'Failed' in the Bible

and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;

Then He will reply to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these [my followers], you did not do it for Me.’

because they had not understood [the miracle of] the loaves [how it revealed the power and deity of Jesus]; but [in fact] their heart was hardened [being oblivious and indifferent to His amazing works].

When they did not find Him, they went back to Jerusalem looking for Him [everywhere].

Or those eighteen on whom the tower at Siloam fell, do you suppose they had failed in their duty more than all the rest of the people who live in Jerusalem?

because the sun’s light failed. The curtain of the sanctuary was split down the middle.

and wine having failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, 'Wine they have not;'

Even though He had done so many signs (attesting miracles) right before them, yet they still did not believe and failed to trust Him—

And they will do these things because they have failed to recognize the Father and to discover who I am.

“O just and righteous Father, although the world has not known You and has never acknowledged You [and the revelation of Your mercy], yet I have always known You; and these [believers] know [without any doubt] that You sent Me;

But when the officers arrived, they did not find them in the prison; and they came back and reported,

Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she failed to open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gateway.

But when they failed to find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here too;

But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

What, then, does this mean? It means that Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking, but the selected group obtained it while the rest were hardened.

For since the world through all its [earthly] wisdom failed to recognize God, God in His wisdom was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached [regarding salvation] to save those who believe [in Christ and welcome Him as Savior].

And when I was with you and my resources failed, there was no one to whom I became a burden--for the brethren when they came from Macedonia fully supplied my wants--and I kept myself from being in the least a burden to you, and will do so still.

I hope you will realize that we haven't failed our test.

We pray to God that you will not do anything wrong not to show that we have not failed the test, but so that you may do what is right, even if we seem to have failed.

But I rejoice with a deep and holy joy that now at length you have revived your thoughtfulness for my welfare. Indeed you have always been thoughtful for me, although opportunity failed you.

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed of it.

For Good News has been brought to us as truly as to them; but the message they heard failed to benefit them, because they were not one in faith with those who gave heed to it.

Therefore, since it is still true that some will enter it, and since those who once heard the good news failed to enter it because of their disobedience,

A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.