33 occurrences in 11 translations

'Transgress' in the Bible

And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.

Verse ConceptsBreaking The Ten Commandments

Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, "Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment of the Lord my God to do less or more.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyGoldPalacesSilverSupplied With Money

If [there] is found in one of your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you a man or a woman that does evil in the eyes of Yahweh your God to transgress his covenant

Verse ConceptsAbominations, Judgments OfBreaking The Covenant

when ye transgress the covenant of Jehovah your God which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow yourselves unto them, so that the anger of Jehovah shall be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, And Worship Of GodSyncretismBowing To False GodsDifferent GodsBreaking The CovenantGod Will Be AngryGod Will Kill His PeopleHinduism

Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress.

Verse ConceptsThe Saints, Without Offence

because that they have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah their God, and transgress His covenant -- all that He commanded Moses, servant of Jehovah -- yea, they have not hearkened nor done it.

Verse ConceptsListeningMoses, Significance OfServanthood, In Life Of BelieversBreaking The Covenant

and Israel transgress against the house of David unto this day.

Verse ConceptsRebellion, Against Human Authority

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentevil, believers' responses toImpenitence, Results OfVictory, As An Act Of GodThe Spirit Of God

but the people are many, and it is the time of showers, and there is no power to stand without, and the work is not for one day, nor for two, for we have multiplied to transgress in this thing.

Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesAble To StandShort Time For Action

Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:

Verse ConceptsOutsidersServants Of The LordUnfaithfulness, To GodGod Scattering Israel

Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?

Verse ConceptsUnfaithfulness, To God

Then the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why are you disregarding the king’s command?”

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Verse ConceptsSelf ControlSpeech, Positive Aspects OfTestingVisions At NightPlea Of InnocenceTestsexamsmotivestrying

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Verse ConceptsHope, In GodNot AshamedTreacheryWaiting On The Lord

In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,

Verse ConceptsBoundariesChaosDivine Power Over NatureEarth's FoundationLimits For The SeaCreation Of The SeasThe OceanThe Seabalancelimitations

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

Verse ConceptsOraclesGood KingsPeople Involved In JudgementDecision Making

For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.

Verse ConceptsSpiritual HarlotryServanthood, And Worship Of GodShrinesYokesNot Serving GodSacrificing On The High PlacesWorship At TreesBreaking Chains

And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Verse ConceptsKnowledge, Of GodPurgingEntering The KingdomBeing Cleansed From Sin

They feed on the sin of my people; they purpose in their heart to transgress.

Verse ConceptsContinuing In Sin

Put the horn to your mouth!One like an eagle comesagainst the house of the Lord,because they transgress My covenantand rebel against My law.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of GodTrumpetWingsBirds, Types Of BirdsEaglesTrumpets For SignallingBreaking The CovenantBreaking God's Law

Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years:

Verse ConceptsJustification, Necessity OfSacrifice, In OtShrinesFractions, One TenthTithesOnce A DayTwice A WeekContinuing In SinBringing In The Tithe

Then passed on hath the spirit, Yea, he doth transgress, And doth ascribe this his power to his god.

Verse ConceptsLimitations Of StrengthFound GuiltyMen As Gods

and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

Verse ConceptsGoatsAction For A Long TimeEating Drinking And RejoicingObeying People

Circumcision [the sign of the covenant of Abraham] is indeed of value if you practice the Law; but if you habitually break the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision [it is meaningless in God’s sight].

Verse ConceptsRitualIf You Do Not Keep CommandsIf You Keep The Commandments

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

Verse ConceptsBook of the LawNecessity Of CircumcisionThey Do Not Keep Commands

Sin was [committed] in the world before the Law [was given], but sin is not charged [against anyone] when there is no law [against it].

Verse ConceptsKnowledge, Of SinReckoningThe Entrance Of SinWithout The Lawaccounting

Yet death ruled [over mankind] from Adam to Moses [the Lawgiver], even over those who had not sinned as Adam did. Adam is a type of Him (Christ) who was to come [but in reverse—Adam brought destruction, Christ brought salvation].

Verse ConceptsAdam and Jesus ChristForeshadowingTypes Of ChristChrist, Types OfAntitypesSin Producing DeathNot Like ThingsSin Produces DeathAdam and eve disobey god

This means one must not transgress against and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offenses, as we also previously told and warned you.

Verse ConceptsCheatingInjustice, Hated By GodManipulationPunishment, Nature OfSin, God's Judgment OnDo Not StealBusinessInfidelitySexual Puritycheaters

Bible Theasaurus

Breach (52 instances)
Offend (33 instances)
Overstep (1 instance)
Transgress (33 instances)
Trespass (106 instances)
Violate (24 instances)

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