30 occurrences

'Bitter' in the Bible

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.

Verse ConceptsStumbling Over ChristUnderestimationProphecy Ignoredhonour

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

Verse ConceptsGesturesShaking The HeadInsulting ChristAbusenagging

And straight away one of them went quickly, and took a sponge, and made it full of bitter wine, and put it on a rod and gave him drink.

Verse ConceptsMedicineWineIndividuals RunningVinegar

And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

Verse ConceptsWineIndividuals RunningLowering PeopleVinegarIndividual Prophets

And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine

Verse ConceptsMedicineMockeryWineVinegarMocking ChristDrugsgames

And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this.

Verse ConceptsThe If's Of SatanJesus Christ, Temptation OfSaid To Be The ChristSaving OneselfSave Us!Abuseassertiveness

Now the Jews said bitter things about Jesus because of his words, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

Verse ConceptsChrist, Names ForChrist Going DownChrist And HeavenGrumbling At PeopleJesus As Food

Now there was a vessel ready, full of bitter wine, and they put a sponge full of it on a stick and put it to his mouth.

Verse ConceptsLipsPlantsOther References To Mouths

For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfInsultsSelfishnessUnselfishnessHumility Of ChristProphecies Concerning ChristNot Pleasing People

Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

Verse ConceptsBeing BitterDefilement, Objects OfGrace, And Christian LifeResentment, Against PeopleRootsSanctification, Means And ResultsConflict ResolutionPeople Being PollutedThe Grace Given To MenDefilementCauses of failure inBitternesscancer

Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?

Verse ConceptsBitter WaterBad WaterSweetnessBitterness

But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

Verse ConceptsBeing BitterBraggingLyingDo Not Be ProudBitternessEthicslieing

Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Entry IntoWeepingWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToMiseryBarking And HowlingSatisfied With RichesThe Ungodly Suffering

And the name of the star is Wormwood: and a third part of the waters became bitter; and a number of men came to their end because of the waters, for they were made bitter.

Verse ConceptsBad WaterBitter WaterDeath Of Other GroupsBitternessEclipseSigns Of The End TimesEnd Times

And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me: Put it in your mouth; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.

Verse ConceptsEating, Metaphorical UseBitter FoodSweetnessBitterness

And I took the little book out of the angel's hand and did as he said; and it was sweet as honey in my mouth: and when I had taken it, my stomach was made bitter.

Verse ConceptsBitter FoodSweetnessSlaves Of GodVoice Of The Archangel

Bible Theasaurus

Bitterly (51 instances)
Blistering (1 instance)
Malicious (32 instances)
Sulfurous (1 instance)
Sulphurous (1 instance)
Taint (1 instance)

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