Bible Verses About Confrontations

But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.

For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.