30 Bible Verses about Hindrances

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Isaiah 57:14

And He shall say, Raise up! Raise up! Clear the way! Make the stumbling-block rise out of the way of My people.

Jeremiah 6:21

Therefore so says Jehovah, Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall on them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish.

Micah 2:13

The breaker has come up before them; they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and have gone out of it. And their king shall pass before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.

1 Corinthians 8:12

And sinning in this way against your brothers, and wounding their conscience, being weak, you sin against Christ.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.

Zechariah 4:7

Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings, Grace! Grace to it!

Acts 8:36

And as they passed along the way, they came on some water. And the eunuch said, See, here is water, what hinders me from being baptized?

Matthew 7:3

And why do you look on the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but do not consider the beam that is in your own eye?

Luke 9:3

And He said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor each to have two tunics.

2 Thessalonians 2:6

And now you know what holds back, for him to be revealed in his own time.

1 Corinthians 9:12

If others have a share of this authority over you, rather should not we? But we have not used this authority, but we endured all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

Mark 11:23

For truly I say to you that whoever shall say to this mountain, Be moved and be cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he said shall occur, he shall have whatever he said.

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Hindrances » Opposers » Examples of

Zechariah 3:1

And He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

2 Timothy 3:8

But as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also resist the truth, men of corrupt mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

Nehemiah 4:8

And all of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and do harm to it.

Acts 13:8

But Elymas the conjurer (for so his name is, if translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Hindrances » Faith tested » Other examples of

Hebrews 11:8

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out into a place which he was afterward going to receive for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he went.

Matthew 9:28

And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.

More verses: Mark 7:27 Hebrews 11:36

Hindrances » Opposers » Seek to silence the prophets and religious leaders

Isaiah 30:10

who say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things, speak to us smooth things, prophesy falsehood;

Jeremiah 11:21

Therefore so says Jehovah of the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, Do not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, that you do not die by our hand.

Amos 2:12

But you gave the Nazarites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Do not prophesy.

Amos 7:13

But do not prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's temple, and it is the king's royal house.

Micah 2:6

Do not drop words as they drop! They shall not drop words about these; they shall not draw back reproaches.

Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Lack of sympathy on the part of the church

Mark 10:13

And they brought children to Him, so that He should touch them. And His disciples rebuked those bringing them.

Hindrances » Test believers » Lack of sympathy on the part of the church

Mark 10:13

And they brought children to Him, so that He should touch them. And His disciples rebuked those bringing them.

Hindrances » To spiritual progress » The attempt to use the equipment of saul delayed david

1 Samuel 17:39

And David girded his sword on his armor, and he tried to go. But he had not tested it. And David said to Saul, I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them. And David put them off him.

Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Worldly possessions kept back the rich young man from discipleship

Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Discouraged men opposed the building of the wall of jerusalem

Nehemiah 4:10

And Judah said, The strength of the carriers of burdens is weakening, and there is much rubbish, so that we are not able to build the wall.

Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Worldly allurements prevented the escape of lot's wife

Genesis 19:26

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Unbelief hindered Christ's work in nazareth

Hindrances » Faith tested » By demanding the last morsel of bread

1 Kings 17:13

And Elijah said to her, Do not fear, go. Do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it, and bring it to me. And then make for you and for your son.

Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Discouraging circumstances

Luke 5:18-19

And behold, men carrying, on a cot, a man who was paralyzed. And they sought to bring him in and to lay him before Him. And not finding a way by which they might bring him in through the crowd, going up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst, before Jesus.

Hindrances » Test believers » Discouraging circumstances

Luke 5:18-19

And behold, men carrying, on a cot, a man who was paralyzed. And they sought to bring him in and to lay him before Him. And not finding a way by which they might bring him in through the crowd, going up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst, before Jesus.

Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Weights, as well as sins, impede progress

Hindrances » Faith tested » By requiring dependence upon a poor widow

1 Kings 17:9

Arise, go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon, and live there. Behold, I have commanded a widow to keep you there.

Hindrances » Faith tested » Examples of

Genesis 22:2

And He said, Take now your son, your only one, Isaac, whom you love. And go into the land of Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will name to you.

Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Divine delays, not a hindrance but a test

John 11:3-6

Then his sisters sent to Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick. When Jesus heard, He said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God might be glorified by it. And Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. read more.
Therefore, when He had heard that he was sick, then indeed He remained two days in the place where He was.

Hindrances » Test believers » Divine delays, not a hindrance but a test

John 11:3-6

Then his sisters sent to Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick. When Jesus heard, He said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God might be glorified by it. And Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. read more.
Therefore, when He had heard that he was sick, then indeed He remained two days in the place where He was.

Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Imaginary hindrances loom up before the Christian worker

Mark 16:3-4

And they said among themselves, Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us? And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back, for it was very great.

Hindrances » Faith tested » By requiring extensive preparation with no blessing in sight

2 Kings 4:3

And he said, Go, borrow vessels for yourself from outside, from your neighbors, empty vessels. Do not let them be few.

Hindrances » Faith tested » By requiring, what appeared to be, useless work

2 Kings 3:6

And King Jehoram went out of Samaria at the same time and numbered all Israel.

Hindrances » Faith tested » By a strange plan of campaign

Joshua 6:3

And you shall go around the city, all the men of war. Go around the city once. So you shall do for six days.

Hindrances » Faith tested » By reducing a general's army

Judges 7:7

And Jehovah said to Gideon, I will save you by the three hundred men who lapped, and will deliver the Midianites into your hand. And let all the other people go, each man to his place.

Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Unbelieving friends

Mark 5:35

While He still spoke, they came from the synagogue ruler's house, saying, Your daughter is dead; why do you still trouble the Teacher?

Hindrances » Test believers » Unbelieving friends

Mark 5:35

While He still spoke, they came from the synagogue ruler's house, saying, Your daughter is dead; why do you still trouble the Teacher?

Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Scoffers

John 9:24

Then a second time they called the man who was blind and said to him, Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.

Hindrances » Test believers » Scoffers

John 9:24

Then a second time they called the man who was blind and said to him, Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.

Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Family ties prevent a man from following Christ

Luke 9:59

And He said to another, Follow Me! But he said, Lord, first allow me to go and bury my father.

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