22 occurrences in 8 translations

'Insist' in the Bible

If that man said to him, “The fat must be burned first; then you can take whatever you want for yourself,” the servant would reply, “No, I insist that you hand it over right now. If you don’t, I’ll take it by force!”

The king answered Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 20 ounces of silver.

Verse ConceptsFalse WorshipBuying and sellingNegotiationProperty, LandPurchasingReal EstateFree Of Charge

So the Lord said to Solomon, "Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

Verse ConceptsBreaking The Covenant

King David answered Ornan, “No, I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the Lord what belongs to you or offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”

Throw in your lot with us [they insist];We will all have one money bag [in common],”

Verse ConceptsPursesFellowship With SinnersOne Material ThingSharing Material ThingsMoney Box

Why do you insist on being battered? Why do you continue to rebel? Your head has a massive wound, your whole body is weak.

Verse ConceptsSinful HeartsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedRebellion Against God, Shown InOther References To The HeartPersistence

Therefore I said, "Look away from me, let me {weep bitterly}; you must not insist on comforting me for the destruction of the daughter of my people."

Verse ConceptsBeing Earnest For IsraelSorrowNo Comfort

Then do you come and stand before Me in this house called by My name and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue doing all these detestable acts’?

Verse ConceptsA Place For God's Name

Keep on giving to everyone who asks you for something, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not insist on getting it back.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsInterestRobbing PeopleGivingPropertyGiving Without Expecting ReturnGiving Back

After about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, for he is a Galilean too.”

Verse ConceptsHourOne HourChrist With People On Earth

Jesus told them, "If you were blind, you would not have any sin. But now that you insist, "We see,' your sin still exists."

Verse ConceptsExcusesAge Of AccountabilityBlindnessGuilt

It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured.

Verse ConceptsAggressionBeing In LoveIrritationMannersDo Not Be SelfishPeople Forgiving OthersUnconditional Love

But although my companion Titus was a Greek they did not insist upon even his being circumcised.

Verse ConceptsCircumcision, physicalGreeksNecessity Of CircumcisionNo Compulsion

But when I saw that they were not acting consistently with the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas in front of everyone, "Though you are a Jew, you have been living like a gentile and not like a Jew. So how can you insist that the gentiles must live like Jews?"

Verse ConceptsOppressing ForeignersThe Truth Of The GospelThe Purity Of The GospelJews Separate From GentilesNo CompulsionWorry And Stressacting

Again, I insist that everyone who allows himself to be circumcised is obligated to obey the entire Law.

Verse ConceptsNecessityCircumcisionUnder The Lawthe Law of moses

Therefore, I tell you and insist on in the Lord not to live any longer like the gentiles live, thinking worthless thoughts.

Verse ConceptsConformityThe Carnal MindWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedNot Imitating EvilUseless PeopleWhat Foreigners Are LikeGentiles

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently.

Verse ConceptsTeachersTeachers Of The LawBeing Without UnderstandingThe Law ProclaimedPositive ThinkingBeing Positivelaw

This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.

Verse ConceptseagernessProfitsWork, And RedemptionProfitable ThingsFaithful SayingsBelief In GodDo Good!Useful ThingsWorks Of FaithAnxiety And StressWork Ethic

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