14 occurrences

'Curse' in the Bible

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about!”

Verse ConceptsPrayerlessnessNot Knowing About ChristSwearing

When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse: neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul.

Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfMorningRevenge, Examples OfPlottingVindictivenessAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleVowing To FastPeople Bound By OathsConspiracySwearing

These men went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse that we won’t eat anything until we have killed Paul.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersChief priestsTasteAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleVowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

Don’t let them persuade you, because there are more than 40 of them arranging to ambush him, men who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they kill him. Now they are ready, waiting for a commitment from you.”

Verse ConceptsPeople WaitingAmbushPreparing For ActionFortiesAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleDo Not Listen!Vowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone preaches to you a gospel contrary to what you received, a curse be on him!

Verse ConceptsThe AccursedAcceptance, Of The GospelThe Purity Of The GospelCursing The Ungodlyevangelizing

For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written: Everyone who does not continue doing everything written in the book of the law is cursed.

Verse ConceptsCurses, DivineAtonementBook of the LawAffirmative ActionBible, Names OfTrusting In WorksThe Curse Of The LawUnder The LawWorks Of The LawBreaking The Ten Commandmentslawcursesobeying

Bible Theasaurus

Blaspheme (17 instances)
Excommunicate (2 instances)
Execration (10 instances)
Nemesis (1 instance)
Scourge (23 instances)

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