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'God Forbid' in the Bible

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Far Be It!

And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

Being Found OutExemptFar Be It!

God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.

Fellowship OfferingThe Altar Of The Lord

And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

Forsaking GodZeal, ReligiousNot Forsaking GodDifferent Gods

And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

HairsHeadsPublic OpinionFar Be It!Hairs ProtectedIndividuals Saving Others

And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

SmallnessFar Be It!Things RevealedThose Who Did Not Tell

Have I this day begun first to ask counsel of God for him? God forbid that from me: let not the king put such a thing unto his servant and on all the house of my father. For thy servant knoweth nothing of all this, either less or more."

Ignorant Of Facts

He told his men, "God forbid that I should do this thing to your majesty, the LORD's anointed, by stretching out my hand against him, since he's the LORD's anointed."

ethics, socialCivic DutiesHonouring RulersResistanceThe Anointed OneThe Lord's Anointed

And Joab answered and said, "God forbid! God forbid it me, that I should either devour or destroy it.

Far Be It!

And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

Crude LanguagePeople Consuming Bloodrisk

God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

As Long As Life LastsFar Be It!Man Vindicates

Peter took Him aside [to speak to Him privately] and began to reprimand Him, saying, “May God forbid it! This will never happen to You.”

InsightPeter, The DiscipleRebukeLack Of InsightNeverContradictingPassionroadblockspeter

He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

CareFar Be It!God Gave The LandGod Will Kill His PeopleEviction

And hearing it they said, God forbid. And he looked on them and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, this is become the head of the corner?

ArchitectureGod, The RockReadingMasonsOccupationsSymbolsCapstoneChrist The RockRejection

And I said, 'God forbid Lord, for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.'

MouthsFar Be It!Forbidden FoodLack Of Holiness

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

HonestyReliabilityFar Be It!God SuingThose Who Are LiarsMan's Relation To GodOvercomingTelling The Truth

"But if our unrighteousness confirm the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is not God unrighteous, who inflicteth his wrath?" (I speak as a man) God forbid:

God, Righteousness OfGod Has AngerIs God Unjust?Like MenPerspective

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

AbolitionFulfilling The LawKeeping Faithlaw

God forbid! Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves servants to obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey? either of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Freedom, Of The WillSin, Causes OfSin, Effects OfSin Producing DeathContinuing In SinSin Produces DeathSubject To EvilObedienceThe Surrendered lifeslaverySurrenderObeying Godobeying

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

evil, warnings againstSin Producing DeathGood WordsEffect Of The LawFar Be It!Sin Produces DeathThe Entrance Of SinLegallaw

God forbid. for he saith to Moses, "I will show favour to whom I will show favour, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."

CompassionAccepting ChristHeart, DivineGod's MercyGod Will Show MercyGod Works His WillMercypitygraciousness

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Acceptance, From GodAcceptance, divineAbraham, Family And DescendantsGod Not ForsakingFar Be It!Prayer For Jerusalemisrael

I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

OutsidersDownfall Of IsraelMaking Israel JealousThe Gospel Of SalvationConversion Of IsraelGentiles

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

AdulterersChrist's LimbsParticipation, In ChristNames And Titles For The ChristianImpurityThe Human BodyFar Be It!whores

But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.

Continuing In SinFar Be It!Positive Thinking

God forbid. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

DestructionDestroying Oneselfstructurerebuilding

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

Law, Purpose OfSalvation Not By WorksGod OpposingFar Be It!God's Promise To AbrahamJustified By WorksLife Through Keeping The Law

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