17 occurrences

'Unwilling' in the Bible

‘If then, you act with hostility against Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times according to your sins.

Verse ConceptsAttitudes Of HostilitySevenfold

And David was unwilling to move the ark of the Lord into the city of David with him; but David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

Verse ConceptsThe Ark In JerusalemPeople Unwilling

“Now a traveler came to the rich man,And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd,To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him;Rather he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”

Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalLambsUnkindnessHerdsTravellersPeople UnwillingTaking AnimalsThose Who Provided A Meal

The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them.

But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedSettling AccountsDebtjail

And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

Verse ConceptsMealsGod Sends ProphetsPeople UnwillingWedding GuestsCelebration

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

Verse ConceptsFingersYokesBindingJoining ThingsShouldersHeavy BurdensFingers Of PeopleNo Helprelaxationweight

And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.

Verse ConceptsGuestsRashnessOther Sad PeoplePeople UnwillingWhy It HappenedBirthdays Celebrated

From there they went out and began to go through Galilee, and He did not want anyone to know about it.

Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing Things

For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,

Verse ConceptsHeartlessnessBeing Seen By ManNo Fear Of GodPeople Unwilling

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

Verse ConceptsContritionReconciliation, Of The World To GodRepentance, Examples OfRepentance, Nature OfConviction Of SinBeating OneselfBe Merciful!Far From Heredistancebreastspitytaxes

and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

Verse ConceptsComing To ChristLife Through ChristPeople Unwilling

After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristAssassinations, AttemptedJews, ThePersecution Of ChristChrist Would Be Killed

Our fathers were unwilling to be obedient to him, but repudiated him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,

Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forReturning to the oldDesires Of The Heart

but if there are questions about words and names and your own law, look after it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters.”

Verse ConceptsNot Judging

Bible Theasaurus

Adverse (8 instances)
Averse (2 instances)
Backward (41 instances)
Indifferent (8 instances)
Loath (2 instances)
Unwilling (46 instances)

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