Thematic Bible: Enemies of


Thematic Bible




O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, Verse ConceptsSuffering SaintsPersecution, Christian ResponseTrust



Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies. Verse ConceptsMany Enemies

Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfRenewed HeartBible, In Christian LivingAweIndividuals Fearing God

For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. Verse ConceptsMonotonyColors, BlackState Of The Deadcrushes

O LORD, you know; remember me and visit me, and take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In your forbearance take me not away; know that for your sake I bear reproach. Verse ConceptsMemoriesGod, Patience OfInjuryRevenge, Examples OfUnderstandingPersecution, Nature OfDivine RemembrancePeople VisitingBeing ReprovedRevenge

Our pursuers are at our necks; we are weary; we are given no rest. Verse ConceptsRest, PhysicalPursuing PeopleSleeplessnessUnrestTired In FlightPersecutiontired




But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. Verse ConceptsGovernorsImprisonmentsPersecution, Nature OfPersecution PredictedBeforeHanding Over PeopleGentile RulersPersecutionjail

Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. Verse ConceptsFate Of The GodlyFaith, As A Body Of Beliefsdiscipleship, cost ofHumiliationRememberingServanthood, In SocietySuffering, Causes OfPersecution, Nature OfPersecution, OriginPersecution PredictedInferioritySlavesThey Do Not Keep CommandsPersecution



And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. Verse ConceptsClothingMockeryRidicule, Objects OfSoldiersPersecution Of ChristFine ClothesMocking ChristSoldiers Treatment Of ChristFunassertiveness

And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfPlottingPersecution Of ChristThe Sabbath And ChristWhy People Did Things

And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. Verse ConceptsRejection Of ChristPersecution Of ChristThrowing PeopleDriving Out ChristPeople Getting Upjumping

After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristAssassinations, AttemptedJews, ThePersecution Of ChristChrist Would Be Killed

I know that you are offspring of Abraham; yet you seek to kill me because my word finds no place in you. Verse ConceptsPersecution Of ChristChrist Knowing About PeopleChrist Would Be KilledNo Room

Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands. Verse ConceptsExamples Of EscapingPersecution Of ChristArresting ChristOthers Who Fledtrying


"So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might."And the land had rest for forty years. Verse ConceptsDawnDeborahNoonThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsEnemies Of GodTime Of PeaceLove And StrengthSunPeace And Strengthcrusades


if I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and will repay those who hate me. Verse ConceptsHand Of GodHatredSharpeningGod Executes VengeanceHating GodGod's Sword

God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him! Verse ConceptsScattering The PeoplesGod ArisingHating GodEnemieshaters

Do not forget the clamor of your foes, the uproar of those who rise against you, which goes up continually! Verse ConceptsNot Forgetting

Therefore the Lord declares, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: "Ah, I will get relief from my enemies and avenge myself on my foes. Verse ConceptsGod, Power OfRetributionGod Executes VengeanceRevengeventing

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