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, you are the branches: He that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
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O our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon you.
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[A song of ascents. Of Solomon.] Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain that build it: unless the LORD keeps the city, the watchman wakes, but in vain.
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O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
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John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
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Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think 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, you are the branches: He that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
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And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
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No man can come to me, except the Father who has sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
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And, behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no way lift herself up.
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For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
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The invalid man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steps down before me.
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For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Israel could not stand before their enemies
And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.
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And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of plunderers that plundered them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
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And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursues: and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
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Your sons and your daughters shall be given unto another people, and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no strength in your hand.
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Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, unless you destroy the accursed from among you.
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human Weakness » Manifested in all men
I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food: for until now you were not able to bear it, neither yet now are you able.
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I have yet many things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now.
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And he came unto the disciples, and found them asleep, and said unto Peter, What, could you not watch with me one hour?
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I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is 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 upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mixed people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
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In that day shall Egypt be like women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shakes over it.
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The mighty men of Babylon have ceased to fight, they have remained in their strongholds: their might has failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwelling places; her bars are broken.
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Behold, your troops in the midst of you are women: the gates of your land shall be set wide open unto your enemies: the fire shall devour the bars of your gates.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The father of the demoniac
And one of the multitude answered and said, Teacher, I have brought unto you my son, who has a dumb spirit; And wherever he takes him, he throws him down: and he foams, and gnashes with his teeth, and wastes away: and I spoke to your disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
The invalid man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steps down before me.
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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 rear of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awoke him, and said unto him, Teacher, care you not that we perish?
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And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed 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, you are the branches: He that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
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And wherever he takes him, he throws him down: and he foams, and gnashes with his teeth, and wastes away: and I spoke to your disciples that they should cast him 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
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were greatly afraid.
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Babylon enervated by idolatry
The mighty men of Babylon have ceased to fight, they have remained in their strongholds: their might has failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwelling places; her bars are broken.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The sick woman
And a certain woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,
human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » A broken covenant stripped samson of his strength
That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There has not come a razor upon my head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The psalmist
The LORD preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
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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 when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » Peter in prison
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the guards before the door kept 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 lad here, who has five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
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