13 occurrences

'Contended' in the Bible

And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah?

Verse ConceptsTestingDisputesTesting GodGiving Food And DrinkProblem PeopleComplaining

And the people contended with Moses, and spoke, saying, Would that we had died when our brethren died before Jehovah!

Verse ConceptsRebellion Against God, Shown InDisputesCynicismDesire For DeathDeath

These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel contended with Jehovah, and he hallowed himself in them.

Verse ConceptsStriving With God

and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, summoned of the assembly, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the band of Korah, when they contended against Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place.

Verse ConceptsBeing ForsakenNeglectDisputesForsaking God's Things

And I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this which ye do, profaning the sabbath day?

Verse ConceptsNoblesProfanityAnger, Justified ExamplesDisputesSabbath Violated

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them and plucked off their hair, and adjured them by God saying, Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.

Verse ConceptsCurses, HumanFloggingHairsDisputesHair PluckingCursing The UngodlyPeople Bound By OathsSwearinginterracial

If I have despised the cause of my bondman or of my bondmaid, when they contended with me,

Verse ConceptsEmployersMasters Duties Towards ServantsSlavesWhat Sin?

I have laid a snare for thee, and thou, Babylon, art also taken, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, for thou hast contended with Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationInfidelity To GodGod TrappingConflict

The Jews therefore contended among themselves, saying, How can he give us this flesh to eat?

Verse ConceptsConfusionMisunderstood TruthEating Christ's BodyDiscussionsJesus As Food

and when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision contended with him,

Verse ConceptsCircumcision, physicalDisputes

And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel ...

Verse ConceptsTeachers Of The LawSpirit BeingsSound

yea, I ask thee also, true yokefellow, assist them, who have contended along with me in the glad tidings, with Clement also, and my other fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life.

Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceAliancesBook of lifeHelpfulnessLoyaltyYokesWhat Heaven Will Be LikePeople HelpingUnconditional LoveHelping Those In Needpartnership

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