Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brothers were content.

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

And when Moses heard that, he was content.

And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give you their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

Rise up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.

And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, why have you at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelled on the other side of Jordan!

And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the young woman's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray you, and tarry all night, and let your heart be merry.

And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bore them before him.

And one said, Be content, I pray you, and go with your servants. And he answered, I will go.

Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; show me why you contend with me.

Will you accept his person? will you contend for God?

Who is he that will contend with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall die.

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Whatever has been is named already, and it is known that this is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.

In measure, by sending it away, you will contend with it: he removes it with his fierce blast in the day of the east wind.

Put me in remembrance: let us contend together: state your case, that you may be proved right.

But thus says the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contends with you, and I will save your children.

He is near that justifies me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is my adversary? let him come near to me.

For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the jungle of the Jordan?

Give heed to me, O LORD, and listen to the voice of them that contend with me.

Hear you now what the LORD says; Arise, contend before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

Hear you, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and you strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.

And the soldiers likewise asked of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, to be content.

And having food and clothing let us be with these things content.

Let your conduct be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you.

Therefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he does, speaking against us with malicious words: and not content with that, neither does he himself receive the brethren, and forbids them that would, and casts them out of the church.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was necessary for me to write unto you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.