'Against' in the Bible

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the [divine] wrath and judgment to come?

The ax already lies against the roots of the trees. So every tree that isn't producing good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.

But I say to you that everyone who continues to be angry with his brother or harbors malice against him shall be guilty before the court; and whoever speaks [contemptuously and insultingly] to his brother, ‘Raca (You empty-headed idiot)!’ shall be guilty before the supreme court (Sanhedrin); and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fiery hell.

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].

Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation was on the rock.

The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Beware of men [whose nature is to act in opposition to God], for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues;

And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, "Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath."

how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?

And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.

But the boat was already over a mile from land, battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.

Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

Jesus said to them, “Watch out and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,

And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put under your feet all those who are against you?

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men; for you don't enter in yourselves, neither do you allow those who are entering in to enter.

You, therefore, testify against yourselves that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

Then Jesus told them, "All of you will turn against me this very night, because it is written, "I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

But Peter told him, "Even if everyone else turns against you, I certainly won't!"

In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.

Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you.

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

But when the charges were brought against Him by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.

Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

Then the soldiers of the governor, having taken Jesus with them to the praetorium, gathered against him the whole band,

Above His head they put up the charge against Him in writing: THIS IS JESUSTHE KING OF THE JEWS.

and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.

And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

So the Pharisees said to him, "Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?"

how he entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to his companions?"

The Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him [in the Jewish high court].

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

because he had healed so many people that everyone who had diseases kept crowding up against him in order to touch him.

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd was following and pressing against Him.

His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing against You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”

Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were bitter against him.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

He saw them being battered as they rowed, because the wind was against them. Around three in the morning He came toward them walking on the sea and wanted to pass by them.

acts of greed and covetousness, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained conduct, envy and jealousy, slander and profanity, arrogance and self-righteousness and foolishness (poor judgment).

And the Pharisees went out and began to dispute against him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

And he said to them, Take care to be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.

And when he came to the disciples he saw a great crowd around them, and scribes disputing against them.

For he that is not against us is on our part.

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put those who are against you under your feet.

And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places,

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

Then Jesus told them, "All of you will turn against me, because it is written, "I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

But Peter told him, "Even if everyone else turns against you, I certainly won't."

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.