'Fact' in the Bible

“In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

In fact, all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has said to you.”

But if, in fact, the animal was stolen from his custody, he must make restitution to its owner.

No one may go up with you; in fact, no one must be seen anywhere on the mountain. Even the flocks and herds are not to graze in front of that mountain.”

“One witness cannot establish any wrongdoing or sin against a person, whatever that person has done. A fact must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said to them, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us?

Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul. He said to him: “The king should not sin against his servant David. He hasn’t sinned against you; in fact, his actions have been a great advantage to you.

All the people took note of this, and it pleased them. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.

But Jonadab, son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, because only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this ever since the day Amnon disgraced his sister Tamar.

You love your enemies and hate those who love you! Today you have made it clear that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. In fact, today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would be fine with you!

Then the captain, the king’s right-hand man, responded to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?”Elisha announced, “You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.”

this captain had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” Elisha had said, “You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.”

The Lord hates six things;in fact, seven are detestable to Him:

The prophets become only wind,for the Lord’s word is not in them.This will in fact happen to them.

“How can you claim, ‘We are wise;the law of the Lord is with us’?In fact, the lying pen of scribeshas produced falsehood.

In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Chaldeans.

In fact, it is put into the fire as fuel. The fire devours both of its ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?

In fact, they are now saying,“We have no king!For we do not fear the Lord.What can a king do for us?”

Blow the horn in Zion;sound the alarm on My holy mountain!Let all the residents of the land tremble,for the Day of the Lord is coming;in fact, it is near—

If you don’t listen, and if you don’t take it to heart to honor My name,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. In fact, I have already begun to curse them because you are not taking it to heart.

But if he won’t listen, take one or two more with you, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every fact may be established.

Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. In fact, He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there.’ Listen, I have told you.”

(For the Pharisees, in fact all the Jews, will not eat unless they wash their hands ritually, keeping the tradition of the elders.

and said to them, “You have brought me this man as one who subverts the people. But in fact, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no grounds to charge this man with those things you accuse Him of.

But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again—ever! In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up within him for eternal life.”

The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,

Jesus answered, “You have seen Him; in fact, He is the One speaking with you.”

They will ban you from the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering service to God.

“For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed,

In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disorderly gathering.”

In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

For this reason I’ve asked to see you and speak to you. In fact, it is for the hope of Israel that I’m wearing this chain.”

In fact, sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to a person’s account when there is no law.

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. In view of the fact that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

I did, in fact, baptize the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don’t know if I baptized anyone else.

I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, because you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready,

It is of little importance to me that I should be evaluated by you or by any human court. In fact, I don’t even evaluate myself.

For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?

However, not everyone has this knowledge. In fact, some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food offered to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

A man, in fact, should not cover his head, because he is God’s image and glory, but woman is man’s glory.

In fact, if the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle?

In addition, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified about God that He raised up Christ—whom He did not raise up if in fact the dead are not raised.

In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit.

In fact, what had been glorious is not glorious now by comparison because of the glory that surpasses it.

But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

Indeed, we groan in this body, desiring to put on our dwelling from heaven,

In fact, when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest. Instead, we were troubled in every way: conflicts on the outside, fears inside.

In fact, you put up with it if someone enslaves you, if someone devours you, if someone captures you, if someone dominates you, or if someone hits you in the face.

In fact, He was crucified in weakness, but He lives by God’s power. For we also are weak in Him, yet toward you we will live with Him by God’s power.

In fact, we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray that you become fully mature.

Did you suffer so much for nothing—if in fact it was for nothing?

I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that once again you renewed your care for me. You were, in fact, concerned about me but lacked the opportunity to show it.

In fact, when we were with you, we told you previously that we were going to suffer persecution, and as you know, it happened.

In fact, you are doing this toward all the brothers in the entire region of Macedonia. But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more,

In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: “If anyone isn’t willing to work, he should not eat.”

In fact, we labor and strive for this, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, especially of those who believe.

In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

Therefore from one man—in fact, from one as good as dead—came offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and as innumerable as the grains of sand by the seashore.