When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,
A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!"
At the time of the end shall the king of the south contend with him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass through.
don't contend with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
the LORD said to me, "Don't bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession."
and when you come near over against the children of Ammon, don't bother them, nor contend with them; for I will not give you of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession."
"Rise up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon: behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.
This is [the blessing] of Judah: and he said, "Hear, the LORD, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries."
Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.
Contend with your mother! Contend, for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband; and let her put away her prostitution from her face, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his manhood he contended with God.
the LORD stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples.
In measure, when you send them away, you contend with them. He has removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
You will seek them, and won't find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a non-existent thing.
But thus says 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 who contends with you, and I will save your children.
For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always angry; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls who I have made.
"Therefore I will yet contend with you," says the LORD, "and I will contend with your children's children.
"Why will you contend with me? You all have transgressed against me," says the LORD.
You are righteous, the LORD, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?
If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? and though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?
Give heed to me, the LORD, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
If he is pleased to contend with him, he can't answer him one time in a thousand.
I will tell God, 'Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.
Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?
Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.
"If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me;
"Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it."
The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, "May the Lord rebuke you!"
Joash said to all who stood against him, "Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death while [it is yet] morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar."
Therefore on that day he named him Jerub-Baal, saying, "Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar."
Hear, you mountains, the LORD's controversy, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the LORD has a controversy with his people, and he will contend with Israel.
Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, "You exact usury, everyone of his brother." I held a great assembly against them.
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, "Why is the house of God forsaken?" I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, "What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?
I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], "You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
Contend, the LORD, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.
Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
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