11 occurrences in 4 translations

'Adequate' in the Bible

They returned and reported to Joshua, "Don't send the whole army. About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. Don't tire out the whole army, for Ai is small."

Verse ConceptsTwo ThousandThree Thousand And UpUnderestimation

Now who indeed has adequate strength to build a house for him? For the heavens and {the highest heavens} are not able to contain him. Now who [am] I that I would build a house for him, except to burn incense before him?

Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritGod, Present EverywhereGod Is TranscendentGod, InfiniteGod's DwellingThe Vastness Of Nature

Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

Verse ConceptsRedemptionSiblingsDebtThe SoulValueSaving Moneyredeemed

So they said, "Lord, behold, here [are] two swords!" And he said to them, "It is adequate."

Verse ConceptsTwo Other ThingsMore Than Enough

to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

Verse ConceptsControlling Your ThoughtsLife And DeathBeing SavedDeath Of Loved OneDeath Of A MotherBeing LostFeeling Lostatheismothers

For what [adequate] thanks can we offer to God for you in return for all the joy and delight we have before our God on your account?

Verse ConceptsAppreciationHappinessJoy, Of The ChurchThanking God For PeopleThank YouBeing GratefulThanksgiving And Gratitude

For if the message given through angels [the Law given to Moses] was authentic and unalterable, and every violation and disobedient act received an appropriate penalty,

Verse ConceptsAngels as God's servantsDisobedience, To GodThe Recompense Of The WickedAngels Giving The LawGod Has RequitedAngels As MediatorsAngels Activities Among Believers

Bible Theasaurus

Adequate (11 instances)
Effective (13 instances)
Efficacious (2 instances)
Enough (330 instances)
Equal (81 instances)
Expedient (12 instances)
Indifferent (8 instances)
Passable (2 instances)
Powerful (220 instances)
Sufficient (62 instances)
Tolerable (6 instances)

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