16 occurrences

'Oppression' in the Bible

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

Verse ConceptsFleeting ImpressionsNot Whole HeartedPersecution, Nature OfPersecution, OriginSuddenlyPeople StumblingChrist's Disciples Will SufferEnduringWhy It HappenedPersecution

They have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, In Christian LivingShallownessFor The Sake Of ThingsPersecutionpressure

For in those days there will be oppression, such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.

Verse ConceptsDay of the LORDBeginningUnique EventsFrom The Beginning

But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

Verse ConceptsThe SunEclipsesDarkening Sun Moon And StarsDarkness At The EndSigns In The UniverseSeal JudgmentsSunshineThe Moon

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

Verse Conceptsdispersion, theJews, TheMission, Of The ChurchTravelAntioch in SyriaThe Church ScatteredSalvation For IsraelThe Gospel To Jew And GentilePersecution

"I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Verse ConceptsSatanticAffluenceInsultsPersecution, Forms OfPoverty, Causes OfPoverty, SpiritualRiches, SpiritualAbuse, To God's PeopleChrist Knowing About PeopleBlessings Of The PoorPoor Or RichAfflictionsSatanJewsMartyrdom

Behold, I will throw her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great oppression, unless they repent of her works.

Verse ConceptsAdultery, Consequences OfBedsThe Ungodly SufferingThose Who Committed AdulteryAdultery In The ChurchSicknessadultry

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