'Attempting' in the Bible

We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

And on the following day, he made an appearance to them [while they] were fighting and was attempting to reconcile them in peace, saying, 'Men [and] brothers, why are you doing wrong to one another?'

But Saul was attempting to destroy the church. Entering {house after house}, he dragged off both men and women [and] delivered [them] to prison.

And [when he] arrived in Jerusalem, he was attempting to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, [because they] did not believe that he was a disciple.

And he was talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews; but they were attempting to put him to death.

But Elymas the magician (for his name is translated in this way) opposed them, attempting to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

He addressed both Jews and Greeks in the synagogue every Sabbath, attempting to persuade them.

So he entered into the synagogue [and] was speaking boldly for three months, discussing and attempting to convince [them] concerning the kingdom of God.

And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.

Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,

On account of these [things] the Jews seized me in the temple [courts] [and] were attempting to kill [me].

And [when they] had set a day with him, many more came to him at his lodging place, to whom he was explaining from early in the morning until evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and attempting to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.