Pherō φέρω

Pherō (Greek φέρω, Strong's G5342) is a Greek verb meaning “to bear/lead”. It occurs 66 times in 60 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Pherō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 14:11
  And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
• Matthew 14:18
  He said, Bring them hither to me.“Bring them here to Me,” Jesus said.
• Matthew 17:17
  Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”

Mark

• Mark 1:32
  And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick and demon-possessed,
• Mark 2:3
  And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
• Mark 4:8
  And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
• Mark 6:27
  And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
• Mark 6:28
  And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
• Mark 7:32
  And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
• Mark 8:22
  And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
• Mark 9:17
  And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.
• Mark 9:19
  He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
• Mark 9:20
  And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.So they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
• Mark 11:2
  And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
• Mark 11:7
  And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
• Mark 12:15
  Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
• Mark 12:16
  And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cesar’s.So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
• Mark 15:22
  And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.

Luke

• Luke 5:18
  And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
• Luke 15:23
  And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
• Luke 23:26
  And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
• Luke 24:1
  Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

John

• John 2:8
  And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so,
• John 4:33
  Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”
• John 12:24
  Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
• John 15:2
  Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
• John 15:4
  Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
• John 15:5
  I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
• John 15:8
  Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
• John 15:16
  Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
• John 18:29
  Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”
• John 19:39
  And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
• John 20:27
  Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
• John 21:10
  Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
• John 21:18
  Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”

Acts

• Acts 2:2
  And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
• Acts 4:34
  Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
• Acts 4:37
  Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
• Acts 5:2
  And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
• Acts 5:16
  There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
• Acts 12:10
  When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
• Acts 14:13
  Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
• Acts 25:18
  Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
• Acts 27:15
  And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
• Acts 27:17
  Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.

Romans

• Romans 9:22
  What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 4:13
  The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 1:3
  Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
• Hebrews 6:1
  Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
• Hebrews 9:16
  For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.In the case of a will, it is necessary to establish the death of the one who made it,
• Hebrews 12:20
  (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
• Hebrews 13:13
  Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 1:13
  Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 1:17
  For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
• 2 Peter 1:18
  And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
• 2 Peter 1:21
  For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Peter 2:11
  Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.

2 John

• 2 John 1:10
  If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.

Revelation

• Revelation 21:24
  And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.
• Revelation 21:26
  And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).