'Against' in the Bible
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the [divine] wrath and judgment to come?
And he said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,‘He will command His angels concerning You [to serve, care for, protect and watch over You]’;and‘They will lift you up on their hands,So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
“Blessed [morally courageous and spiritually alive with life-joy in God’s goodness] are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil things against you because of [your association with] Me.
But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother or harbors malice against him shall be guilty before the court; and whoever speaks [contemptuously and insultingly] to his brother, ‘Raca (You empty-headed idiot)!’ shall be guilty before the supreme court (Sanhedrin); and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fiery hell.
So if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and while there you remember that your brother has something [such as a grievance or legitimate complaint] against you,
‘And forgive us our debts, as we have forgiven our debtors [letting go of both the wrong and the resentment].
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].
And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.
And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great and complete was its fall.”
Beware of men [whose nature is to act in opposition to God], for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues;
“Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will rise up and rebel against their parents and cause them to be put death.
But the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, discussing how they could destroy Him.
Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will [continue to] stand.
If Satan casts out Satan [that is, his demons], he has become divided against himself and disunited; how then will his kingdom stand?
He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters.
“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy [every evil, abusive, injurious speaking, or indignity against sacred things] will be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the [Holy] Spirit will not be forgiven.
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
But the boat [by this time] was already a long distance from land, tossed and battered by the waves; for the wind was against them.
Jesus said to them, “Watch out and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ].
Then Peter came to Him and asked, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? Up to seven times?”
So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
At that moment Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Day after day I used to sit in the porches and courts of the temple teaching, and you did not arrest Me.
Now the chief priests and the whole Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) tried to get false witnesses to testify against Jesus, so that they might [have a reason to] put Him to death.
The high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Have You no answer to give? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”
When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) conferred together against Jesus, [plotting how] to put Him to death [since under Roman rule they had no power to execute anyone];
But when the charges were brought against Him by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.
Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they are testifying against You?”
And above His head they put the accusation against Him which read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
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