26 Bible Verses about In Men's Presence

that he may sell to me the cave of Machpelah which {belongs to him}, which [is] at the end of his field. At full value let him sell [it] to me in your midst as {a burial site}."

Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites with respect to all [who were] entering the gate of his city, [and] said,

"No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field and the cave which [is] in it, I [also] give it to you in the sight of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead."

And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, "{If only you will hear me}--I give the price of the field. Take [it] from me that I may bury my dead there."

Then Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver {at the merchants' current rate}.

to Abraham as a property in the presence of the Hittites, with respect to all [who were] entering the gate of his city.

[But] with whomever you find your gods, he shall not live. In the presence of your kinsmen [now] identify what [is] with me [that is] yours and take it." Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

For you have searched all my possessions and what did you find among all the possessions of my household? Set it before my kinsmen and your kinsmen that they may decide between the two of us!

Jonathan called to David and told him all of these words. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul and he was before him as {formerly}.

He said to him, "I [am]. Go, say to your lord, 'Elijah [is] here.'"

Now you [are] saying, 'Go, say to your lord: "Elijah [is] here." '

Now you [are] saying, 'Go, say to your lord: "Elijah [is] here," ' and he will kill me."

that you have prepared in the presence of all the peoples,

But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, "Do no harm to yourself, for we are all here!"

For [although I] am absent in body but present in spirit, I have already passed judgment on the one who has done this in this way, as [if I] were present.

In the name of our Lord Jesus, [when] you are assembled, and my spirit, together with the power of our Lord Jesus,

Now I, Paul, appeal to you myself by the humility and gentleness of Christ, who {when I am present in person} [am] humble among you, but [when I] am absent am bold toward you--

now I ask [when I] am present [that I will] not [need] to be bold with the confidence [with] which I propose to show boldness toward some who consider us as behaving according to the flesh.

because it is said, "His letters [are] severe and powerful, but his bodily presence [is] weak and his speech is of no account."

Let such a person consider this: that what we are in word by letters [when we] are absent, [we will] also [be] in {actions} [when we] are present.

Because of this, I am writing these [things] [although I] am absent, in order that [when I] am present I may not have to act severely according to the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

But [it is] good to be sought zealously in good at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

But I could wish to be present with you now, and to change my tone because I am perplexed about you.

Therefore my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Do you not remember that [while] we were still with you, we were saying these [things] to you?

For even when we were with you, we used to command this to you: that if anyone does not want to work, neither should he eat.