32 Bible Verses about Staying Put

The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.

then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door, or to the door-post, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.

then thou shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be thy servant forever. And also to thy maid-servant thou shall do likewise.

Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead,

If ye will still abide in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up, for I relent of the evil that I have done to you.

So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, did not obey the voice of LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah.

And LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend, and he turned again into the camp. But his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart out of the tent.

And he was there until the end of Herod, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my Son.

Now after they departed, behold, an agent of Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, After rising, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and thou be there until I tell thee, for Herod is going to seek the child to

Then Jesus says to them, My soul is deeply grieved, as far as of death. Remain ye here and watch with me.

And he says to them, My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain ye here, and watch.

and having fulfilled the days, during their return the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and his mother did not know it,

(Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.)

And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you. But stay ye in the city until ye are clothed with power from on high.

And having sent into Macedonia two of those who help him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Unless these men remain in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

And having chanced upon a place where two seas meet, they ran the ship aground. And of course, the bow having become stuck, it remained immovable, but the stern was coming apart by the force of the waves.

Thou caused sentence to be heard from heaven. The earth feared and was still

Terror and dread falls upon them. By the greatness of thine arm they are as still as a stone, till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over whom thou have purchased.

See, because LORD has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Abide ye every man in his place. Let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide until ye go forth.

And he said to them, Wherever ye enter into a house, lodge there until ye depart from there.

And into whatever house ye may enter, remain there, and from there depart.

And remain in the same house eating and drinking from their things, for the workman is worthy of his wage. Do not depart from house to house.

And he said to the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again to you. And, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a case, let him come near to them.

And Elijah said to Elisha, Remain here, I pray thee, for LORD has sent me as far as Bethel. And Elisha said, As LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.

And Elijah said to him, Remain here, I pray thee, for LORD has sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As LORD lives, and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And the two went on.

And Miriam was shut up outside the camp seven days. And the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.

But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain, nevertheless the ark of the covenant of LORD, and Moses, did not depart out of the camp.

When therefore he heard that he is sick, then he actually remained two days in that place he was.

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, From where did thou come, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went nowhere.

Why did thou sit among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. Gilead abode beyond the Jordan. And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and abode by his creeks.