21 occurrences

'Zealous' in the Bible

and his brethren are zealous against him, and his father hath watched the matter.

Verse ConceptsMotives, Examples OfEnvy, Example OfPeople RememberingThose Jealous Of People

And Moses saith to him, 'Art thou zealous for me? O that all Jehovah's people were prophets! that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!'

Verse ConceptsThose Jealous For People

'Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, hath turned back My fury from the sons of Israel, by his being zealous with My zeal in their midst, and I have not consumed the sons of Israel in My zeal.

Verse ConceptseagernessGod, Zeal OfAction Lest God Be Angry

and it hath been to him and to his seed after him a covenant of a priesthood age-during, because that he hath been zealous for his God, and doth make atonement for the sons of Israel.'

Verse ConceptsPriesthood, In OtSin, God's Remedy For

thou dost not bow thyself to them nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God am a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on a third generation, and on a fourth, to those hating Me;

Verse ConceptsGenerationsGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Zeal OfSin, God's Judgment OnIdolatry Consists OfGod, JealousSins Of The FathersAvoiding IdolatryDo Not Have Other godsHating God

for a zealous God is Jehovah thy God in thy midst -- lest the anger of Jehovah thy God burn against thee, and He hath destroyed thee from off the face of the ground.

Verse ConceptsJealousyGod, JealousGod Is Among YouGod Will Kill His People

They make Him zealous with strangers, With abominations they make Him angry.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfJealousyGod, Jealous

They have made Me zealous by 'no-god,' They made Me angry by their vanities; And I make them zealous by 'no-people,' By a foolish nation I make them angry.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfVanityFoolish PeopleWhat Is Not GodMaking Israel Jealous

And Joshua saith unto the people, 'Ye are not able to serve Jehovah, for a God most holy He is; a zealous God He is; He doth not bear with your transgression and with your sins.

Verse ConceptsGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Zeal OfJealousySanctification, Nature And BasisSin, And God's CharacterUnforgivenessGod, JealousPeople's Inability To Serve GodGod Not Forgiving

And Judah doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and they make Him zealous above all that their fathers did by their sins that they have sinned.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfJealousyGod's People Sinning

And he saith, 'I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts, for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant -- Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life -- to take it.'

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessFaithfulness, Examples OfForsaking GodExaggerationsdoubtersDepression, SymptomsGod, Zeal OfLonelinessMartyrdom, Examples OfOpposition, To Sin And EvilRejection Of GodSelfishnessSelf PitySoldiersEvil TimesDestruction Of The TempleKilling ProphetsForsaking God's ThingsSole SurvivorsOnly One PersonBreaking The Covenant

And he saith, 'I have been very zealous for Jehovah, God of Hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant, Thine altars they have thrown down, and Thy prophets they have slain by the sword, and I am left, I, by myself, and they seek my life -- to take it.'

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfeagernessProphets, Lives OfRejection Of GodDestruction Of The TempleKilling ProphetsForsaking God's ThingsSole SurvivorsOnly One PersonBreaking The Covenant

And make Him angry with their high places, And with their graven images make Him zealous,

Verse ConceptsAbhorGod, Suffering OfGod, Zeal OfGod, JealousGod Opposes Idolatry

Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Now do I bring back the captivity of Jacob, And I have pitied all the house of Israel, And have been zealous for My holy name.

Verse ConceptsGod, Compassion OfGrace, In OtZealFor The Sake Of His NameGod Will Show Mercy

A God zealous and avenging is Jehovah, An avenger is Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger is Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.

Verse ConceptsGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Zeal OfJealousyRetributionEnemies Of GodGod Executes Vengeanceadvertising

And the messenger who is speaking with me, saith unto me, 'Call, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Jerusalem, and for Zion with great zeal.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal Of

'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with great zeal, With great heat I have been zealous for her.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfJealousy

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Zealous (49 instances)

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ζηλόω 
Zeloo 
Usage: 10

ζηλωτής 
Zelotes 
Usage: 5