11 occurrences

'Occasion' in the Bible

And I stayed on the mountain [just] as [during] the former forty days and forty nights, and Yahweh listened to me also on that occasion; Yahweh was not willing to destroy you.

His father and mother did not know that this [was] from Yahweh; he was seeking for an occasion against [the] Philistines. Now at that time [the] Philistines [were] ruling in Israel.

And this [is] the numbering of the mighty warriors who [were] for David: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni [was] chief of the three. He himself raised his spear against three hundred [whom he] killed on one occasion.

Then Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden podium that had been made for the occasion. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right. On his left [was] Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

(Now they were saying this to test him, so that they would have [an occasion] to bring charges against him.) But Jesus, bending down, began to write with [his] finger on the ground, taking no notice.

If anyone speaks in a tongue, [it must be] on one occasion two or at most three, and {one after the other}, and one must interpret.

[We are] giving no one an occasion for taking offense in anything, in order that our ministry will not have fault found [with it],

because even in Thessalonica {on more than one occasion} you sent for my need.

For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, occasion would not have been sought for a second.

For you know that also afterwards, [when he] wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, because he did not find an occasion for repentance, although he sought it with tears.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
σκάνδαλον 
Skandalon 
Usage: 8

גּלל 
Galal 
Usage: 18

נאץ 
Na'ats 
Usage: 25

נפל 
N@phal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 11

עלּה 
`illah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

עללה עלילה 
`aliylah 
Usage: 24

תּאנה תּאנה 
Ta'anah 
Usage: 2

תּנוּאה 
T@nuw'ah 
Usage: 2

ἀφορμή 
Aphorme 
Usage: 7