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 who continues in me and in whom I continue bears abundant fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
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"A man cannot obtain anything," replied John, "unless it has been granted to him from Heaven.
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not that of ourselves we are competent to decide anything by our own reasonings, but our competency comes from God.
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human Weakness » Helplessness, physical and spiritual of man
I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who continues in me and in whom I continue bears abundant fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
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some men were carrying there one who had been lame from birth, whom they were wont to place every day close to the Beautiful Gate (as it was called)
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"no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; then I will raise him to life on the last day.
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where a woman was present who for eighteen years had been a confirmed invalid: she was bent double, and was unable to lift herself to her full height.
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For I know that in me, that is, in my lower self, nothing good has its home; for while the will to do right is present with me, the power to carry it out is not.
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"Sir," replied the sufferer, "I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is moved; but while I am coming some one else steps down before me."
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For already, while we were still helpless, Christ at the right moment 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
human Weakness » Manifested in all men
I fed you with milk and not with solid food, since for this you were not yet strong enough. And even now you are not strong enough:
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"I have much more to say to you, but you are unable at present to bear the burden of it.
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Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Alas, none of you could keep awake with me for even a single hour!
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Effeminacy, general references to
human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The father of the demoniac
"Rabbi," answered one of the crowd, "I have brought you my son. He has a dumb spirit in him; and wherever it comes upon him, it dashes him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth, and he is pining away. I begged your disciples to expel it, but they had not the power."
"Sir," replied the sufferer, "I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is moved; but while I am coming some one else 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
But He Himself was in the stern asleep, with His head on the cushion: so they woke Him. "Rabbi," they cried, "is it nothing to you that we are drowning?"
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But when He saw them distressed with rowing (for the wind was against 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 who continues in me and in whom I continue bears abundant fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
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and wherever it comes upon him, it dashes him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth, and he is pining away. I begged your disciples to expel it, but they had not the power."
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human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Apostasy produced a nation of cowards
human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » Babylon enervated by idolatry
human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The sick woman
Now a woman who for twelve years had suffered from haemorrhage, and had undergone many different treatments under a number of doctors and had spent all she had without receiving benefit but on the contrary growing worse,
human Weakness » Powerlessness of men, often due to sin and unbelief » A broken covenant stripped samson of his strength
human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » The psalmist
human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » Paul and his companions on the sea
Then, when for several days neither sun nor stars were seen and the terrific gale still harassed us, the last ray of hope was now vanishing.
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human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » Peter in prison
Now when Herod was on the point of taking him out of prison, that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards were on duty outside the door.
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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 boy here with five barley loaves and a couple of fish: but what is that among so many?"
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