'Bent' in the Bible

He bent down and saw the strips of linen cloth lying there, but he did not go in.

Meanwhile, Mary stood crying outside the tomb. As she cried, she bent over and looked into the tomb.

He kept talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews, but they were bent on murdering him.

Barnabas, however, was bent on taking with them John, whose other name was Mark,

But Paul went down, bent over him, took him into his arms, and said, "Stop being alarmed, because he's still alive."

But their Captain, bent on securing Paul's safety, kept them from their purpose and gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land;

But what was the divine response to him? "I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal."

Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,and their backs be bent continually.

For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.

Tell me, you who are bent on being under the Law, do you not listen to [what] the Law [really says]?

So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld,

You unfaithful women, do you not know that friendship with the world means enmity to God? Therefore whoever is bent on being friendly with the world makes himself an enemy to God.

Forsaking the straight road, they have gone astray, having eagerly followed in the steps of Balaam, the son of Beor, who was bent on securing the wages of unrighteousness.

If any one is eager to lead others into captivity, he must himself go into captivity. If any one is bent on killing with the sword, he must himself be killed by the sword. Here is an opportunity for endurance, and for the exercise of faith, on the part of God's people.