46 verses contain “Contend” (in the KJV: 27, in the BSB: 25) — showing 1–46
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And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always
strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not
contend with man
forever, for he is
mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
And the herdmen of
Gerar did
strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they
strove with him.
But the herdsmen of
Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they
contended with him.
Wherefore the people did
chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why
chide ye with me? wherefore do ye
tempt the LORD?
So the people
contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you
contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the
strife of the congregation, to
sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.
for when the congregation
contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My
holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin.
And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Then the LORD said to me, “Do not
harass the Moabites or
provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river
Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of
Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and
contend with him in battle.
“Arise, set out, and cross the
Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of
Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and
engage him in battle.
And
Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye
plead for
Baal? will ye save him? he that will
plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him
plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.
But
Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you
contending for
Baal? Are you trying to save him?
Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If
Baal is a god, let him
contend for himself with the one who has
torn down his altar.”
Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let
Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
So on that day
Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let
Baal contend with him,” because he had
torn down
Baal’s altar.
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did
chide with him sharply.
Then the men of Ephraim said to
Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against
Midian?” And they
contended with him violently.
And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever
strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,
Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?
Then
contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God
forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
So I
rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,
Then I
contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and
profane the sabbath day?
Then I
rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—
profaning the Sabbath day?
And I
contended with them, and
cursed them, and
smote certain of them, and
plucked off their hair, and made them
swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for
yourselves.
I
rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for
yourselves!
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
I will say unto God, Do not
condemn me;
shew me wherefore thou
contendest with me.
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Will he
plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.
Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
Shall he that
contendeth with the
Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
“Will the faultfinder
contend with the
Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that
strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
Thou makest us a
strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies
laugh among themselves.
You make us
contend with our neighbors; our enemies
mock us.
They that
forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law
contend with them.
Those who
forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
If a wise man
contendeth with a
foolish man, whether he
rage or
laugh, there is no rest.
If a wise man goes to court with a
fool, there will be
raving and
laughing with no resolution.
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is
foreknown; but he cannot
contend with one stronger than he.
The LORD standeth up to
plead, and standeth to judge the people.
The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people.
In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou
wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
By warfare and exile You
contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be
ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that
strive with thee shall perish.
Behold, all who
rage against you will be
ashamed and disgraced; those who
contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that
contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of
nought.
You will seek them but will not find them. Those who
wage war against you will come to nothing.
But thus saith the LORD, Even the
captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will
contend with him that
contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the
captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the
plunder of the
tyrant will be
retrieved; I will
contend with those who
contend with you, and I will save your children.
He is near that justifieth me; who will
contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine
adversary? let him come near to me.
The One who vindicates Me is near. Who will
dare to
contend with Me? Let us
confront each other! Who has a case against Me? Let him approach Me!
For I will not
contend for ever, neither will I be always
wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
For I will not
accuse you
forever, nor will I always be
angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made.
Wherefore I will yet
plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children’s children will I
plead.
Therefore, I will contend with you again, declares the LORD, and I will bring a case against your children’s children.
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I
plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore
doth the way of the wicked
prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very
treacherously?
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I
plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to
contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked
prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
If thou hast run with the
footmen, and they have
wearied thee, then how canst thou
contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they
wearied thee, then how
wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you
compete with horses? If you
stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
Give
heed to me, O LORD, and
hearken to the voice of them that
contend with me.
Attend to me, O LORD. Hear what my accusers are saying!
Yet let no man
strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that
strive with the priest.
But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to
contend by fire, and it
devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.
This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and
devoured the land.
Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise,
plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the
circumcised believers took issue with him
And there arose a great cry: and the
scribes that were of the
Pharisees’ part arose, and
strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
A great
clamor arose, and some
scribes from the party of the
Pharisees got up and
contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind
striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Nevertheless, conduct
yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit,
contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
Beloved, when I gave all
diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and
exhort you that ye should earnestly
contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and
urge you to
contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.
But even the
archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not
presume to bring a
slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord
rebuke you!”
As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man’s strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed.
Be not
ashamed to inform the unwise and
foolish, and the extreme aged that
contendeth with those that are young: thus shalt thou be truly learned, and approved of all men living.
But Alcimus
contended for the high priesthood.
