30 Bible Verses about Hindrances
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but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,
no longer, therefore, may we judge one another, but this judge ye rather, not to put a stumbling-stone before the brother, or an offence.
And he hath said, 'Raise up, raise up, prepare a way, Lift a stumbling-block out of the way of My people.'
And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;
Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,
Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I do give to this people stumbling blocks, And stumbled against them have fathers and sons together, The neighbour and his friend do perish.
wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;
Gone up hath the breaker before them, They have broken through, Yea, they pass through the gate, Yea, they go out through it, And pass on doth their king before them, And Jehovah at their head!
But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you -- from hearing.
and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience -- in regard to Christ ye sin;
and he having turned, said to Peter, 'Get thee behind me, adversary! thou art a stumbling-block to me, for thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'
Who art thou, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel -- for a plain! And he hath brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace -- are to it.'
And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'
and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed,
because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done -- to stand.
And why dost thou behold the mote that is in thy brother's eye, and the beam that is in thine own eye dost not consider?
for a door to me hath been opened -- great and effectual -- and withstanders are many.
And he said unto them, 'Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;
for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,
and now, what is keeping down ye have known, for his being revealed in his own time,
if others do partake of the authority over you -- not we more? but we did not use this authority, but all things we bear, that we may give no hindrance to the good news of the Christ.
for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.
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Hindrances » Opposers » Examples of
And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.
and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken his garments, he said unto them, 'Your blood is upon your head -- I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.'
and, even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so also these do stand against the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith;
and they conspire, all of them together, to come in to fight against Jerusalem, and to do to it injury.
and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.
Hindrances » Faith tested » Other examples of
By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;
By faith Abraham hath offered up Isaac, being tried, and the only begotten he did offer up who did receive the promises,
that the proof of your faith -- much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved -- may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,
And he having come to the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus saith to them, 'Believe ye that I am able to do this?' They say to him, 'Yes, sir.'
Hindrances » Opposers » Seek to silence the prophets and religious leaders
Who have said to seers, 'Ye do not see,' And to prophets, 'Ye do not prophesy to us Straightforward things, Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits,
Therefore, thus said Jehovah concerning the men of Anathoth, who are seeking thy life, saying: Do not prophesy in the name of Jehovah, And thou dost not die by our hands.
And ye cause the Nazarites to drink wine, And on the prophets ye have laid a charge, Saying, 'Do not prophecy!'
and at Beth-El do not add to prophesy any more, for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the royal house.'
Ye do not prophesy -- they do prophesy, They do not prophesy to these, It doth not remove shame.
Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Lack of sympathy on the part of the church
And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,
And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying -- 'Let her away, because she crieth after us;'
Hindrances » Test believers » Lack of sympathy on the part of the church
And they were bringing to him children, that he might touch them, and the disciples were rebuking those bringing them,
And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying -- 'Let her away, because she crieth after us;'
Hindrances » To spiritual progress » The attempt to use the equipment of saul delayed david
And David girded his sword above his long robe, and beginneth to go, for he hath not tried it; and David saith unto Saul, 'I am not able to go with these, for I had not tried;' and David turneth them aside from off him.
Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Worldly possessions kept back the rich young man from discipleship
And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;
Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Discouraged men opposed the building of the wall of jerusalem
And Judah saith, 'The power of the burden-bearers hath become feeble, and the rubbish is abundant, and we are not able to build on the wall.'
Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Worldly allurements prevented the escape of lot's wife
And his wife looketh expectingly from behind him, and she is -- 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
And Elijah saith unto her, 'Fear not, go, do according to thy word, only make for me thence a little cake, in the first place, and thou hast brought out to me; and for thee and for thy son make -- last;
Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Discouraging circumstances
And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him, and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,
Hindrances » Test believers » Discouraging circumstances
And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him, and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,
Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Weights, as well as sins, impede progress
Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us,
Hindrances » Faith tested » By requiring dependence upon a poor widow
Rise, go to Zarephath, that is to Zidon, and thou hast dwelt there; lo, I have commanded there a widow woman to sustain thee.'
Hindrances » Faith tested » Examples of
And He saith, 'Take, I pray thee, thy son, thine only one, whom thou hast loved, even Isaac, and go for thyself unto the land of Moriah, and cause him to ascend there for a burnt-offering on one of the mountains of which I speak unto thee.'
Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Divine delays, not a hindrance but a test
therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, 'Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;' and Jesus having heard, said, 'This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.' And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus, read more.
when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,
Hindrances » Test believers » Divine delays, not a hindrance but a test
therefore sent the sisters unto him, saying, 'Sir, lo, he whom thou dost love is ailing;' and Jesus having heard, said, 'This ailment is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.' And Jesus was loving Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus, read more.
when, therefore, he heard that he is ailing, then indeed he remained in the place in which he was two days,
Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Imaginary hindrances loom up before the Christian worker
and they said among themselves, 'Who shall roll away for us the stone out of the door of the sepulchre?' And having looked, they see that the stone hath been rolled away -- for it was very great,
Hindrances » Faith tested » By requiring extensive preparation with no blessing in sight
And he saith, 'Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours -- empty vessels -- let them not be few;
Hindrances » Faith tested » By requiring, what appeared to be, useless work
And king Jehoram goeth out in that day from Samaria, and inspecteth all Israel,
Hindrances » Faith tested » By a strange plan of campaign
and ye have compassed the city -- all the men of battle -- going round the city once; thus thou dost six days;
Hindrances » Faith tested » By reducing a general's army
And Jehovah saith unto Gideon, 'By the three hundred men who are lapping I save you, and have given Midian into thy hand, and all the people go, each to his place.'
Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Unbelieving friends
As he is yet speaking, there come from the chief of the synagogue's house, certain, saying -- 'Thy daughter did die, why still dost thou harass the Teacher?'
Hindrances » Test believers » Unbelieving friends
As he is yet speaking, there come from the chief of the synagogue's house, certain, saying -- 'Thy daughter did die, why still dost thou harass the Teacher?'
Hindrances » Obstacles that test the faith of believers » Scoffers
They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, 'Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;'
Hindrances » Test believers » Scoffers
They called, therefore, a second time the man who was blind, and they said to him, 'Give glory to God, we have known that this man is a sinner;'
Hindrances » To spiritual progress » Family ties prevent a man from following Christ
And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'
Topics on Hindrances
Edification, Hindrances To
1 Corinthians 3:1-4And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly -- as to babes in Christ;
Worship, Hindrances To
1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel saith, 'Hath Jehovah had delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices as in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? lo, hearkening than sacrifice is better; to give attention than fat of rams;