35 Bible Verses about vulnerability

for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.

if to boast it behoveth me, of the things of my infirmity I will boast;

and ye do not oppress one another, and thou hast been afraid of thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.

and he saith unto them, 'No, but the nakedness of the land ye have come to see;'

having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.

Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.

for there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,

And Moses seeth the people that it is unbridled, for Aaron hath made it unbridled for contempt among its withstanders,

And I appoint at the lowest of the places, at the back of the wall, in the clear places, yea, I appoint the people, by their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

And he saith unto them, 'Hear ye, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,

and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died;

we are all of us sons of one man, we are right men; thy servants have not been spies;'

The heart of the wise is at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

Rob not the poor because he is poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;

And he spake the more vehemently, 'If it may be necessary for me to die with thee -- I will in no wise deny thee;' and in like manner also said they all.

so it is not will in presence of your Father who is in the heavens, that one of these little ones may perish.

And I see, and rise up, and say unto the freemen, and unto the prefects, and unto the rest of the people, 'Be not afraid of them; the Lord, the great and the fearful, remember ye, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.'

and she maketh him sleep on her knees, and calleth for a man, and shaveth the seven locks of his head, and beginneth to afflict him, and his power turneth aside from off him;

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive for the widow.

and they say, 'Thy servants are twelve brethren; we are sons of one man in the land of Canaan, and lo, the young one is with our father to-day, and the one is not.'

if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 'Simon, son of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, 'Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, 'Feed my lambs.'

Dost thou fill with barbed irons his skin? And with fish-spears his head?

and Joseph remembereth the dreams which he dreamed of them, and saith unto them, 'Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye have come.'

And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set you in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,

And it cometh to pass, when the Jews have come who are dwelling near them, that they say to us ten times from all the places whither ye return -- they are against us.

that, lo, we are binding bundles in the midst of the field, and lo, my bundle hath arisen, and hath also stood up, and lo, your bundles are round about, and bow themselves to my bundle.'

And Joseph discerneth his brethren, but they have not discerned him,

And the builders are each with his sword, girded on his loins, and building, and he who is blowing with a trumpet is beside me.

And the king of Moab seeth that the battle has been too strong for him, and he taketh with him seven hundred men, drawing sword, to cleave through unto the king of Edom, and they have not been able,

And they say unto him, 'No, my lord, but thy servants have come to buy food;