'Against' in the Bible

and seeing the man standing with them who hath been healed, they had nothing to say against it,

the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;

for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.'

they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

and their counsel against him was known to Saul; they were also watching the gates both day and night, that they may kill him,

And the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the first men of the city, and did raise persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and did put them out from their borders;

and they having shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium,

and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;

And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat them with rods,

saying -- 'Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and having overcome them, prevailed against them, so that naked and wounded they did flee out of that house,

having made also three months' stay -- a counsel of the Jews having been against him -- being about to set forth to Syria, there came to him a resolution of returning through Macedonia.

serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against me;

crying out, 'Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;'

the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, 'By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, 'No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

and a plot having been intimated to me against this man -- about to be of the Jews -- at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

And after five days came down the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator -- Tertullus, and they made manifest to the governor the things against Paul;

nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.

whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,

and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him the things against Paul, and were calling on him,

asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.

and he having come, there stood round about the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem -- many and weighty charges they are bringing against Paul, which they were not able to prove,

about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against him.

concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against him no accusation of the things I was thinking of,

but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;

for it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.'

I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved me many things to do,

which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,

and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining them to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting them even unto strange cities.

and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!

and not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, that is called Euroclydon,

and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given her up, we were borne on,

and the Jews having spoken against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar -- not as having anything to accuse my nation of;

and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;'