
24: 23Then if anyone says to you, 'Look! Here is the Messiah!' or 'There he is!' - do not believe (pisteuō) it.
24: 26So, if they say to you, 'Look! He is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look! He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe (pisteuō) it.
27: 42"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe (pisteuō) in him.

Mark

1: 15and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe (pisteuō) in the good news."
5: 36But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe (pisteuō)."
9: 23Jesus said to him, "If you are able! - All things can be done for the one who believes (pisteuō)."
9: 24Immediately the father of the child cried out, "I believe (pisteuō); help my unbelief!"
9: 42"If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe (pisteuō) in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea.
11: 23Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe (pisteuō) that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you.
11: 24So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (pisteuō) that you have received it, and it will be yours.
11: 31They argued with one another, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe (pisteuō) him?'
13: 21And if anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! Here is the Messiah!' or 'Look! There he is!' - do not believe (pisteuō) it.
15: 32Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe (pisteuō)." Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
16: 13And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe (pisteuō) them.
16: 14Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were sitting at the table; and he upbraided them for their lack of faith and stubbornness, because they had not believed (pisteuō) those who saw him after he had risen.
16: 16The one who believes (pisteuō) and is baptized will be saved; but the one who is an unbeliever will be condemned.
16: 17And these signs will accompany those who believe (pisteuō): by using my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

Luke

1: 20But now, because you did not believe (pisteuō) my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will become mute, unable to speak, until the day these things occur."
1: 45And blessed is she who believed (pisteuō) that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord."
8: 12The ones on the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe (pisteuō) and be saved.
8: 13The ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe (pisteuō) only for a while and in a time of testing fall away.
8: 50When Jesus heard this, he replied, "Do not fear. Only believe (pisteuō), and she will be saved."
16: 11If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will believe (pisteuō) in you with the true riches?
20: 5They discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe (pisteuō) him?'
22: 67They said, "If you are the Messiah, tell us." He replied, "If I tell you, you will not believe (pisteuō);
24: 25Then he said to them, "Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe (pisteuō) all that the prophets have declared!

John

1: 7He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe (pisteuō) through him.
1: 12But to all who received him, who believed (pisteuō) in his name, he gave power to become children of God,
1: 50Jesus answered, "Do you believe (pisteuō) because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these."
2: 11Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed (pisteuō) in him.
2: 22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed (pisteuō) the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
2: 23When he was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed (pisteuō) in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing.
2: 24But Jesus on his part would not himself believe (pisteuō) in them, because he knew all people
3: 12If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe (pisteuō), how can you believe (pisteuō) if I tell you about heavenly things?
3: 15that whoever believes (pisteuō) in him may have eternal life.
3: 16"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes (pisteuō) in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
3: 18Those who believe (pisteuō) in him are not condemned; but those who do not believe (pisteuō) are condemned already, because they have not believed (pisteuō) in the name of the only Son of God.
3: 36Whoever believes (pisteuō) in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but must endure God's wrath.
4: 21Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe (pisteuō) me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.
4: 39Many Samaritans from that city believed (pisteuō) in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I have ever done."
4: 41And many more believed (pisteuō) because of his word.
4: 42They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe (pisteuō), for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world."
4: 48Then Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe (pisteuō)."
4: 50Jesus said to him, "Go; your son will live." The man believed (pisteuō) the word that Jesus spoke to him and started on his way.
4: 53The father realized that this was the hour when Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live." So he himself believed (pisteuō), along with his whole household.
5: 24Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes (pisteuō) him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment, but has passed from death to life.
5: 38and you do not have his word abiding in you, because you do not believe (pisteuō) him whom he has sent.
5: 44How can you believe (pisteuō) when you accept glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God?
5: 46If you believed (pisteuō) Moses, you would believe (pisteuō) me, for he wrote about me.
5: 47But if you do not believe (pisteuō) what he wrote, how will you believe (pisteuō) what I say?"
6: 29Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe (pisteuō) in him whom he has sent."
6: 30So they said to him, "What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and believe (pisteuō) you? What work are you performing?
6: 35Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes (pisteuō) in me will never be thirsty.
6: 36But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe (pisteuō).
6: 40This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe (pisteuō) in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day."
6: 47Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes (pisteuō) has eternal life.
6: 64But among you there are some who do not believe (pisteuō)." For Jesus knew from the first who were the ones that did not believe (pisteuō), and who was the one that would betray him.
6: 69We have come to believe (pisteuō) and know that you are the Holy One of God."
7: 5(For not even his brothers believed (pisteuō) in him.)
7: 31Yet many in the crowd believed (pisteuō) in him and were saying, "When the Messiah comes, will he do more signs than this man has done?"
7: 38and let the one who believes (pisteuō) in me drink. As the scripture has said, 'Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.'"
7: 39Now he said this about the Spirit, which those believing (pisteuō) in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
7: 48Has any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed (pisteuō) in him?
8: 24I told you that you would die in your sins, for you will die in your sins unless you believe (pisteuō) that I am he."
8: 30As he was saying these things, many believed (pisteuō) in him.
8: 31Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed (pisteuō) in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples;
8: 45But because I tell the truth, you do not believe (pisteuō) me.
8: 46Which of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe (pisteuō) me?
9: 18The Jews did not believe (pisteuō) that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight
9: 35Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him, he said, "Do you believe (pisteuō) in the Son of Man?"
9: 36He answered, "And who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe (pisteuō) in him."
9: 38He said, "Lord, I believe (pisteuō)." And he worshiped him.
10: 25Jesus answered, "I have told you, and you do not believe (pisteuō). The works that I do in my Father's name testify to me;
10: 26but you do not believe (pisteuō), because you do not belong to my sheep.
10: 37If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe (pisteuō) me.
10: 38But if I do them, even though you do not believe (pisteuō) me, believe (pisteuō) the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."
10: 42And many believed (pisteuō) in him there.
11: 15For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe (pisteuō). But let us go to him."
11: 25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe (pisteuō) in me, even though they die, will live,
11: 26and everyone who lives and believes (pisteuō) in me will never die. Do you believe (pisteuō) this?"
11: 27She said to him, "Yes, Lord, I believe (pisteuō) that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world."
11: 40Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed (pisteuō), you would see the glory of God?"
11: 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe (pisteuō) that you sent me."
11: 45Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed (pisteuō) in him.
11: 48If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe (pisteuō) in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place and our nation."
12: 11since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing (pisteuō) in Jesus.
12: 36While you have the light, believe (pisteuō) in the light, so that you may become children of light." After Jesus had said this, he departed and hid from them.
12: 37Although he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe (pisteuō) in him.
12: 38This was to fulfill the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "Lord, who has believed (pisteuō) our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
12: 39And so they could not believe (pisteuō), because Isaiah also said,
12: 42Nevertheless many, even of the authorities, believed (pisteuō) in him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue;
12: 44Then Jesus cried aloud: "Whoever believes (pisteuō) in me believes (pisteuō) not in me but in him who sent me.
12: 46I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes (pisteuō) in me should not remain in the darkness.
13: 19I tell you this now, before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe (pisteuō) that I am he.
14: 1"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe (pisteuō) in God, believe (pisteuō) also in me.
14: 10Do you not believe (pisteuō) that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works.
14: 11Believe (pisteuō) me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe (pisteuō) me because of the works themselves.
14: 12Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes (pisteuō) in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.
14: 29And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe (pisteuō).
16: 9about sin, because they do not believe (pisteuō) in me;
16: 27for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed (pisteuō) that I came from God.
16: 30Now we know that you know all things, and do not need to have anyone question you; by this we believe (pisteuō) that you came from God."
16: 31Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe (pisteuō)?
17: 8for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed (pisteuō) that you sent me.
17: 20"I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe (pisteuō) in me through their word,
17: 21that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe (pisteuō) that you have sent me.
19: 35(He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe (pisteuō). His testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth.)
20: 8Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed (pisteuō);
20: 25So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe (pisteuō)."
20: 29Jesus said to him, "Have you believed (pisteuō) because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe (pisteuō)."
20: 31But these are written so that you may come to believe (pisteuō) that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing (pisteuō) you may have life in his name.

Acts

2: 44All who believed (pisteuō) were together and had all things in common;
4: 4But many of those who heard the word believed (pisteuō); and they numbered about five thousand.
4: 32Now the whole group of those who believed (pisteuō) were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common.
5: 14Yet more than ever those believing (pisteuō) were added to the Lord, great numbers of both men and women,
8: 12But when they believed (pisteuō) Philip, who was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
8: 13Even Simon himself believed (pisteuō). After being baptized, he stayed constantly with Philip and was amazed when he saw the signs and great miracles that took place.
9: 26When he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples; and they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe (pisteuō) that he was a disciple.
9: 42This became known throughout Joppa, and many believed (pisteuō) in the Lord.
10: 43All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes (pisteuō) in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."
11: 17If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed (pisteuō) in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?"
11: 21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believing (pisteuō) and turned to the Lord.
13: 12When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed (pisteuō), for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.
13: 39by this Jesus everyone who believes (pisteuō) is set free from all those sins from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.
13: 41'Look, you scoffers! Be amazed and perish, for in your days I am doing a work, a work that you will never believe (pisteuō), even if someone tells you.'"
13: 48When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised the word of the Lord; and as many as had been destined for eternal life started believing (pisteuō).
14: 1The same thing occurred in Iconium, where Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks started believing (pisteuō).
14: 23And after they had appointed elders for them in each church, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had come to believe (pisteuō).
15: 5But some of those believing (pisteuō) who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and said, "It is necessary for them to be circumcised and ordered to keep the law of Moses."
15: 7After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "My brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the Gentiles would hear the message of the good news and start believing (pisteuō).
15: 11On the contrary, we believe (pisteuō) that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will."
16: 31They answered, "Believe (pisteuō) on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."
16: 34He brought them up into the house and set food before them; and he and his entire household rejoiced that he started believing (pisteuō) in God.
17: 12Many of them therefore believed (pisteuō), including not a few Greek women and men of high standing.
17: 34But some of them joined him and started believing (pisteuō), including Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
18: 8Crispus, the official of the synagogue, started believing (pisteuō) in the Lord, together with all his household; and many of the Corinthians who heard Paul started believing (pisteuō) and were baptized.
18: 27And when he wished to cross over to Achaia, the believers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. On his arrival he greatly helped those who through grace started believing (pisteuō),
19: 2He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when started believing (pisteuō)?" They replied, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
19: 4Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe (pisteuō) in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus."
19: 18Also many of those who started believing (pisteuō) confessed and disclosed their practices.
21: 20When they heard it, they praised God. Then they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands of those believing (pisteuō) there are among the Jews, and they are all zealous for the law.
21: 25But as for the Gentiles who started believing (pisteuō), we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols and from blood and from what is strangled and from fornication."
22: 19And I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed (pisteuō) in you.
24: 14But this I admit to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our ancestors, believing (pisteuō) everything laid down according to the law or written in the prophets.
26: 27King Agrippa, do you believe (pisteuō) the prophets? I know that you believe (pisteuō)."
27: 25So keep up your courage, men, for I believe (pisteuō) in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.

1 John

3: 23And this is his commandment, that we should believe (pisteuō) in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.
4: 1Beloved, do not believe (pisteuō) every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
4: 16So we have known and believe (pisteuō) the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.
5: 1Everyone who believes (pisteuō) that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child.
5: 5Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes (pisteuō) that Jesus is the Son of God?
5: 10Those who believe (pisteuō) in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe (pisteuō) in God have made him a liar by not believing (pisteuō) in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.
5: 13I write these things to you who believe (pisteuō) in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.