Thematic Bible: Human Weakness
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Babylon enervated by idolatry
human Weakness » Renders men dependent upon God
I, am the vine: Ye, are the branches. He that abideth in me and, I, in him, the same, beareth much fruit; because, apart from me, ye can bring forth, nothing.
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O our God, wilt thou not bring judgment upon them, seeing that there is, in us, no strength, before this great multitude, that is coming against us, - we, therefore, know not what we shall do, but, unto thee, are our eyes.
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If, Yahweh, build not the house, in vain, have the builders of it toiled thereon, If, Yahweh, watch not the city, in vain, hath the watchman kept awake:
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I know O Yahweh, That not to a son of earth, pertaineth his own path, - Not, to the man who walketh, also to direct his own steps.
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John answered, and said - A man can receive, nothing, except it have been given him out of heaven.
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Not that, of our own selves, sufficient, are we, to reckon anything as of ourselves, but, our sufficiency, is of God; -
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human Weakness » Helplessness, physical and spiritual of man
I, am the vine: Ye, are the branches. He that abideth in me and, I, in him, the same, beareth much fruit; because, apart from me, ye can bring forth, nothing.
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And, a certain man, who had been, lame from his mother's womb, was being carried, - whom they used to lay daily at the door of the temple - the door called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them who were entering into the temple:
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No one, can come unto me, except, the Father who sent me, draw him, - and, I, will raise him up, in the last day.
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And lo! a woman, having a spirit of weakness eighteen years, - and was bowed together, and unable to lift herself up, at all.
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I know, in fact, that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, anything good; for, the wishing, lieth near me, but, the working out of what is right, not!
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The sick man answered him - Sir! I have, no man, that, as soon as the water hath been troubled, might thrust me into the pool; but, while, I, am coming, another, before me, goeth down.
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Seeing that, Christ, we being weak as yet, seasonably, in behalf of such as were ungodly, died.
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Israel could not stand before their enemies
But, the Jebusites dwelling in Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin did not drive out, - but the Jebusites have dwelt with the sons of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, unto this day.
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Then kindled the anger of Yahweh upon Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of spoilers, who plundered them, - and he sold them into the hand of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
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And they shall stumble one upon another as from before a sword, when, pursuer there is none; And ye shall not have wherewith to stand before your foes;
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Thy sons and thy daughters given to another people, thine eyes looking on, and failing for them all the day, thine own hand being powerless.
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Therefore cannot the sons of Israel stand before their enemies, their back, do they turn before their enemies, because they have become devoted, - I will no more be with you, except ye destroy the devoted thing out of your midst.
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human Weakness » Manifested in all men
With milk, have I fed you, not, with meat; for, not yet, have ye been able; - nay! not yeteven now, are ye able,
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Yet many things, have I, unto you, to be saying, - but ye cannot bear them, just now;
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And he cometh unto his disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and said unto Peter - Thus, powerless are ye, one hour, to watch with me?
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Unable, am, I, by myself, to carry all this people, - for they are too heavy for me.
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Effeminacy, general references to
A sword, is against his hopes and against his chariots and, against all the rabble that are in her midst And they shall become women, - A sword, is against her treasures And they shall be made a prey:
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In that day, shall Egypt be like unto women, - And shall start and tremble because of the brandishing of the hand of Yahweh of hosts, which he is about to brandish over it.
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The heroes of Babylon have ceased to fight They have remained in the strongholds, Parched is their might, They have become women, - They have set fire to her habitations, Broken are her bars!
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Lo! thy people, are women, in thy midst, to thy foes, have been set wide open the gates of thy and, - a fire, hath devoured, thy bars.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The father of the demoniac
And one out of the multitude answered him - Teacher! I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit; and, wheresoever it seizeth him, it teareth him, and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and weareth himself out; - and I spake to thy disciples, that they should cast it out, and they could not.
The sick man answered him - Sir! I have, no man, that, as soon as the water hath been troubled, might thrust me into the pool; but, while, I, am coming, another, before me, goeth down.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The disciples in the storm
And he was in the stern, on the cushion, sleeping. And they arouse him, and say unto him, Teacher! carest thou not that we perish?
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And, seeing them distressed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, - and was wishing to pass by them.
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Unbelief rendered the apostles helpless to contend with satanic forces
I, am the vine: Ye, are the branches. He that abideth in me and, I, in him, the same, beareth much fruit; because, apart from me, ye can bring forth, nothing.
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and, wheresoever it seizeth him, it teareth him, and he foameth, and grindeth his teeth, and weareth himself out; - and I spake to thy disciples, that they should cast it out, and they could not.
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Apostasy produced a nation of cowards
Now, all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from before him, and feared exceedingly.
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Babylon enervated by idolatry
The heroes of Babylon have ceased to fight They have remained in the strongholds, Parched is their might, They have become women, - They have set fire to her habitations, Broken are her bars!
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The sick woman
And, a woman, who had had a flow of blood twelve years, and suffered much from many physicians, and spent all her means, and profited, nothing, - but had, rather, become worse,
human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » A broken covenant stripped samson of his strength
so he told her all his heart, and said to her - No, razor, hath come on my head, for, one separate unto God, have I been, from my birth, - if I were shaven, then would depart from me my strength, and I should become weak, and be as any other man.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The psalmist
Yahweh, preserveth the simple, I was brought low, when, to me, he granted salvation.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » Paul and his companions on the sea
And, neither, sun nor stars, appearing for many days, and, no small tempest, lying upon us, in the end, all hope that we should be saved, began to be taken from us.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » Peter in prison
And, when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that night, was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, guards, also, before the door, were keeping the prison.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The disciples facing a hungry multitude
There is a little lad here, that hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes, - but, these, - what are they, for such numbers?
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