26 Bible Verses about In Men's Presence

that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place."

Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city,

"No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead."

And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, "But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there."

Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.

to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it." Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

For you have felt through all my goods; what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two.

And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan reported to him all these things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.

And he answered him, "It is I. Go, tell your lord, 'Behold, Elijah is here.'"

And now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Elijah is here."'

And now you say, 'Go, tell your lord, "Behold, Elijah is here"'; and he will kill me."

that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,

But Paul cried with a loud voice, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here."

For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.

When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,

I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ--I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!--

I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.

For they say, "His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account."

Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we do when present.

For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

It is always good to be made much of for a good purpose, and not only when I am present with you,

I wish I could be present with you now and change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?

For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.