48 occurrences

'Ourselves' in the Bible

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

SalutationsBowing Before JosephWhat Is This?Immigrants

And they said, The man asked straitly concerning ourselves, and concerning our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we in any wise know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Asking Particular QuestionsAnswering PeopleNot Knowing The FutureLiving On

And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's bondmen, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found.

Being Found OutAcquitting The Just

but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

FortificationsCityWarriors

only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, with the spoil of the cities which we had taken.

Spoils Of War

But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey unto ourselves.

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves unto this day, although there came a plague upon the congregation of Jehovah,

Purifying Oneself

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto the men, and we will disclose ourselves unto them.

People Made Known

But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers houses of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us in building a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

Commands, in OTWhat Have We In Common?

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

Fasting, Reasons ForFasting, Practice OfAttitudes Of HumilityJourneyRepentance, Examples OfRivers And StreamsTeachablenessCanalsHumbling OneselfFastingFasting And Prayer

Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;

Consecrated Breadethics, socialCoinageTaxOne ThirdEvery YearTax To Be Paid

Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good.

Choosing God's Way

Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.

Taking Possession

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.

drinkingSearchingDaybreakUntil DaybreakLoveloversloving

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

Agreement, Example OfFalse ConfidenceGrave, TheHell, As An ExperienceImmunityRefugeSelf ConfidenceTrust, Lack OfArrogance, Characterizes The WickedHiding From Peopleshelter

Come ye,'say they , I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, a day great beyond measure.

Abundance, MaterialFalse ConfidenceExcessWineSelf DelusionStrong DrinkFake Friendstomorrowbeeralcoholismdrunkards

And they said, What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

LipsWitness To The Gospeltestimony

And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

elders, as community leadersChief priestsTasteAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleVowing To FastPeople Bound By Oaths

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?

CommendationLettersCommending OneselfPraising Specific Peoplea new beginningEclipse

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;

ClayPower Through GodGod, Power OfPower, HumanRiches, SpiritualTreasureSpiritual TreasuresNot MeExcellencegreatnesspot

We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but'speak as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.

CommendationOutward AppearanceHypocrites, Description OfAppearancesCommending OneselfOther References To The HeartAppearances of

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

Self DeceptionThoughtComparingBeing Without UnderstandingCommending OneselfCompetitionmeasurement

For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ:

Stretching OutFirst Among The GentilesMaking Mistakes

Ye think all this time that we are excusing ourselves unto you. In the sight of God speak we in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

Affection, ExpressingEdification, Means OfBuilding Up The ChurchGod Seeing All PeopleMan Defendingcommunionreality

But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.

Continuing In SinFar Be It!Positive Thinking

Ye are witnesses, and God also , how holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe:

Consciences, Before OthersBlamelessness, Church MinistersThe Witness Of GodPlea Of InnocenceClear Consciences

For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

discipleship, nature ofImitatingLaborImitating Good People

not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves and ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.

ImitatingMinisters, Should BeImitating Good PeopleExample Of Believers

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Ourselves (163 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אנחנוּ 
'anachnuw 
we, ourselves, us
Usage: 118

צדק 
Tsadaq 
Usage: 41

ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

ἡμεῖς 
hemeis 
we , us , we ourselves
Usage: 120

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