Limitless Word
ἀνθίστημιanthístēmi
GreekG43616 occurrences (KJV)

to stand against, i.e. oppose

KJV renders it: resist, withstand

Where it appears(showing the first 12 of 16)

  • Matt 5:39But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
  • Luke 21:15for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
  • Acts 6:10They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
  • Acts 13:8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
  • Rom 9:19You will say then to me, “Why does he still find fault? For who withstands his will?”
  • Rom 13:2Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
  • Gal 2:11But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned.
  • Eph 6:13Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
  • 2 Tim 3:8Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith, are rejected.
  • 2 Tim 4:15of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.
  • Jas 4:7Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
  • 1 Pet 5:9Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.