The word in Scripture

Receive in the Bible

The word receive appears 176 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To receive is to welcome and take hold of what God offers. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What receive means in the Bible

To receive is to welcome and take hold of what God offers.

Where the word receive appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word receive appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”Psalms 24:5

“But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.”Psalms 49:15

“And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.”Matthew 21:34

“Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.”John 3:11

“I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.”John 5:43

“Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.”Romans 13:2

“Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.”Romans 15:7

“That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”Galatians 3:14