Custom

One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.

Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel

…or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling

David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD?

So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.

And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”

So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.

…the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.

Now it was the governor’s custom at the feast to release to the crowd a prisoner of their choosing.

Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.

Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.

So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.

…he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.

Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

But it is your custom that I release to you one prisoner at the Passover. So then, do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.