6 occurrences

'Contend' in the Bible

If he wants to contend with him, he cannot answer him one [time] in a thousand.

Verse ConceptsA Thousand ThingsAnswering GodOthers Not AnsweringSuing God

I will say to God, 'You should not condemn me; let me know why you contend [against] me.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringDisputesWhy Does God Do This?condemnation

Who [is] he who will contend with me? For {then} I would be silent, and I would pass away.

Verse Conceptsghosts

Would he contend with me in [the] greatness of [his] strength? No, but he himself would give heed to me.

Verse ConceptsPenitentWill God Pay Attention?

Why do you contend against him, that he will not answer all a person's words?

Verse ConceptsComplaintsGod Is ImmanentComplaining

"Shall a faultfinder contend with Shaddai? Anyone who argues with God must answer it."

Verse ConceptsStriving With GodSuffering, Of The InnocentDisputescriticismanswers

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