5 occurrences

'Deserve' in the Bible

Then to Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go to Anathoth to your own field, for you deserve to die; but I will not put you to death at this time, because you carried the ark of the Lord God before my father David, and because you were afflicted in everything with which my father was afflicted.”

Verse ConceptsSuffering, HardshipThe Ark In JerusalemDeserving Death

After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have requited us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us an escaped remnant as this,

Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment ForRemnantSurvivors Of The Nations

And we indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.”

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Examples Of

for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it.”

Verse ConceptsBlood, Figurative UseSaintsPeople Consuming BloodBad WaterKilling ProphetsKilling DisciplesProphets KilledGod Makes Evil Rebound

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Deserve (61 instances)
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