43 Bible Verses about enemies, of Jesus Christ
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And when they had gone, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I speak to thee; for Herod will seek the child, to destroy him. And he arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "I called my son out of Egypt."read more.
Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magians. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more." But when Herod was dead, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; for they who sought the childs life are dead.
And he arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "I called my son out of Egypt." Then Herod, when he saw that he had been deceived by the magians, was greatly enraged; and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertained from the magians.read more.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they were no more." But when Herod was dead, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel; for they who sought the childs life are dead.
And a great sign was seen in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars; and being with child she crieth out, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And another sign was seen in heaven; and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems;read more.
and his tail dragged the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them to the earth. And the dragon standeth before the woman who was about to bring forth, that when she hath brought forth he may devour her child. And she brought forth a manchild, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.
And immediately the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.
Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the Devil. And when he had tasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.read more.
But he answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God." Then the Devil taketh him into the holy city, and setteth him on the pinnacle of the temple; and saith to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee; and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone." Jesus said to him, Again it is written, "Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God." Again, the Devil taketh him m an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; and said to him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan! for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." Then the Devil leaveth him; and lo! angels came and ministered to him.
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry. And the Devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf of bread.read more.
And Jesus answered him, It is written, "Not on bread alone shall man live." And taking him up, he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the Devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and their glory; because to me it hath been delivered, and I give it to whomever I will. If thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine. And Jesus answering said to him, It is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee; and in their hands they will bear thee up, that thou mayst not dash thy foot against a stone." And Jesus answering said to him, It hath been said, "Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God." And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.
Then Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord! This shall not be to thee. But he turned and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan! thou art my stumblingblock; for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men.
Having said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Truly, truly do I say to you, that one of you will betray me. The disciples therefore looked at one another, doubting of whom he spoke. There was reclining on Jesus bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.read more.
To him therefore Simon Peter maketh a sign, and saith to him, Tell who it is of whom he is speaking. He, therefore, leaning back on the breast of Jesus, saith to him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answereth, It is he for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him. Having therefore dipped the morsel, he taketh and giveth it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus therefore saith to him, What thou doest, do quickly.
Then the Pharisees went out, and consulted together against him, how they might destroy him.
And the Pharisees went forth, and immediately had a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
But they were filled with madness, and conferred with one another as to what they should do to Jesus.
And when it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people consulted together against Jesus, to put him to death.
On this account the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for he would not walk in Judaea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
Therefore from that day forth they consulted together to put him to death.
For to this ye were called; because even Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps; who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth; who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously;read more.
who himself bore our sins in his own body on the cross, that we, having died to our sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.
But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their Law: "They hated me without a cause."
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests, and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him up to you? And they paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up.
And as they were eating, he said, Truly do I say to you, that one of you will betray me. And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and began every one to say to him, Is it I, Lord? And he answering said, He that hath dipped his hand with me in the dish, he will betray me.read more.
The Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Well were it for that man if he had not been born. Then Judas, his betrayer, answering said, Is it I, Rabbi? He saith to him, It is.
He, therefore, leaning back on the breast of Jesus, saith to him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answereth, It is he for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him. Having therefore dipped the morsel, he taketh and giveth it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus therefore saith to him, What thou doest, do quickly.
this man, being delivered up by the settled purpose and foreknowledge of God, ye, by the hand of godless men, crucified and slew.
Pilate saith to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests, having held a consultation with the elders and the scribes, and the whole council, bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the governors palace; and it was early. And they did not themselves go into the palace, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. Pilate therefore went out to them, and saith, What accusation do ye bring against this man? They answered and said to him, If he had not been doing evil, we would not have delivered him up to thee.read more.
Pilate therefore said to them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any one to death. That the words of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying what kind of death he was to die.
The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his servant Jesus, whom ye indeed delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them! for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, casting lots.
but they were only hearing that "He who was once our persecutor is now preaching the faith which he was once destroying";
But Saul, yet breathing out threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, and asked of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any who were of this way of belief, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone around a him a light from heaven;read more.
and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he answered, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
And I persecuted this way [of belief] even to death, binding and putting into prisons both men and women, as also the highpriest beareth me witness, and all the elderhood; from whom I received letters to the brethren, and was on my way to Damascus to bring those also that were there, bound, to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.
I indeed thought with myself that I ought to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. Which I also did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I myself shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. And I punished them often in all the synagogues, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
For if while enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more having been reconciled shall we be saved by his life;
For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ;
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up instead that which is wanting of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh on behalf of his body, which is the church;
For he must reign, "till he hath put all enemies under his feet." The last enemy, death, will be destroyed;
"The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I put thine enemies under thy feet."
For David did not ascend into the heavens; but he himself saith, The Lord said to my lord, "Sit thou on my right hand,
Wherefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those who are in heaven, and those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God, the Father.
since it will be just with God to repay distress to them that distress you, and to you the distressed rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be manifested from heaven, with the angels of his might, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus;read more.
who will be punished with everlasting destruction proceeding from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power, when he shall come in that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all who believed; for our testimony to you was believed.
Let no one deceive you in any manner; for [that day will not come] unless the apostasy shall have come first and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition; he that opposeth and exalteth himself above every one that is called God, or worthy of worship, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself to be God. Do ye not remember, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?read more.
And now ye know what restraineth, in order that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already working; only there is one who now restraineth, until he be taken out of the way; and then will the lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will consume with the breath of his mouth, and destroy with the manifestation of his coming;
But to which of the angels hath he ever said: "Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?"
thenceforth waiting until his enemies be made his footstool.
