26 Bible Verses about In Men's Presence

that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which is his, which is at the end of his field; for the full money let him give it to me amongst you for a possession of a sepulchre.

And Ephron was dwelling among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, in the ears of the sons of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

No, my lord: hear me. The field give I thee; and the cave that is in it, to thee I give it; before the eyes of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

and he spoke to Ephron, in the ears of the people of the land, saying, But if only thou wouldst listen to me, I give the money for the field: take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

And Abraham hearkened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the money that he had named in the ears of the sons of Heth four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.

were assured to Abraham for a possession before the eyes of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live. Before our brethren discern what is thine with me, and take it to thee. But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

Whereas thou hast explored all my baggage, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, and let them decide between us both.

Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan declared to him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as previously.

And he said to him, I am he: go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!

And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah!

And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.

which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;

But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.

For I, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged as present,

to deliver, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (ye and my spirit being gathered together, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ), him that has so wrought this:

But I myself, Paul, entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, who, as to appearance, when present am mean among you, but absent am bold towards you;

but I beseech that present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I think to be daring towards some who think of us as walking according to flesh.

because his letters, he says, are weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught.

Let such a one think this, that such as we are in word by letters when absent, such also present in deed.

On this account I write these things being absent, that being present I may not use severity according to the authority which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for overthrowing.

But it is right to be zealous at all times in what is right, and not only when I am present with you --

and I should wish to be present with you now, and change my voice, for I am perplexed as to you.

So that, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much rather in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, I said these things to you?

For also when we were with you we enjoined you this, that if any man does not like to work, neither let him eat.