Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Contend’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Contend’ occurs 46 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 26:22 Advancing from there, he dug another well, over which they did not contend. And so he called its name, ‘Latitude,’ saying, “Now the Lord has expanded us and caused us to increase across the land.”Genesis 26:22
Genesis 49:23 But those who held darts, provoked him, and they contend with him, and they envied him.Genesis 49:23
Number of the word / term Contend in Genesis: 2
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 18:24 being content with the oblation of tithes, which I have separated for their uses and necessities.”Numbers 18:24
Number of the word / term Contend in Numbers: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 9:7 Remember, and never forget, how you provoked the Lord your God to anger in the wilderness. You have always contended against the Lord, from the day that you went forth from Egypt, even to this place.Deuteronomy 9:7
Deuteronomy 20:4 For the Lord your God is in your midst, and he will contend against your enemies on your behalf, so that he may rescue you from peril.’Deuteronomy 20:4
Number of the word / term Contend in Deuteronomy: 2
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Judges
Judges 3:2 so that afterward their sons might learn to contend with their enemies, and to have a willingness to do battle:Judges 3:2
Judges 5:13 The remnants of the people were saved. The Lord contended with the strong.Judges 5:13
Judges 10:18 And the leaders of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever among us will be the first to begin to contend against the sons of Ammon, he shall be the leader of the people of Gilead.”Judges 10:18
Judges 20:14 Instead, out of all the cities that were their lot, they convened at Gibeah, so that they might bring them assistance, and so that they might contend against the entire people of Israel.Judges 20:14
Judges 20:18 And they rose up and went to the house of God, that is, to Shiloh. And they consulted God, and they said, “Who shall be, in our army, the first to contend against the sons of Benjamin?” And the Lord responded to them, “Let Judah be your leader.”Judges 20:18
Judges 20:22 Again the sons of Israel, trusting in both strength and number, set their troops in order, in the same place where they had contended before.Judges 20:22
Judges 20:23 But first they also went up and wept before the Lord, even until night. And they consulted him and said, “Should I continue to go forth, so as to contend against the sons of Benjamin, my brothers, or not?” And he responded to them, “Ascend against them, and undertake the struggle.”Judges 20:23
Number of the word / term Contend in Judges: 7
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 12:7 Now therefore, stand, so that I may contend in judgment against you before the Lord, about all the mercies of the Lord, which he has given to you and to your fathers:1 Samuel 12:7
Number of the word / term Contend in 1 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 14:10 You have struck and prevailed over Idumea. And your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your own glory, and be seated your own house. Why would you provoke evil, so that you would fall, and Judah with you?”2 Kings 14:10
Number of the word / term Contend in 2 Kings: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 11:1 Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he called together the entire house of Judah and of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand elect men of war, so that he might contend against Israel, and turn back his kingdom to himself.2 Chronicles 11:1
Number of the word / term Contend in 2 Chronicles: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 9:26 But they provoked you to wrath, and they withdrew from you, and they cast your law behind their backs. And they killed your prophets, who contended with them so that they might return to you. And they committed great blasphemies.Nehemiah 9:26
Nehemiah 9:29 And you contended with them, so that they might return to your law. Yet truly, they acted in arrogance, and they did not listen to your commandments, and they sinned against your judgments, which, if a man does them, he shall live by them. And they withdrew from offering their shoulder, and they hardened their neck; neither would they listen.Nehemiah 9:29
Nehemiah 9:30 And you continued to forbear them for many years. And you contended with them by your Spirit, through the hand of your prophets. And they did not listen, and so you delivered them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.Nehemiah 9:30
Nehemiah 13:15 In those days, I saw, in Judah, some who were treading the presses on the Sabbath, and who were carrying sheaves, and placing on donkeys burdens of wine, and of grapes, and of figs, and all manner of burdens, and who were bringing these into Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I contended with them, so that they would sell on a day when it was permitted to sell.Nehemiah 13:15
Nehemiah 13:21 And I contended with them, and I said to them: “Why are you remaining just beyond the wall? If you do this again, I will send hands upon you.” And so, from that time, they no longer came on the Sabbath.Nehemiah 13:21
Number of the word / term Contend in Nehemiah: 5
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Esther
Esther 8:3 Not content with these things, she threw herself down at the king’s feet and wept, and, speaking to him, pleaded that he would give orders that the malice of Haman the Agagite, and his most wicked schemes, which he had contrived against the Jews, would be made ineffective.Esther 8:3
Esther 8:13 And such was the content of the letter, so that it would be made known in all lands and nations, which are subject to the authority of king Artaxerxes, that the Jews have been made ready to be vindicated of their enemies.Esther 8:13
Number of the word / term Contend in Esther: 2
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Job
Job 9:3 If he chooses to contend with him, he is not able to respond to him once out of a thousand times.Job 9:3
Job 23:6 I do not want him to contend with me with much strength, nor to overwhelm me with the bulk of his greatness.Job 23:6
Job 33:13 Do you contend against him because he has not responded to all of your words?Job 33:13
Number of the word / term Contend in Job: 3
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 3:30 Do not contend against a man without cause, even though he has done no evil to you.Proverbs 3:30
Proverbs 24:19 Do not contend with the most wicked, and do not be a rival to the impious.Proverbs 24:19
Proverbs 29:9 A wise man, if he were to contend with the foolish, whether in anger or in laughter, would find no rest.Proverbs 29:9
Number of the word / term Contend in Proverbs: 3
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 6:10 Whoever shall be in the future, his name has already been called. And it is known that he is a man and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself.Ecclesiastes 6:10
Number of the word / term Contend in Ecclesiastes: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 57:16 For I will not contend unceasingly, and I will not be angry to the end. For I will exhale my breath, and the Spirit will go forth from my face.Isaiah 57:16
Number of the word / term Contend in Isaiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:9 Because of this, I will still contend in judgment against you, says the Lord, and I will dispute with your sons.Jeremiah 2:9
Jeremiah 2:29 Why do you want to contend against me in judgment? You have all forsaken me, says the Lord.Jeremiah 2:29
Jeremiah 2:35 And you have said: ‘I am innocent and without sin. And because of this, let your fury be turned away from me.’ Behold, I will contend with you in judgment, because you have said: ‘I have not sinned.’Jeremiah 2:35
Jeremiah 12:1 Certainly, O Lord, you are just. But if I may contend with you, while still speaking what is just to you: Why does the way of the impious prosper? Why is it well with all those who transgress and act unfairly?Jeremiah 12:1
Jeremiah 32:5 And he will lead Zedekiah to Babylon. And he will be there until I visit him, says the Lord. So then, if you contend against the Chaldeans, you will have no success.’ ”Jeremiah 32:5
Number of the word / term Contend in Jeremiah: 5
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 20:36 Just as I contended in judgment against your fathers in the desert of the land of Egypt, so also will I enter into judgment with you, says the Lord God.Ezekiel 20:36
Number of the word / term Contend in Ezekiel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Daniel
Daniel 4:4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was content in my house and prospering in my palace.Daniel 4:4
Number of the word / term Contend in Daniel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Micah
Micah 6:1 Listen to what the Lord says: Rise, contend in judgment against the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.Micah 6:1
Number of the word / term Contend in Micah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 5:40 And anyone who wishes to contend with you in judgment, and to take away your tunic, release to him your cloak also.Matthew 5:40
Matthew 12:19 He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall anyone hear his voice in the streets.Matthew 12:19
Number of the word / term Contend in Matthew: 2
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Mark
Mark 8:11 And the Pharisees went out and began to contend with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, testing him.Mark 8:11
Number of the word / term Contend in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Luke
Luke 3:14 Then the soldiers also questioned him, saying, “And what should we do?” And he said to them: “You should strike no one, and you should not make false accusations. And be content with your pay.”Luke 3:14
Number of the word / term Contend in Luke: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 6:8 But, having nourishment and some kind of covering, we should be content with these.1 Timothy 6:8
Number of the word / term Contend in 1 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Hebrews
Hebrews 13:5 Let your behavior be without avarice; be content with what you are offered. For he himself has said, “I will not abandon you, and I will not neglect you.”Hebrews 13:5
Number of the word / term Contend in Hebrews: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contend’ in the book Jude
Jude 1:3 Most beloved, taking all care to write to you about your common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you in order to beg you to contend earnestly for the faith that was handed down once to the saints.Jude 1:3
Jude 1:9 When Michael the Archangel, disputing with the devil, contended about the body of Moses, he did not dare to bring against him a judgment of blasphemy, so instead he said: “The Lord commands you.”Jude 1:9
Number of the word / term ‘Contend’ in Jude: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 46
