52 verses contain “Zeal” (in the KJV: 36, in the BSB: 39) — showing 1–52
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Phinehas, the son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was
zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
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Phinehas son of
Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was
zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not
consume the Israelites in My
zeal.
And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an
everlasting priesthood; because he was
zealous for his God, and made an
atonement for the children of Israel.
It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was
zealous for his God and made
atonement for the Israelites.”
And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the
remnant of the
Amorites; and the children of Israel had
sworn unto them: and Saul sought to
slay them in his
zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a
remnant of the
Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his
zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)
And he said, I have been very
jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have
forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
“I have been very
zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have
forsaken Your covenant,
torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
And he said, I have been very
jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have
forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
“I have been very
zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have
forsaken Your covenant,
torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
And he said, Come with me, and see my
zeal for the LORD. So they made him
ride in his
chariot.
saying, “Come with me and see my
zeal for the LORD!” So he had him
ride in his
chariot.
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a
remnant, and they that escape out of mount
Zion: the
zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
For a
remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount
Zion. The
zeal of the LORD of Hosts will
accomplish this.
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
because
zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who
insult You have fallen on me.
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
My
zeal has consumed me because my foes
forget Your words.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Even
zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who
hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and
sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The
zeal of the LORD of Hosts will
accomplish this.
LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be
ashamed for their
envy at the people;
yea, the fire of thine enemies shall
devour them.
O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your
zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will
consume them!
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a
remnant, and they that escape out of mount
Zion: the
zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.
For a
remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount
Zion. The
zeal of the LORD of Hosts will
accomplish this.
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall
stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry,
yea,
roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His
zeal like a
warrior. He shouts;
yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
For he put on righteousness as a
breastplate, and an
helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of
vengeance for clothing, and was
clad with
zeal as a
cloke.
Look down from heaven, and behold from the
habitation of thy
holiness and of thy glory: where is thy
zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy
bowels and of thy
mercies toward me? are they restrained?
Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious
habitation. Where are Your
zeal and might? Your
yearning and
compassion for me are restrained.
Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my
fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my
zeal, when I have accomplished my
fury in them.
And when My anger is spent and I have
vented My wrath against them, I will be
appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My
zeal have spoken.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all
Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with
despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning
zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all
Edom, who took My land as their own possession with wholehearted joy and utter contempt, so that its pastureland became
plunder.
Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my
fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:
Therefore,
prophesy concerning the land of Israel and tell the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I have spoken in My burning
zeal because you have
endured the reproach of the nations.
For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great
shaking in the land of Israel;
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was
jealous for
Zion with great jealousy, and I was
jealous for her with great
fury.
And Andrew, and Philip, and
Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the
Canaanite,
Andrew, Philip,
Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the
Zealot,
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the
Zealot;
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
His disciples remembered that it is written: “
Zeal for Your house will
consume Me.”
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas,
Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and
Judas the brother of James.
When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas,
Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the
Zealot, and
Judas son of James.
And when they heard it, they
glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all
zealous of the law:
When they heard this, they
glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are
zealous for the law.
I am
verily a man which am a
Jew, born in
Tarsus, a city in
Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of
Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was
zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
“I am a
Jew, born in
Tarsus of
Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of
Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as
zealous for God as any of you here
today.
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
For I
testify about them that they are
zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
Do not let your
zeal subside; keep your spiritual
fervor, serving the Lord.
It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts,
strive to
excel in gifts that build up the church.
and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your
mourning, and your
zeal for me, so that I
rejoiced all the more.
For behold this
selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you,
yea, what clearing of
yourselves,
yea, what
indignation,
yea, what fear,
yea, what
vehement desire,
yea, what
zeal,
yea, what
revenge! In all things ye have approved
yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear
yourselves, what
indignation, what
alarm, what longing, what
zeal, what
vindication! In every way you have proved
yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I
boast of you to them of
Macedonia, that
Achaia was ready a year ago; and your
zeal hath
provoked very many.
For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been
boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in
Achaia were prepared to give. And your
zeal has
stirred most of them to do likewise.
And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly
zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
I was advancing in
Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely
zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
They
zealously affect you, but not well;
yea, they would
exclude you, that ye might affect them.
Those people are
zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to
isolate you from us, so that you may be
zealous for them.
But it is good to be
zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.
Nevertheless, it is good to be
zealous if it serves a noble purpose—at any time, and not only when I am with you.
as to
zeal,
persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
For I bear him record, that he hath a great
zeal for you, and them that are in
Laodicea, and them in
Hierapolis.
Who gave himself for us, that he might
redeem us from all iniquity, and
purify unto himself a peculiar people,
zealous of good works.
And who is he that will
harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
Those I love, I
rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and
repent.
And hast given their wives for a prey, and their daughters to be
captives, and all their spoils to be divided among thy
dear children; which were moved with thy
zeal, and
abhorred the
pollution of their blood, and called upon thee for aid: O God, O my God, hear me also a widow.
The third in glory is Phinees the son of
Eleazar, because he had
zeal in the fear of the Lord, and stood up with good courage of heart: when the people were turned back, and made
reconciliation for Israel.
He brought a
sore famine upon them, and by his
zeal he diminished their number.
Which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with
zeal, and his
reins trembled, neither could he
forbear to
shew his anger according to judgment: wherefore he ran, and
slew him upon the altar.
Thus dealt he
zealously for the law of God like as Phinees did unto Zambri the son of Salom.
And Mattathias
cried throughout the city with a loud voice, saying,
Whosoever is
zealous of the law, and maintaineth the covenant, let him follow me.
Now therefore, my sons, be ye
zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers.
Elias for being
zealous and
fervent for the law was taken up into heaven.
Thus was he bold to call him a
traitor, that had deserved well of the city, and tendered his own nation, and was so
zealous of the laws.
