9 occurrences

'Hard' in the Bible

And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to the worldCovetousness, Nature ofKingdom Of HeavenEntering The KingdomDrawbacks To RichesHard To Be Saved

And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;

Verse ConceptsNot SowingNot Reaping What You SowOne Material ThingLarge DenominationsStrictnessKnowing God's CharacterReaping What You SowTalents

And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

Verse ConceptsAffluenceChildren, Figurative SenseProsperityAmazement, Of Jesus ChristFalse ConfidenceRiches, Dangers OfEntering The KingdomThe Disciples ReactionsSaying RepeatedlyHard To Be Saved

And he departed thence, and went into the house of a certain man named Titus Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

Verse ConceptsProselytes

And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

Verse ConceptsGoadsLanguagesPainStriving With GodUnion With Christ, Significance OfLanguages Mentioned In ScriptureDuplicating WordsSharp ToolsKickingPeople Tumbling

as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Verse ConceptsDelusionsInstabilityWord Of GodThe Biblical CanonFicklenessDestroying OneselfTwistingNot Understanding SayingsUse Of The ScripturesSpecial RevelationIgnorance of GodHard WorkScriptureWorking Hard And Not Being Lazyuncertaintyignorancepeter

to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Bible Theasaurus

Arduous (1 instance)
Concentrated (1 instance)
Difficult (74 instances)
Firmly (91 instances)
Heavily (30 instances)
Impenitent (3 instances)
Insensible (1 instance)
Intemperate (1 instance)
Laborious (14 instances)
Punishing (22 instances)
Severe (97 instances)
Severely (92 instances)
Strong (864 instances)
Tough (2 instances)

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