'Against' in the Bible

and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you' and 'with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"

So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!"

"Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath."

how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

So if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?"

When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,

By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.

For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

So the high priest stood up and said to him, "Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?"

When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

Then Pilate said to him, "Don't you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?"

Above his head they put the charge against him, which read: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

So the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"

how he entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to his companions?"

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom will not be able to stand.

If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come.

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin"

His disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing against you and you say, 'Who touched me?'"

If a place will not welcome you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not

He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted to pass by them.

For whoever is not against us is for us.

So he told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your sins."

Now they wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

For nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. These are but the beginning of birth pains.

Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.

Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.

Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:

Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?"

So Pilate asked him again, "Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!"

The inscription of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."

and 'with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"

He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.

But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!"

Then Jesus asked, "Who was it who touched me?" When they all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!"

Wherever they do not receive you, as you leave that town, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them."

But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him, for whoever is not against you is for you."

Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.'

and forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And do not lead us into temptation."

But Jesus, realizing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and a divided household falls.

So if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation.

plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.

Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three.

They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

I will get up and go to my father and say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

Then his son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and surround you and close in on you from every side.

Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.

Then he said to them, "Nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.

Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw?

They also said many other things against him, reviling him.

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no basis for an accusation against this man."

(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

"What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture, 'The one who eats my bread has turned against me.'

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved leaned back against Jesus' chest and asked him, "Lord, who is it?"

So Pilate came outside to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

Pilate asked, "What is truth?" When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced, "I find no basis for an accusation against him.

Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation against him."

When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate said, "You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!"

Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. (This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus' chest at the meal and asked, "Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?")

And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.

The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.'

"For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God." He convinced them,

Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

Then they secretly instigated some men to say, "We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."

They brought forward false witnesses who said, "This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.

Then he fell to his knees and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" When he had said this, he died.

And Saul agreed completely with killing. Now on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

but Saul learned of their plot against him. They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him.

Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!" Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.

But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.

So after they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them, they went to Iconium.

But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.