11 occurrences in 5 translations

'Motivated' in the Bible

"Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me; from every person motivated by a willing heart you are to receive my offering.

Verse ConceptsGoadsGiving, Of PossessionsHuman WillHeart, And Holy SpiritHeart, HumanOfferingsGenerosity, Used TowardsRight DesiresTithes And OfferingVolunteering

Ahithophel replied to Absalom, "Have sex with your father's concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you."

Verse ConceptsNosesOffenceOne FleshSmellsPeople Being Hated

So the family leaders of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone God had motivated—prepared to go up and rebuild the Lord’s house in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodPriests, Institution In Ot TimesTribes Of IsraelImpulsesMoving To A New Placejerusalem

therefore as I'm alive and living" declares the Lord GOD, "I'm going to deal with you as your anger deserves. When I judge you, I'll treat you like you did the Israelis that is, with the same kind of envy that motivated your constant hatred of them.

Verse ConceptsEnvy, Example OfAccording To ThingsThose Who Envied

""Because this is what the Lord GOD says: "Motivated by my burning zealousness, I have spoken against the rest of the surrounding nations, including Edom, who confiscated my land, taking possession of it with joyful enthusiasm and with animal-like malice, in order to plunder Israel's pastures.'

Verse ConceptsMotives, Examples OfNationalismConquestFire Of God's AngerRejoicing In EvilTaking Possession

(for He who worked effectively for Peter and empowered him in his ministry to the Jews also worked effectively for me and empowered me in my ministry to the Gentiles).

Verse ConceptsPaul As An ApostleMinistry, Qualifications ForPeter, The ApostleThe Gospel To Jew And GentileGod's Work In UsMinistryempowerment

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