43 Bible Verses about enemies, of Jesus Christ
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And they having gone away, behold, the angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying; Having arisen, take the young child and His mother, and fly into Egypt; and be thou there until I may speak to thee; for Herod is about to seek the young child in order to destroy Him. And having arisen, he took with him the young child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod: in order that the Word, having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son.read more.
Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, became exceedingly angry; and having sent forth, he slew all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years old and under, according to the time which he inquired with the wise men. Then the word having been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying: A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not. And Herod having died, behold, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in Egypt in a dream, saying; Having arisen, take with you the young child and His mother, and depart into the land of Israel; for those seeking the life of the young child are dead.
And having arisen, he took with him the young child and His mother by night and departed into Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod: in order that the Word, having been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, might be fulfilled, saying; Out of Egypt have I called my son. Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, became exceedingly angry; and having sent forth, he slew all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its boundaries, from two years old and under, according to the time which he inquired with the wise men.read more.
Then the word having been spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying: A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and weeping and great mourning; Rachel weeping for her children; and was not willing to be comforted, because they are not. And Herod having died, behold, the angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in Egypt in a dream, saying; Having arisen, take with you the young child and His mother, and depart into the land of Israel; for those seeking the life of the young child are dead.
And there was a great sign in the heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; and being in gestation, she also cries, travailing in pain, and suffering to bring forth. And there appeared another sign in the heaven; and behold the great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems:read more.
and his tail draws the third of the stars of the heaven, and casts them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman about to bring forth, in order that he may eat up her child when she may bring it forth. And she brought forth a male son, who is about to shepherdize all the nations with an iron rod: and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.
And immediately the Spirit casts Him out into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels continued to minister unto Him.
Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil. And having fasted forty days and forty nights, He afterward hungered. And the tempter having come to Him, said; If thou art the Son of God, speak in order that these stones may become bread.read more.
And He responding said; It has been written, A man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word coming forth through the mouth of God. Then the devil takes Him into the holy city and stood Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and says to Him; If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it has been written, That He will give His angels charge concerning thee, and upon their hand they will bear thee, lest thou mayest dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said to him; Again it has been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again the devil takes Him into an exceedingly high mountain, and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of the same, and said to Him; All these things will I give unto thee, If having fallen down thou mayest worship me: then Jesus says to him, Get behind me, Satan; for it has been written; Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth Him; and behold, the angels came to Him and continued to minister unto Him.
And Jesus, full of the Holy Ghost, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, tempted by the devil forty days. And He ate nothing during those days; and they having been completed, He afterward hungered. And the devil said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, speak to this stone, in order that it may become bread.read more.
And Jesus responded to him, saying; It has been written, That man shall not live upon bread alone, but upon every word of God. And the devil leading Him up, he showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, I will give all the authority and glories of these to thee: because it has been given unto me: and I give it to whom I may wish; then if thou mayest worship before me all shall belong to thee. And Jesus responding said to him; It has been written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and Him only shalt thou serve. And he led Him into Jerusalem, and placed Him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, If thou art the Son of God cast thyself down from thence; for it has been written, That He will give His angels charge concerning thee, in order to guard thee, and they will bear thee upon their hands, lest at any time thou mayest dash thy foot against a stone. And Jesus responding said to him; That it has been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. And the devil having perfected every temptation, departed from Him for a season.
And Peter taking Him to him, began to rebuke Him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord; because this shall not be unto thee. And turning He said to Peter, Get behind me, adversary: thou art my stumbling-block; because thou art not thinking about the things of God, but those of men.
Jesus saying these things, was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said; Truly, truly, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. Then the disciples began to look to one another, being at a loss concerning which one He speaks. And one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved, was leaning on the bosom of Jesus.read more.
Then Simon Peter beckons to him, to ask who he might be concerning whom He speaks. And that one, falling toward the bosom of Jesus says to Him, Lord, who is he? And Jesus responds, He is that one to whom, having dipped the morsel, I will give it. And having dipped the morsel, He takes it, and gives it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus says to him; What thou art doing, do more quickly.
And the Pharisees, having gone out, took counsel against I Him that they might destroy Him.
And the Pharisees, having gone out immediately along with the Herodians, took counsel against Him in order that they might kill Him.
And they were filled with rage; and they were talking one to another what they might do to Jesus.
And it being morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
Therefore the Jews the more sought to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but said that God was His Father, making himself equal to God.
After these things Jesus walked about in Galilee: for He was not willing to walk about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.
For unto this you have been called: because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you may follow in his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth, who, being reviled, reviled not again; suffering, he threatened not, but gave up to the one judging righteously:read more.
who himself has borne our sins in his own body on the wood, in order that we, being made free from sins, may live unto righteousness: by whose stripe you are healed.
But in order that the word having been written in their law may be fulfilled, That they hated me gratuitously.
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, going to the chief priests, said, What do you wish to give me, and I will deliver Him to you? And they offered him thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he was seeking opportunity that he might betray Him.
And they eating, He said; Truly, I say unto you, that one of you will betray me. And they being exceedingly sorrowful, began each one of them to say to Him, Lord, whether am I the one? And responding He said, The one dipping his hand in the dish with me, the same shall betray me.read more.
Indeed the Son of man goeth, as has been written concerning Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It was good for him if that man had never been born. But Judas, the one betraying Him, responding said, Master, whether am I the one? He says to him, Thou hast said it.
And that one, falling toward the bosom of Jesus says to Him, Lord, who is he? And Jesus responds, He is that one to whom, having dipped the morsel, I will give it. And having dipped the morsel, He takes it, and gives it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus says to him; What thou art doing, do more quickly.
Him by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, having been delivered, you having nailed up, slew through the hand of lawless men;
Pilate says to them, Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? They all say to him, Let Him be crucified.
And immediately early in the morning the high priests having made counsel with the elders and scribes, and all the sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.
Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas to the judgment hall: and it was morning. And they did not come into the judgment hall, in order that they might not be polluted, but that they might eat the passover. Then Pilate came out to them, and says, What accusation do you bring against this man? They responded and said to him, If He were not an evil doer, we would not deliver Him to you.read more.
Then Pilate said to them. You take Him, and judge Him according to your law. Then the Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to kill any one. In order that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which He spoke, signifying by what death He was about to die.
The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, and the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Child, Jesus, who you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate having decided to release Him.
And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. And dividing His garments, they were casting the lots.
But they were only hearing that The one persecuting us at one time is now preaching the faith which he was once desolating;
But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, having come to the high priest, asked from him letters to Damascus against the synagogues, in order that if he should find any being of the way, both men and women, he might lead them bound to Jerusalem. And it came to pass, while prosecuting the journey he drew near to Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven shone around him;read more.
and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. But stand up, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behooves thee to do.
who after this way persecuted unto death, binding and committing to prison both men and women; as the high priest also, and all the eldership, witnessed me: from whom having also received letters from the brethren in Damascus, I was on my way, being about to lead them also hither into Jerusalem bound, that they might be punished.
Moreover indeed, I thought to myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene: which I did also in Jerusalem, and shut up many of the saints in prison; and having received authority from the chief priests, and they being slain, I gave my vote against them; and throughout all the synagogues, frequently punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceeding mad against them, I was persecuting them even also unto foreign cities.
For if being enemies we are reconciled to God through the death of his Son; how much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved through his life:
For many walk about, of whom I frequently spoke to you, and now I speak even weeping, the enemies of the cross of Christ:
Now I rejoice in sufferings in your behalf, and am filling up the residue of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh in behalf of his body, which is the church;
For it behooves him to reign until he may put all enemies under his feet. Death the last enemy is destroyed.
The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?
For David hath not ascended into the heavens, but he says, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Therefore God has indeed exalted him, and given him a name above every name; that at the name of Jesus every knee must bow, of things in heaven and things upon the earth and things beneath the earth, and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.
if indeed it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them who are troubling you, and to you who are troubled, rest with us, in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in the fire of flame, dispensing vengeance to those who know not God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus:read more.
who shall suffer vengeance, eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might, when he may come to be glorified among his saints, and among all those who believe, to be wondered at in that day, because our testimony was believed by you.
Let no one deceive you in any way: because unless there may first be an apostasy and the man of lawlessness may be revealed, the son of perdition, the one opposing and exalting himself above everything that is called God or divinity; so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself off that he is God. Do you not remember that still being with you, I told you these things?read more.
And now you know that which hinders, that he should be revealed in his time. For already the mystery of lawlessness is working: only there is one now hindering, until he may be taken out of the midst; then indeed will the lawless one be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will remove by the spirit of his mouth, and will exterminate by the brightness of his coming;
And to which one of the angels has he at any time said, Sit thou on my right hand, until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?
finally waiting until his enemies may be made the foot-stool of his feet.
