12 occurrences

'Against' in the Bible

they engaged in war against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, along with the king of Bela (which was also known as Zoar).

against King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Shinar, and King Arioch of Ellasar four kings against five.

Verse ConceptsFour PeopleFive People

He'll be a wild donkey of a man. He'll be against everyone, and everyone will be against him. He will live in conflict with all of his relatives."

Verse ConceptsIndependenceOpposite SidesWild DonkeysConflictFamily Conflictislam

But they replied, "Get out of the way! This man came here as a foreigner, and now he's acting like a judge! So we're going to deal more harshly with you than with them." Then they pushed hard against the man (that is, against Lot), intending to break down the door.

Verse ConceptsSeductionThreateningsSojourningPressingBroken ThingsSuffering From ForeignersWorse

Then God replied to him in the dream, "I know that you did this with pure intentions, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me. Therefore, I didn't allow you to touch her.

Verse ConceptsTouchAbsence Of SexNot TouchingPlea Of InnocenceDirect Communication Through Dreams

Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such great sin against me and my kingdom? You've done things to me that ought not to have been done."

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Kings SummoningWe Have SinnedWhat Sin?

"My son," she replied, "let any curse against you fall on me. Just listen to me, then go and get them for me."

Verse ConceptsPay Attention To People!

"Your name won't be Jacob anymore," the man replied, "but Israel, because you exerted yourself against both God and men, and you've emerged victorious."

Verse ConceptsTypes Of ChristChanged NamesGod Naming PeopleGod Renaming PeopleHuman Nature, OvercomingStruggles

No one has more authority in this house than I do. He has withheld nothing from me, except you, and that's because you're his wife. So how can I commit such a horrible evil? How can I sin against God?"

Verse ConceptsGodly Fear, Examples OfWhat Sin?

Their father Jacob told them, "You're causing me to lose my children! Joseph is gone. Now Simeon is gone, and you're planning to take Benjamin, too. Everything's going against me!"

Verse ConceptsPeople OpposedIndividuals Passing AwayBereavement

Later, after Joseph's brothers faced the reality of their father's death, they asked themselves, "What happens if Joseph decides to hold a grudge against us? What if he pays us back in full for all the wrong things we did to him?"

Verse ConceptsGrudgesResentment, Against PeopleResponseRepaying Evil For EvilNamed People Angry With Others

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