Strife

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Philippians 2:15 NT

  that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

• 1 Timothy 1:5-7 NT

  but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith, from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking, desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand…

• 1 Timothy 2:8 NT

  I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

• 1 Timothy 3:2 NT

  The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

• 1 Timothy 3:3 NT

  not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

• 1 Timothy 6:3-5 NT

  If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes,…

• 1 Timothy 6:20 NT

  Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,

• 1 Timothy 6:21 NT

  which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

• 2 Timothy 2:14 NT

  Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

• 2 Timothy 2:23-25 NT

  But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife. The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle toward all, able to teach, patient, in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give…

• Titus 3:1-3 NT

  Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men. For we were also once…

• Titus 3:9 NT

  but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

• James 3:14-16 NT

  But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. For where jealousy and selfish…

• James 4:1 NT

  Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

• James 4:2 NT

  You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

• Genesis 13:6 OT

  The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together; for their possessions were so great that they couldn’t live together.

• Genesis 13:7 OT

  There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land at that time.

• Genesis 21:25 OT

  Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

• Genesis 26:20-22 OT

  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. They dug another well, and they argued over that, also. He called its name Sitnah. He…

• Genesis 31:36 OT

  Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, “What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me?

• Judges 11:2 OT

  Gilead’s wife bore him sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You will not inherit in our father’s house, for you are the son of another woman.”

• Judges 12:1-6 OT

  The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, “Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house around you with fire!”…

• 2 Samuel 19:41-43 OT

  Behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, “Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David’s men with him?” All the men of Judah…

• Mark 9:34 NT

  But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.