18 occurrences in 9 translations

'Dependent' in the Bible

Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.

Verse ConceptsChamberlainsPeople Providing FoodNamed People Angry With OthersPrivate Rooms

And from this we learn that everything is dependent not on man's will or endeavour, but upon God who has mercy. For the Scripture said to Pharaoh,

Verse ConceptsGod, Grace OfSalvation Not By WorksNot My Will But God'sNot ToilingThe Will Of MenMercyRaceMercy And Graceeffortimpulsiveness

and those who use the things in the world as though they were not dependent on them. For the world in its present form is passing away.

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to the worldRedeeming The TimeAbuse, Of Spiritual ThingsPassing AwayUnworldlinessThings Passing AwayThe World Being TemporaryAbuse

Right and wrong, I say, not for you, but for the other man; for the fact that I am free is not dependent on another man's sense of right or wrong.

Verse ConceptsConsciousnessChristian LibertyReligious FreedomFreedomJudging Others Actionsconscience

For the Lord's approval of a man is not dependent on his opinion of himself, but on the Lord's opinion of him.

Verse ConceptsCommendationSelf Righteousness, Nature OfWorthinessApprovalCommending OneselfPeople Commended By GodAcceptance

Because if the heritage is by the law, it is no longer dependent on the word of God; but God gave it to Abraham by his word.

Verse ConceptsHeirsInheritance, SpiritualGod's Promise To AbrahamGrace Verse Law

Now the mediator or go-between [in a transaction] is not [needed] for just one party; whereas God is only one [and was the only One giving the promise to Abraham, but the Law was a contract between two, God and Israel; its validity depended on both].

Verse ConceptsGod, Unity OfUnity, God's Goal OfGod Is One

If any woman who is a believer has dependent widows, she must assist them and the church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are widows indeed.

Verse ConceptsBelieversMoney, Stewardship OfPoverty, Remedies ForLove Between RelativesRemoving BurdensPeople HelpingEach Local Church

In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands [subordinate, not as inferior, but out of respect for the responsibilities entrusted to husbands and their accountability to God, and so partnering with them] so that even if some do not obey the word [of God], they may be won over [to Christ] without discussion by the godly lives of their wives,

Verse Conceptsethics, personalResponsibility, For God's WorldSexualitySubmissionUnbelieversUnbelief, As Response To GodWives, Duties OfAbusive MarriagesCurbing SpeechWivesChristian ConductHusband And WifeGodly WomanLoving Your WifeWifeLove MarriageBeauty And Self WorthA Good HusbandspousebehaviorreverenceHope For Unbelievers

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