Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Contrary’ 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 ‘Contrary’ occurs 33 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 ‘Contrary’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 31:8 Whenever he said, ‘The speckled will be your wages,’ all the sheep gave birth to speckled newborns. Yet truly, when he said the contrary, ‘You will take whatever is white for your wages,’ all the flocks gave birth to white ones.Genesis 31:8
Genesis 45:27 To the contrary, they explained the entire matter in order. And when he had seen the wagons, and all that he had sent, his spirit revived,Genesis 45:27
Number of the word / term Contrary in Genesis: 2
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Leviticus
Leviticus 4:13 But if all the crowd of Israel will have been ignorant, and through inexperience will have done what is contrary to the commandment of the Lord,Leviticus 4:13
Number of the word / term Contrary in Leviticus: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Numbers
Numbers 22:32 And the Angel said to him: “Why did you beat your donkey three times? I have come to be an adversary to you, because your way is perverse and contrary to me.Numbers 22:32
Numbers 23:11 And Balak said to Balaam: “What is this that you are doing? I called for you, in order to curse my enemies, and to the contrary, you bless them.”Numbers 23:11
Numbers 24:10 And Balak, being angry against Balaam, clapped his hands together and said: “I called you to curse my enemies, and, to the contrary, you have blessed them three times.Numbers 24:10
Number of the word / term Contrary in Numbers: 3
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Joshua
Joshua 22:19 But if you consider the land of your possession to be unclean, cross over to the land in which is the tabernacle of the Lord, and live among us. But do not withdraw from the Lord, and from our fellowship, by building an altar contrary to the altar of the Lord our God.Joshua 22:19
Joshua 22:29 May this wickedness be far from us, such that we would withdraw from the Lord, and would forsake his paths, by constructing an altar to offer holocausts, and sacrifices, and victims, contrary to the altar of the Lord our God, which was built before his tabernacle.”Joshua 22:29
Joshua 24:10 And I was not willing to listen to him, but on the contrary, I blessed you through him, and I freed you from his hand.Joshua 24:10
Number of the word / term Contrary in Joshua: 3
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Judges
Judges 2:17 Fornicating with foreign gods and adoring them, they quickly deserted the way along which their fathers had advanced. And having heard the commandments of the Lord, they did all things to the contrary.Judges 2:17
Number of the word / term Contrary in Judges: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 15:20 And Saul said to Samuel: “On the contrary, I did listen to the voice of the Lord, and I walked in the way along which the Lord sent me, and I led back Agag, the king of Amalek, and I put to death Amalek.1 Samuel 15:20
Number of the word / term Contrary in 1 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 3:22 And the other woman responded: “It is not such as you say. Instead, your son is dead, but mine is alive.” To the contrary, she said: “You are lying. For my son lives, and your son is dead.” And in this manner, they were contending before the king.1 Kings 3:22
1 Kings 3:26 But the woman, whose son was alive, said to the king, for her heart was moved concerning her son, “I beg you, my lord, give the living infant to her, and do not kill him.” To the contrary, the other said, “Let it be neither for me, nor for you, instead divide it.”1 Kings 3:26
1 Kings 13:33 After these words, Jeroboam did not turn back from his very evil way. Instead, to the contrary, he made priests for the high places out of the least of the people. Whosoever was willing, he filled his hand, and he became a priest of the high places.1 Kings 13:33
Number of the word / term Contrary in 1 Kings: 3
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 20:11 They are doing the contrary, and they are striving to cast us from the possession which you delivered to us.2 Chronicles 20:11
2 Chronicles 28:23 immolated victims to the gods of Damascus, those who had struck him. And he said: “The gods of the kings of Syria assist them, and so I will please them with victims, and they will help me.” But to the contrary, they had been the ruin of him and of all Israel.2 Chronicles 28:23
Number of the word / term Contrary in 2 Chronicles: 2
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 16:34 And it is done with you, in your fornications, contrary to the custom of women, and even after you, there will be no such fornication. For in as much as you have given payment, and not taken payment, what has been done in you is the contrary.”Ezekiel 16:34
Number of the word / term Contrary in Ezekiel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Micah
Micah 2:8 But, to the contrary, my people have risen up in opposition. You have lifted the cover from the undergarment, and those who passed by harmlessly, you have converted into war.Micah 2:8
Number of the word / term Contrary in Micah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Acts
Acts 17:7 and Jason has received them. And all these men act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.”Acts 17:7
Acts 18:13 saying, “He persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”Acts 18:13
Acts 23:3 Then Paul said to him: “God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”Acts 23:3
Acts 26:9 And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.Acts 26:9
Acts 27:4 And when we had set sail from there, we navigated below Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.Acts 27:4
Number of the word / term Contrary in Acts: 5
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Romans
Romans 3:29 Is God of the Jews only and not also of the Gentiles? On the contrary, of the Gentiles also.Romans 3:29
Romans 11:24 So if you have been cut off from the wild olive tree, which is natural to you, and, contrary to nature, you are grafted on to the good olive tree, how much more shall those who are the natural branches be grafted on to their own olive tree?Romans 11:24
Romans 16:17 But I beg you, brothers, to take note of those who cause dissensions and offenses contrary to the doctrine that you have learned, and to turn away from them.Romans 16:17
Number of the word / term Contrary in Romans: 3
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 2:7 So then, to the contrary, you should be more forgiving and consoling, lest perhaps someone like this may be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.2 Corinthians 2:7
2 Corinthians 10:5 and height that extols itself contrary to the wisdom of God, and leading every intellect into the captivity of obedience to Christ,2 Corinthians 10:5
Number of the word / term Contrary in 2 Corinthians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Galatians
Galatians 2:7 But it was to the contrary, since they had seen that the Gospel to the uncircumcised was entrusted to me, just as the Gospel to the circumcised was entrusted to Peter.Galatians 2:7
Galatians 3:21 So then, was the law contrary to the promises of God? Let it not be so! For if a law had been given, which was able to give life, truly justice would be of the law.Galatians 3:21
Number of the word / term Contrary in Galatians: 2
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book Colossians
Colossians 2:14 and wiping away the handwriting of the decree which was against us, which was contrary to us. And he has taken this away from your midst, affixing it to the Cross.Colossians 2:14
Number of the word / term Contrary in Colossians: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book 1 Timothy
1 Timothy 1:10 for fornicators, for males who sleep with males, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,1 Timothy 1:10
Number of the word / term Contrary in 1 Timothy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Contrary’ in the book 1 Peter
1 Peter 3:9 not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.1 Peter 3:9
Number of the word / term ‘Contrary’ in 1 Peter: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 33
