(NIV)
Then the man said, ‘Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.’
(ESV)
Then he
said,
“Your
name shall
no longer be
called Jacob, but
Israel, for you have
striven with
God and with
men, and have
prevailed.”
(NIV)
Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, ‘We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.’
(ESV)
But
Caleb quieted the
people before
Moses and
said, “Let us
go up at
once and
occupy it,
for we are well
able to
overcome it.”
(NIV)
and Moab was terrified because there were so many people. Indeed, Moab was filled with dread because of the Israelites.
(ESV)
And
Moab was in
great dread of the
people,
because they were
many.
Moab was overcome with
fear of the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near the time of delivery. When she heard the news that the ark of God had been captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she went into labour and gave birth, but was overcome by her labour pains.
(ESV)
Now his
daughter-in-law, the
wife of
Phinehas, was
pregnant, about to give
birth. And when she
heard the
news that the
ark of
God was
captured, and that her
father-in-law and her
husband were
dead, she
bowed and
gave birth, for her
pains came upon her.
(NIV)
If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.’
(ESV)
If he is
able to
fight with me and
kill me, then we will be your
servants. But
if I
prevail against him and
kill him, then you shall be our
servants and
serve us.”
(NIV)
David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it,
(ESV)
Now when
David and his
men came to
Ziklag on the
third day,
the
Amalekites had
made a raid against the
Negeb and against
Ziklag. They had
overcome Ziklag and
burned it with
fire
(NIV)
and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him.
His advisors and his wife Zeresh said to him, ‘Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him – you will surely come to ruin!’
(ESV)
And
Haman told his
wife Zeresh and
all his
friends everything that had
happened to him. Then his
wise men and his
wife Zeresh said to him, “
If Mordecai,
before whom you have
begun to
fall, is of the
Jewish people, you will
not overcome him but will
surely fall before him.”
(NIV)
and my enemy will say, ‘I have overcome him,’
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
(ESV)
lest my
enemy say, “I have
prevailed over him,”
lest my
foes rejoice because I am
shaken.
(NIV)
Remove your scourge from me;
I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
(ESV)
Remove your
stroke from me;
I am
spent by the
hostility of your
hand.
(NIV)
The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
(ESV)
The
snares of
death encompassed me;
the
pangs of
Sheol laid hold on me;
I
suffered distress and
anguish.
(NIV)
Woe to that wreath, the pride of Ephraim’s drunkards,
to the fading flower, his glorious beauty,
set on the head of a fertile valley –
to that city, the pride of those laid low by wine!
(ESV)
Ah, the
proud crown of the
drunkards of
Ephraim,
and the
fading flower of its
glorious beauty,
which is on the
head of the
rich valley of those
overcome with
wine!
(NIV)
They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,’ declares the
Lord.
(ESV)
They will
fight against you, but they shall
not prevail against you,
for I am with you,
declares the
Lord, to
deliver you.”
(NIV)
I will make you a wall to this people,
a fortified wall of bronze;
they will fight against you
but will not overcome you,
for I am with you
to rescue and save you,’
declares the
Lord.
(ESV)
And I will
make you to this
people a
fortified wall of
bronze;
they will
fight against you,
but they shall not
prevail over you,
for I am with you
to
save you and
deliver you,
declares the
Lord.
(NIV)
I hear many whispering,
‘Terror on every side!
Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!’
All my friends
are waiting for me to slip, saying,
‘Perhaps he will be deceived;
then we will prevail over him
and take our revenge on him.’
(ESV)
For I
hear many whispering.
Terror is on every
side!
“
Denounce him! Let us
denounce him!”
say
all my
close friends,
watching for my
fall.
“
Perhaps he will be
deceived;
then we
can overcome him
and
take our
revenge on him.”
(NIV)
But the
Lord is with me like a mighty warrior;
so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;
their dishonour will never be forgotten.
(ESV)
But the
Lord is with me as a
dread warrior;
therefore my
persecutors will
stumble;
they will
not overcome me.
They will be
greatly shamed,
for they will
not succeed.
Their
eternal dishonor will
never be
forgotten.
(NIV)
Concerning the prophets:
My heart is broken within me;
all my bones tremble.
I am like a drunken man,
like a strong man overcome by wine,
because of the
Lord and his holy words.
(ESV)
Concerning the
prophets:
My
heart is
broken within me;
all my
bones shake;
I am like a
drunken man,
like a
man overcome by
wine,
because of the
Lord and
because of his
holy words.
(NIV)
I, Daniel, was worn out. I lay exhausted for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
(ESV)
And
I,
Daniel, was
overcome and lay
sick for some
days. Then I
rose and
went about the
king’s business, but I was
appalled by the
vision and did
not understand it.
(NIV)
Then one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing before me, ‘I am overcome with anguish because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak.
(ESV)
And
behold,
one in the
likeness of the
children of
man touched my
lips. Then I
opened my
mouth and
spoke. I
said to him who
stood before me, “O my
lord, by reason of the
vision pains have
come upon me, and I
retain no strength.
(NIV)
and the
Lord Almighty will shield them.
They will destroy
and overcome with slingstones.
They will drink and roar as with wine;
they will be full like a bowl
used for sprinkling the corners of the altar.
(ESV)
The
Lord of
hosts will
protect them,
and they shall
devour,
and tread
down the
sling stones,
and they shall
drink and
roar as if drunk with
wine,
and be
full like a
bowl,
drenched like the
corners of the
altar.
(NIV)
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
(ESV)
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
(NIV)
Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.
(ESV)
And immediately the
girl got up and began
walking (
for she
was twelve years of age),
and they were
immediately overcome with amazement.
(NIV)
Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’
(ESV)
Immediately the
father of the
child cried out and
said, “I
believe;
help my unbelief!”
(NIV)
Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.
(ESV)
Then all the
people of the
surrounding country of the
Gerasenes asked him to
depart from them,
for they were
seized with
great fear.
So he got into the
boat and
returned.
(NIV)
I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.
(ESV)
Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
(NIV)
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
(ESV)
The light shines in the
darkness,
and the
darkness has
not overcome it.
(NIV)
‘I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.’
(ESV)
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
(NIV)
Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third storey and was picked up dead.
(ESV)
And a young man named Eutychus,
sitting at the
window,
sank into a
deep sleep as
Paul talked still longer. And being
overcome by sleep, he
fell down from the
third story and was taken
up dead.
(NIV)
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
(ESV)
Do
not be
overcome by evil,
but overcome evil with good.
(NIV)
As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry.
(ESV)
But refuse to enroll
younger widows,
for when their
passions draw them away from
Christ, they
desire to
marry
(NIV)
If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
(ESV)
For if,
after they have
escaped the
defilements of the
world through the
knowledge of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are
again entangled in them and overcome,
the
last state has
become worse for them than the
first.
(NIV)
I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one.
(ESV)
I am
writing to
you,
fathers,
because you
know him who is
from the
beginning.
I am
writing to
you,
young men,
because you have
overcome the
evil one.
I
write to
you,
children,
because you
know the
Father.
(NIV)
I write to you, dear children,
because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,
and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one.
(ESV)
I
write to
you,
fathers,
because you
know him who is
from the
beginning.
I
write to
you,
young men,
because you
are strong,
and the
word of
God abides in you,
and you have
overcome the
evil one.
(NIV)
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
(ESV)
Little children,
you are from God and have
overcome them,
for he who
is in you is
greater than he who is
in the
world.
(NIV)
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.
(ESV)
For everyone who has been
born of God overcomes the
world.
And this is the
victory that has
overcome the
world—
our faith.
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