'Against' in the Bible

Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake --

'If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee,

'And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,

for I came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law,

And the Pharisees having gone forth, held a consultation against him, how they might destroy him,

And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them, 'Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and no city or house having been divided against itself, doth stand,

and if the Adversary doth cast out the Adversary, against himself he was divided, how then doth his kingdom stand?

'He who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me, doth scatter.

And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man it shall be forgiven to him, but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that which is coming.

'And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

'And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him -- till seven times?'

and having received it, they were murmuring against the householder, saying,

'For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places;

In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, 'As against a robber ye did come forth, with swords and sticks, to take me! daily with you I was sitting teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold on me;

And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

And the chief priest having stood up, said to him, 'Nothing thou dost answer! what do these witness against thee?

And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;

then saith Pilate to him, 'Dost thou not hear how many things they witness against thee?'

and the Pharisees having gone forth, immediately, with the Herodians, were taking counsel against him how they might destroy him.

and if a kingdom against itself be divided, that kingdom cannot be made to stand;

and if a house against itself be divided, that house cannot be made to stand;

and if the Adversary did rise against himself, and hath been divided, he cannot be made to stand, but hath an end.

and he saw them harassed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, and about the fourth watch of the night he doth come to them walking on the sea, and wished to pass by them.

for he who is not against us is for us;

and he saith to them, 'Whoever may put away his wife, and may marry another, doth commit adultery against her;

'And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses;

And they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;

for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles; beginnings of sorrows are these.

'And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,

And Jesus answering said to them, 'As against a robber ye came out, with swords and sticks, to take me!

And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony -- to put him to death, and they were not finding,

for many were bearing false testimony against him, and their testimonies were not alike.

And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying --

And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?'

And Pilate again questioned him, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! lo, how many things they do testify against thee!'

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 'Lo, this one is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --

and -- On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'

and the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him, if on the sabbath he will heal, that they might find an accusation against him.

'And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having builded a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream brake forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.'

and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.'

and Jesus said unto him, 'Forbid not, for he who is not against us, is for us.'

And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;

And he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, 'Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated; and house against house doth fall;

and if also the Adversary against himself was divided, how shall his kingdom be made to stand? for ye say, by Beelzeboul is my casting forth the demons.

he who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me doth scatter.

for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three;

a father shall be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.'

'Or what king going on to engage with another king in war, doth not, having sat down, first consult if he be able with ten thousand to meet him who with twenty thousand is coming against him?

and if seven times in the day he may sin against thee, and seven times in the day may turn back to thee, saying, I reform; thou shalt forgive him.'

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.

Then said he to them, 'Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,

while daily I was with you in the temple, ye did stretch forth no hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.'

said unto them, 'Ye brought to me this man as perverting the people, and lo, I before you having examined, found in this man no fault in those things ye bring forward against him;

not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel.

Pilate, therefore, went forth unto them, and said, 'What accusation do ye bring against this man?'

Jesus answered, 'Thou wouldest have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.'

From this time was Pilate seeking to release him, and the Jews were crying out, saying, 'If this one thou mayest release, thou art not a friend of Caesar; every one making himself a king, doth speak against Caesar.'

and seeing the man standing with them who hath been healed, they had nothing to say against it,

the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;

for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.'

they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

and their counsel against him was known to Saul; they were also watching the gates both day and night, that they may kill him,

And the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the first men of the city, and did raise persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and did put them out from their borders;

and they having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium,

and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;

And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat them with rods,

saying -- 'Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and having overcome them, prevailed against them, so that naked and wounded they did flee out of that house,

having made also three months' stay -- a counsel of the Jews having been against him -- being about to set forth to Syria, there came to him a resolution of returning through Macedonia.

serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against me;

crying out, 'Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;'

the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, 'By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, 'No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

and a plot having been intimated to me against this man -- about to be of the Jews -- at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

And after five days came down the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator -- Tertullus, and they made manifest to the governor the things against Paul;

nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.

whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,

and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him the things against Paul, and were calling on him,

asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.

and he having come, there stood round about the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem -- many and weighty charges they are bringing against Paul, which they were not able to prove,

about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against him.

concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against him no accusation of the things I was thinking of,

but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;

for it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.'

I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved me many things to do,

which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,

and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining them to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting them even unto strange cities.

and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!

and not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, that is called Euroclydon,

and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given her up, we were borne on,

and the Jews having spoken against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar -- not as having anything to accuse my nation of;

and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;'

Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: 'So shall thy seed be;'

and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of the sin that is in my members.

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God is for us, who is against us?

Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God is He that is declaring righteous,