10 Bible Verses about People Opposed

He must be gentle when instructing opponents; for possibly God may give them a change of mind for the recognition of the truth,

for you remember that although I had already borne ill-treatment and insult at Philippi, I took courage in my God to tell you the gospel of God, in the face of much opposition.

"For I came to set "a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

"From this time there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three;

"father against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

But Jesus said, "Forbid him not, for he who is not against you is for you."

At this the Scribes and the high priests were seeking to arrest him; only they were afraid of the people. For they perceived that he had referred to them in this parable.

After that Pilate began to seek to release him, but the Jews shouted out. "If you release this man you are no friend of the Emperor. Any man who makes himself out to be king is a rebel against the Emperor."

"And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death.

What shall we say then, to these things? If God be for us, Who can be against us?