'Bent' in the Bible

For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].

For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the High Priests and Scribes were bent on finding how to seize Him by stratagem and put Him to death.

And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him,

He bent over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began serving them.

a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for over 18 years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.

And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened.

They said this to test him, so that they might have a charge against him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.

and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, 'The sinless of you -- let him first cast the stone at her;'

Then he bent down again and continued writing on the ground.

And Jesus having bent himself back, and having seen no one but the woman, said to her, 'Woman, where are those -- thine accusers? did no one pass sentence upon thee?'

So when Jesus had taken the wine he said, All is done. And with his head bent he gave up his spirit.

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.