μένω ménō

Meaning

to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)

In the King James Version: abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own

Derivation: a primary verb;

Where it is used

• 1 Corinthians 7:11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
• 1 Corinthians 7:20 Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
• 1 Corinthians 7:24 Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
• 1 Corinthians 7:40 In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
• 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
• 1 Corinthians 15:6 After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
• 2 Corinthians 3:11 For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
• 2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
• 2 Corinthians 9:9 As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”
• Philippians 1:25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
• 1 Timothy 2:15 Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.
• 2 Timothy 2:13 if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
• 2 Timothy 3:14 But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.
• 2 Timothy 4:20 Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.
• Hebrews 7:3 Without father or mother or genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
• Hebrews 7:24 But because Jesus lives forever, He has a permanent priesthood.
• Hebrews 10:34 You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
• Hebrews 12:27 The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
• Hebrews 13:1 Continue in brotherly love.
• Hebrews 13:14 For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
• 1 Peter 1:23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
• 1 Peter 1:25 but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
• 1 John 2:6 Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
• 1 John 2:10 Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
• 1 John 2:14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
• 1 John 2:17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
• 1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
• 1 John 2:24 As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
• 1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
• 1 John 2:28 And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
• 1 John 3:6 No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him.
• 1 John 3:9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
• 1 John 3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
• 1 John 3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
• 1 John 3:17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
• 1 John 3:24 Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.
• 1 John 4:12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
• 1 John 4:13 By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
• 1 John 4:15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
• 1 John 4:16 And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
• 2 John 1:2 because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:
• 2 John 1:9 Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.
• Revelation 17:10 There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.