'Relation' in the Bible
The disciples say to him, If this is the position of a man in relation to his wife, it is better not to be married.
Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,
So it is for the one who continues to store up and hoard possessions for himself, and is not rich [in his relationship] toward God.”
And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.
From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God.
This Word was from the first in relation with God.
Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken in the act of sinning against the married relation;
And putting her forward, they said to him, Master, this woman has been taken in the very act of sinning against the married relation.
One of the servants of the high priest, a relation of him whose ear had been cut off by Peter, said, Did I not see you with him in the garden?
Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul.
For indeed we are in danger of being accused of rioting concerning today, [since there] is no cause in relation to which we will be able to give an account concerning this disorderly gathering!" And [when he] had said these [things], he dismissed the assembly.
This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man.
For the death that He died, He died to sin [ending its power and paying the sinner’s debt] once and for all; and the life that He lives, He lives to [glorify] God [in unbroken fellowship with Him].
Even so, consider yourselves to be dead to sin [and your relationship to it broken], but alive to God [in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus.
Therefore, my brothers, you also were put to death in relation to the law through the crucified body of the Messiah, so that you may belong to another—to Him who was raised from the dead—that we may bear fruit for God.
Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].
In relation to the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for your sakes; but in relation to God's choice they are dearly loved for the sake of their forefathers.
And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;
For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself.
Give my love to Herodion, my relation. Say a kind word to those of the house of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.
But all believers do not recognize these facts. Some, from force of habit in relation to the idol, even now eat idol sacrifices as such, and their consciences, being but weak, are polluted.
to men without Law as if I were without Law--although I am not without Law in relation to God but am abiding in Christ's Law--in order to win those who are without Law.
And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.
For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.
Seeing that you are looking for a sign of Christ giving out his word in me; who is not feeble in relation to you, but is strong in you:
For he was feeble in that he was put to death on the cross, but he is living by the power of God. And we are feeble in him, but we will be living with him through the power of God in relation to you.
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
This mystery [of two becoming one] is great; but I am speaking with reference to [the relationship of] Christ and the church.
Being given circumcision on the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in relation to the law, a Pharisee:
Behave wisely in relation to the outside world, buying up your opportunities.
Aristarchus, my brother-prisoner, sends his love to you, and Mark, a relation of Barnabas (about whom you have been given orders: if he comes to you, be kind to him),
so as to live worthy lives in relation to outsiders, and not be a burden to any one.
Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith:
For to which of the angels did the Father ever say,“You are My Son,Today I have begotten (fathered) You [established You as a Son, with kingly dignity]”?And again [did He ever say to the angels],“I shall be a Father to HimAnd He shall be a Son to Me”?
By faith [with confidence in God and His word] Noah, being warned by God about events not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his family. By this [act of obedience] he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness which comes by faith.
In the same way, you husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way [with great gentleness and tact, and with an intelligent regard for the marriage relationship], as with someone physically weaker, since she is a woman. Show her honor and respect as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered or ineffective.
Related Words
- Relapse (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Relapsed (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Relate (22 instances in 7 translations)
- Related (94 instances in 9 translations)
- Relating (25 instances in 8 translations)
- Relation's (2 instances in 1 translation)
- Relations (149 instances in 11 translations)
- Relationship (31 instances in 6 translations)
- Relationships (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Relative (71 instances in 8 translations)
- Relatively (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Relatives (248 instances in 9 translations)
- Relax (18 instances in 7 translations)
- Relaxation (2 instances in 2 translations)
- Relaxed (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Relaxes (1 instance in 1 translation)
- Relaxing (2 instances in 2 translations)
- Relayed (2 instances in 2 translations)
- Relays (1 instance in 1 translation)
Bible Theasaurus
- Affinity (4 instances)
- Alliance (19 instances)
- Analogy (1 instance)
- Association (3 instances)
- Bearing (161 instances)
- Concern (59 instances)
- Connection (76 instances)
- Copulation (11 instances)
- Intercourse (56 instances)
- Interest (57 instances)
- Recounting (6 instances)
- Relation (121 instances)
- Relative (71 instances)
- Telling (223 instances)
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- Faithfulness, In Human Relationships
- Family, Showing God's Relationship
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- Forbidden Sexual Relationships
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- Hope And Faith
- Hope And Love
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- Iniquity, Christ's Relation To
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- Love, In Relationships
- Loving Your Wife
- Man's Relation To God
- Man's Relationship With His Creator
- Patience In Relationships
- Prayer, As A Relationship With God
- Relation Of Animals To Man
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- Relationships
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