'Opposed' in the Bible

Then Simeon blessed them and told His mother Mary: “Indeed, this child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be opposed—

“Let these words sink into your ears: the Son of Man is going to be betrayed and handed over to men [who are His enemies].”

And he saying these things, all who were opposed to him were being ashamed, and all the multitude were rejoicing over all the glorious things that are being done by him.

The kings of the earth stood opposed, and the rulers assembled together at the same [place], against the Lord and against his Christ.'

But Elymas the sorcerer (this is the meaning of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him.

And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many [things] opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,

Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned.

Is the law therefore opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.

For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.

He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross.

Because of these [sinful] things the [divine] wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience [those who fail to listen and who routinely and obstinately disregard God’s precepts],

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,

fornicators, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, perjurers; and if any other thing is opposed to sound teaching,

correcting those who are opposed with gentleness, [seeing] whether perhaps God may grant them repentance to a knowledge of the truth,

unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and their faith is a counterfeit.

Watch out for him yourself because he strongly opposed our words.

a sound word, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us:

But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.