21 occurrences

'Responsible' in the Bible

How is it possible for me by myself to be responsible for you, and undertake the weight of all your troubles and your arguments?

Verse ConceptsHeavy BurdensNot Alonepressure

If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God;

Verse ConceptsSacred PlacesHard Tasks

And whoever does not give ear to my words which he will say in my name, will be responsible to me.

Verse ConceptsResponsibility

So that in all your land, which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage, no man may be wrongly put to death, for which you will be responsible.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityInnocent BloodSheddingResponsibility For Blood Shed

The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.

Verse ConceptsTownMan Avenging

Then your responsible men and your judges are to come out, and give orders for the distance from the dead body to the towns round about it to be measured;

And whichever town is nearest to the body, the responsible men of that town are to take from the herd a young cow which has never been used for work or put under the yoke;

Verse ConceptsTownYokesHeifersUnused

And all the responsible men of that town which is nearest to the dead man, washing their hands over the cow whose neck was broken in the valley,

Verse ConceptsDislocating

Have mercy, O Lord, on your people Israel whom you have made free, and take away from your people the crime of a death without cause. Then they will no longer be responsible for the man's death.

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerAcceptance, From GodAcceptance, divineExpiationGod Will Forgive

Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place;

Verse ConceptsGatesComing To Gates

Then let the girl's father and mother put before the responsible men of the town, in the public place, signs that the girl was a virgin:

Verse ConceptsTownComing To Gatesvirginity

And let the girl's father say to the responsible men, I gave my daughter to this man for his wife, but he has no love for her;

Verse ConceptsSinglenessGiving In MarriageMarriage Between Man And WomanMarriage KjvFathers And Daughters

And now he has put shame on her, saying that she is not a virgin; but here is the sign that she is a virgin. Then they are to put her clothing before the responsible men of the town.

Verse ConceptsDistinctive Clothingaccusationsvirginity

Then the responsible men of the town are to give the man his punishment;

Verse ConceptsWhippingJudicial Punishment

When you take an oath to the Lord, do not be slow to give effect to it: for without doubt the Lord your God will make you responsible, and will put it to your account as sin

Verse ConceptsCovenant breakersdelay, humanOaths, HumanPromises, HumanProcrastinationMaking Vows

But if the man says he will not take his brother's wife, then let the wife go to the responsible men of the town, and say, My husband's brother will not keep his brother's name living in Israel; he will not do what it is right for a husband's brother to do.

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToTownComing To GatesPeople UnwillingBrothers in lawMarriage Between Man And Woman

Then the responsible men of the town will send for the man, and have talk with him: and if he still says, I will not take her;

Verse ConceptsPeople Unwilling

Then his brother's wife is to come to him, before the responsible men of the town, and take his shoe off his foot, and put shame on him, and say, So let it be done to the man who will not take care of his brother's name.

Verse ConceptsFacesSpittingSaliva

Then Moses and the responsible men of Israel gave the people these orders: Keep all the orders which I have given you this day;

Verse ConceptsKeep The Commandments!

Then Moses put all this law in writing, and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, and to all the responsible men of Israel.

Verse ConceptsBooksMoses, Significance OfPriests, Function In Ot TimesThe Ark Moved AroundCarrying Holy ThingsThe Law Given Through Mosesthe Law of moses

Moses said to the Levites who were responsible for taking up the ark of the Lord's agreement,

Verse ConceptsThe Ark Moved AroundCarrying Holy ThingsGod’s Covenant With The Levites

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Responsible (273 instances)

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