30 Bible Verses about assertiveness

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But I say this, that each of you is saying, "I am with Paul," and "I [am] with Apollos," and "I [am] with Cephas," and "I [am] with Christ."

I say [this] to [my] shame, namely, that we have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares to [boast]--I am speaking in foolishness--I also dare to [boast].

and a third of the creatures in the sea--the ones which had life--died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

the women must be silent in the churches, for it is not permitted for them to speak, but they must be in submission, just as the law also says.

How good are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!

And two other criminals were also led away to be executed with him.

Then the sons of the prophets who [were in] Bethel came out to Elisha, and they said to him, "Do you know that Yahweh [is] going to take your master {from you} today?" He said, "I also know; be quiet!"

But turning to them, Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children!

And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there vehemently accusing him.

And [when he] found out that he was from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him over to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem in those days.

If anyone's work that he has built upon [it] remains, he will receive a reward.

And when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," there they crucified him, and the criminals, the one on [his] right and the other on [his] left.

And the people stood there watching, but the rulers also ridiculed [him], saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if this [man] is the Christ of God, the Chosen One!"

And Herod with his soldiers also treated him with contempt, and [after] mocking [him] [and] dressing [him] [in] glistening clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.

So he questioned him {at considerable length}, but he answered nothing to him.

And behold, a man {named} Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man

Now [when] Pilate heard [this], he asked if the man was a Galilean.

[and] said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people, and behold, [when I] examined [him] before you, I found nothing in this man as basis for the accusation which {you are making} against him

Now [when] the centurion saw what had happened, he began to praise God, saying, "Certainly this man was righteous!"

[because] [the light] of the sun failed. And the curtain of the temple was torn apart [down] the middle.

And one of the criminals who were hanged there reviled him, saying, "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself--and us!"

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