13 occurrences

'Against' in the Bible

So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

Verse ConceptsThe Sabbath And Christrelaxation

And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfPlottingPersecution Of ChristThe Sabbath And ChristWhy People Did Things

Put out of your minds the thought that I will say things against you to the Father: the one who says things against you is Moses, on whom you put your hopes.

Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceMoses, Significance OfAccusations, Source OfEffect Of The LawPeople Accusing PeopleThe Fatheraccusations

Jesus made answer and said, Do not say things against me, one to another.

Verse ConceptsMurmuringGrumblingDo Not Grumble

And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.

Verse ConceptsBeing Found OutThose Who Committed Adulteryadultry

They said this, testing him, so that they might have something against him. But Jesus, with his head bent down, made letters on the floor with his finger.

Verse ConceptsFingersAffirmative ActionTrapWritingAccusations, Source OfSnares Laid For ChristTesting ChristWriting On ObjectsFingers Of People

Then Jesus got up, and seeing nobody but the woman, he said to her, Where are the men who said things against you? did no one give a decision against you?

Verse ConceptsNo CondemnationWhere Are People?

And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said, And I do not give a decision against you: go, and never do wrong again.]

Verse ConceptsSin, Accepting Forgiveness OfReceived OutcastsNo CondemnationForgiving Yourselfcondemnation

I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.

Verse ConceptsGod, Revelation OfReliabilityGod Is TruthfulJesus Christ, JudgeChrist JudgingThe One Who Sent ChristGod's Things Revealed

So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?

Verse ConceptsAccusations, Against Christ

Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

Verse ConceptsCaesarClaimsPeople OpposedFriends FailingPeople Set Free By PeoplePeople Releasing Others

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