57 occurrences

'Answer' in the Bible

And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfWanderersWhere From?SatanThe Devil

And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?

Verse ConceptsReverence, And BlessingSatan, Character OfSatan, Work OfFalse Accusations, Examples OfFearing God

And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfWanderersWhere From?wandering

And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfFalse Accusations, Examples OfHuman SkinSeeking LifeOld Sayings

Job made answer and said,

And Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,

Give now a cry for help; is there anyone who will give you an answer? and to which of the holy ones will you make your prayer?

Verse ConceptsMediatorGod Not Answering

And Job made answer and said,

If only I might have an answer to my prayer, and God would give me my desire!

Verse ConceptsDesire For DeathHear Prayer!

Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,

And Job made answer and said,

If a man was desiring to go to law with him, he would not be able to give him an answer to one out of a thousand questions.

Verse ConceptsA Thousand ThingsAnswering GodOthers Not AnsweringSuing God

How much less may I give an answer to him, using the right words in argument with him?

Verse ConceptsAnswering God

Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Examples OfJudgesBe Merciful!

For he is not a man as I am, that I might give him an answer, that we might come together before a judge.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationAnswering GodGod In Relation To ManOthers Not AnsweringSuing GodMan's Relation To God

Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said,

And Job made answer and said,

Then at the sound of your voice I will give answer; or let me put forward my cause for you to give me an answer.

At the sound of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work of your hands.

Verse ConceptsAnswering GodGod's Desires

And Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,

Will a wise man make answer with knowledge of no value, or will he give birth to the east wind?

Verse ConceptseastStomachsToo Many WordsThe East Wind

And Job made answer and said,

May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?

Verse ConceptsToo Many Words

It has come up as a witness against me, and the wasting of my flesh makes answer to my face.

Verse ConceptsDiseases, Kinds OfPeople WitheredThin Bodies

Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,

And Job made answer and said,

Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.

Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodHelpfulnessResponseSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfSuffering, Of The InnocentGod Not AnsweringIs God Unjust?

At my cry my servant gives me no answer, and I have to make a prayer to him.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsServants, BadBeggingOthers Not AnsweringExamples Of Bad Servants

Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said,

Then Job made answer and said,

Then Eliphaz the Temanite made answer and said,

Then Bildad the Shuhite made answer and said,

Then Job made answer and said,

You give no answer to my cry, and take no note of my prayer.

Verse ConceptsDoubting God's ConcernDoubtGod Not Answering

What then will I do when God comes as my judge? and what answer may I give to his questions?

Verse ConceptsConfrontationEmployersAnswering God

If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!

Verse ConceptsSignatures

And he was angry with his three friends, because they had been unable to give him an answer, and had not made Job's sin clear.

Verse ConceptsReasonThree MenOthers Not AnsweringNamed People Angry With OthersFamily And Friends

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he was very angry.

Verse ConceptsThree MenOthers Not AnsweringNamed People Angry With Others

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you.

Verse ConceptsSanctity Of LifeYouthLimitations Of Youth

I was taking note; and truly not one of you was able to make clear Job's error, or to give an answer to his words.

I will not put forward words like these, or make use of your sayings in answer to him.

Verse ConceptsOthers Not Answering

I will give my answer; I will put forward my knowledge:

Verse ConceptsOpinions

Let me say what is in my mind, so that I may get comfort; let me give answer with open mouth.

If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.

Verse ConceptsConfrontationGod Is Just

Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

Verse ConceptsComplaintsGod Is ImmanentComplaining

If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from sin.

Verse ConceptsMan Vindicates

And Elihu made answer and said,

I will make answer to you and to your friends:

Verse ConceptsAnswering People

There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.

Verse ConceptsArrogance, Characterizes The WickedGod Not Answeringarrogance

Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.

Verse ConceptsStriving With GodSuffering, Of The InnocentDisputescriticismanswers

And Job said in answer to the Lord,

Verse Conceptsanswers

Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of The InnocentHumility, Examples OfCurbing SpeechI Am Unimportant

Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,

Verse ConceptsGod, Human Descriptions Of

Bible Theasaurus

Acknowledge (102 instances)
Acknowledgment (4 instances)
Answer (696 instances)
Avail (14 instances)
Interpretation (51 instances)
Resolution (3 instances)
Resolve (13 instances)
Respond (104 instances)
Result (306 instances)
Solution (8 instances)
Suffice (15 instances)

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