'Claim' in the Bible

So Abimelech called Isaac and confronted him. "She is definitely your wife!" he accused him, "So why did you claim, "She's my sister?'" Isaac responded, "Because I had thought ""otherwise, I'll die on account of her.'"

When Joseph's master heard his wife's claim to the effect that "This is how your servant treated me," he flew into a rage,

Seat two wicked men in front of him, and make them testify against him. Tell them to claim "You cursed God and the king.' Then take him out and stone him to death."

You claim you've defeated Edom, but you're really only puffed up with arrogant boasting. So stay home. Why stir up trouble so you die, and the rest of Judah with you?"

In reply to them, I said, "The God of Heaven will prosper us. That's why we're preparing to build. But as far as you're concerned, there exists no ancestral heritage, no legal right, nor any historic claim in Jerusalem.

"So that you cannot claim, "We have found wisdom!' let God do the rebuking, not man;

Now this is Job's claim: "Even though I'm innocent, God has stopped treating me righteously.

"Are you saying that it's just for you to claim, "I'm more righteous than God?'

Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous?

Many claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is?

Or else let it lay claim to my protection; let it make peace with me, yes, let it make peace with me."

Even though Edom may claim, "We were crushed, but we will return and rebuild the ruins,' this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "They may rebuild, but I'll demolish. People will call them, "The Wicked Land,' and, "The People With Whom the LORD is Forever Angry.'

That same day some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him,

Then some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him,

Now some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus

So the apostles and the elders met to look into this claim.

For I want to let you know about this secret, brothers, so that you will not claim to be wiser than you are: Stubbornness has come to part of Israel until the full number of the gentiles comes to faith.

If others enjoy this right over you, don't we have a stronger claim? But we did not use this right. On the contrary, we tolerate everything in order not to put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of the Messiah.

By ourselves we are not qualified to claim that anything comes from us. Rather, our credentials come from God,

I am ashamed to admit it, but we have been too weak for that. Whatever anyone else dares to claim I am talking like a fool I can claim it, too.

but through good actions. This is proper for women who claim to revere God.

Although some claim to have it, they have abandoned the faith. May grace be with all of you!

They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.

If we claim that we have fellowship with him but keep living in darkness, we are lying and not practicing the truth.

"I know your suffering and your poverty though you are rich and the slander committed by those who claim to be Jews but are not. They are the synagogue of Satan.

I will make those who belong to the synagogue of Satan those who claim to be Jews and aren't, but are lying come and bow down at your feet. Then they will realize that I have loved you.