Trying

And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.

Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”

When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.

I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”

For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.

“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.

After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”

“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”

Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you.

But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.

Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.

Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.

…which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.

Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.

…trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.