Bible Verses About Opposition

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

For he that is not against us is on our part.

They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

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 have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

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

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,

Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.

The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.