The Word 'Gravity' Never Appears in the Bible
by Rich Deem

Introduction

The word "gravity" does not appear anywhere in the Bible. For this reason, many people think that it is a false law of physics, created by scientists who have nothing better to do than watch things fall to earth. All kidding aside, gravity is the overarching physical law referenced throughout the entire Bible.

And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights. (Genesis 7:12)
Now the springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens had been closed, and the rain had stopped falling from the sky. (Genesis 8:2)
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills. (Genesis 14:10)
Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, (Genesis 17:3)
Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?" (Genesis 17:17)
Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the worst hailstorm that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now. (Exodus 9:18)
Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every man and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.'" (Exodus 9:19)
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that hail will fall all over Egypt--on men and animals and on everything growing in the fields of Egypt." (Exodus 9:22)
hail fell and lightning flashed back and forth. It was the worst storm in all the land of Egypt since it had become a nation. (Exodus 9:24)
"If a man uncovers a pit or digs one and fails to cover it and an ox or a donkey falls into it, (Exodus 21:33)
If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help him with it. (Exodus 23:5)
You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you. (Leviticus 26:7)
Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you. (Leviticus 26:8)
"'As for those of you who are left, I will make their hearts so fearful in the lands of their enemies that the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. They will run as though fleeing from the sword, and they will fall, even though no one is pursuing them. (Leviticus 26:36)
Nadab and Abihu, however, fell dead before the LORD when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai. They had no sons; so only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron. (Numbers 3:4)
Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to go back to Egypt?" (Numbers 14:3)
Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there. (Numbers 14:5)
In this desert your bodies will fall--every one of you twenty years old or more who was counted in the census and who has grumbled against me. (Numbers 14:29)
But you--your bodies will fall in this desert. (Numbers 14:32)
for the Amalekites and Canaanites will face you there. Because you have turned away from the LORD, he will not be with you and you will fall by the sword." (Numbers 14:43)
When Moses heard this, he fell facedown. (Numbers 16:4)
But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and cried out, "O God, God of the spirits of all mankind, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?" (Numbers 16:22)
"Get away from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once." And they fell facedown. (Numbers 16:45)
They quarreled with Moses and said, "If only we had died when our brothers fell dead before the LORD! (Numbers 20:3)
Moses and Aaron went from the assembly to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and fell facedown, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them. (Numbers 20:6)
Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown. (Numbers 22:31)
the oracle of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened: (Numbers 24:4)
the oracle of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened: (Numbers 24:16)
or, without seeing him, drops a stone on him that could kill him, and he dies, then since he was not his enemy and he did not intend to harm him, (Numbers 35:23)
Then once again I fell prostrate before the LORD for forty days and forty nights; I ate no bread and drank no water, because of all the sin you had committed, doing what was evil in the LORD's sight and so provoking him to anger. (Deuteronomy 9:18)
However, you may cut down trees that you know are not fruit trees and use them to build siege works until the city at war with you falls. (Deuteronomy 20:20)
If you see your brother's donkey or his ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help him get it to its feet. (Deuteronomy 22:4)
When you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof. (Deuteronomy 22:8)
You will have olive trees throughout your country but you will not use the oil, because the olives will drop off. (Deuteronomy 28:40)
They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until the high fortified walls in which you trust fall down. They will besiege all the cities throughout the land the LORD your God is giving you. (Deuteronomy 28:52)
Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants. (Deuteronomy 32:2)
So Israel will live in safety alone; Jacob's spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew. (Deuteronomy 33:28)
and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given this land to you and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. (Joshua 2:9)
"Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, "What message does my Lord have for his servant?" (Joshua 5:14)
Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown to the ground before the ark of the LORD, remaining there till evening. The elders of Israel did the same, and sprinkled dust on their heads. (Joshua 7:6)
Twelve thousand men and women fell that day--all the people of Ai. (Joshua 8:25)
This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, so that wrath will not fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them." (Joshua 9:20)
They waited to the point of embarrassment, but when he did not open the doors of the room, they took a key and unlocked them. There they saw their lord fallen to the floor, dead. (Judges 3:25)
But Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth Haggoyim. All the troops of Sisera fell by the sword; not a man was left. (Judges 4:16)
At her feet he sank, he fell; there he lay. At her feet he sank, he fell; where he sank, there he fell--dead. (Judges 5:27)
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with a force of about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of the armies of the eastern peoples; a hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had fallen. (Judges 8:10)
Abimelech chased him, and many fell wounded in the flight--all the way to the entrance to the gate. (Judges 9:40)
a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull. (Judges 9:53)
As the flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell with their faces to the ground. (Judges 13:20)
As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands. (Judges 15:14)
At daybreak the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, fell down at the door and lay there until daylight. (Judges 19:26)
When her master got up in the morning and opened the door of the house and stepped out to continue on his way, there lay his concubine, fallen in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold. (Judges 19:27)
The Benjamites came out to meet them and were drawn away from the city. They began to inflict casualties on the Israelites as before, so that about thirty men fell in the open field and on the roads--the one leading to Bethel and the other to Gibeah. (Judges 20:31)
Eighteen thousand Benjamites fell, all of them valiant fighters. (Judges 20:44)
On that day twenty-five thousand Benjamite swordsmen fell, all of them valiant fighters. (Judges 20:46)
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had led Israel forty years. (1 Samuel 4:18)
When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. (1 Samuel 5:3)
But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained. (1 Samuel 5:4)
Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer right behind him. The Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and killed behind him. (1 Samuel 14:13)
But the men said to Saul, "Should Jonathan die--he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God's help." So the men rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death. (1 Samuel 14:45)
Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. (1 Samuel 17:49)
Saul replied, "Say to David, 'The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.'" Saul's plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines. (1 Samuel 18:25)
When the boy came to the place where Jonathan's arrow had fallen, Jonathan called out after him, "Isn't the arrow beyond you?" (1 Samuel 20:37)
She fell at his feet and said: "My lord, let the blame be on me alone. Please let your servant speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. (1 Samuel 25:24)
Now do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. The king of Israel has come out to look for a flea--as one hunts a partridge in the mountains." (1 Samuel 26:20)
Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, filled with fear because of Samuel's words. His strength was gone, for he had eaten nothing all that day and night. (1 Samuel 28:20)
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa. (1 Samuel 31:1)
When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. (1 Samuel 31:5)
The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. (1 Samuel 31:8)
On the third day a man arrived from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and with dust on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him honor. (2 Samuel 1:2)
"What happened?" David asked. "Tell me." He said, "The men fled from the battle. Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are dead." (2 Samuel 1:4)
"So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord." (2 Samuel 1:10)
They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword. (2 Samuel 1:12)
"Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen! (2 Samuel 1:19)
"How the mighty have fallen in battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights. (2 Samuel 1:25)
"How the mighty have fallen! The weapons of war have perished!" (2 Samuel 1:27)
Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent's side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim. (2 Samuel 2:16)
But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel's stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died. (2 Samuel 2:23)
May his blood fall upon the head of Joab and upon all his father's house! May Joab's house never be without someone who has a running sore or leprosy or who leans on a crutch or who falls by the sword or who lacks food." (2 Samuel 3:29)
(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became crippled. His name was Mephibosheth.) (2 Samuel 4:4)
When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of the men in David's army fell; moreover, Uriah the Hittite died. (2 Samuel 11:17)
When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell with her face to the ground to pay him honor, and she said, "Help me, O king!" (2 Samuel 14:4)
She said, "Then let the king invoke the LORD his God to prevent the avenger of blood from adding to the destruction, so that my son will not be destroyed." "As surely as the LORD lives," he said, "not one hair of your son's head will fall to the ground." (2 Samuel 14:11)
Joab fell with his face to the ground to pay him honor, and he blessed the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that he has found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his servant's request." (2 Samuel 14:22)
They crossed at the ford to take the king's household over and to do whatever he wished. When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell prostrate before the king (2 Samuel 19:18)
While they were at the great rock in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was wearing his military tunic, and strapped over it at his waist was a belt with a dagger in its sheath. As he stepped forward, it dropped out of its sheath. (2 Samuel 20:8)
He handed them over to the Gibeonites, who killed and exposed them on a hill before the LORD. All seven of them fell together; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest, just as the barley harvest was beginning. (2 Samuel 21:9)
These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men. (2 Samuel 21:22)
I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. (2 Samuel 22:39)
Solomon replied, "If he shows himself to be a worthy man, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die." (1 Kings 1:52)
"So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians." (1 Kings 5:6)
When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, "The LORD--he is God! The LORD--he is God!" (1 Kings 18:39)
Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, "Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury." (2 Kings 1:2)
So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. "Man of God," he begged, "please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants! (2 Kings 1:13)
He picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. (2 Kings 2:13)
Then he took the cloak that had fallen from him and struck the water with it. "Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?" he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over. (2 Kings 2:14)
She came in, fell at his feet and bowed to the ground. Then she took her son and went out. (2 Kings 4:37)
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. "Oh, my lord," he cried out, "it was borrowed!" (2 Kings 6:5)
The man of God asked, "Where did it fall?" When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it there, and made the iron float. (2 Kings 6:6)
and many others fell slain, because the battle was God's. And they occupied the land until the exile. (1 Chronicles 5:22)
Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa. (1 Chronicles 10:1)
When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died. (1 Chronicles 10:5)
The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. (1 Chronicles 10:8)
These were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men. (1 Chronicles 20:8)
So the LORD sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead. (1 Chronicles 21:14)
David looked up and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand extended over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown. (1 Chronicles 21:16)
Then David said to the whole assembly, "Praise the LORD your God." So they all praised the LORD, the God of their fathers; they bowed low and fell prostrate before the LORD and the king. (1 Chronicles 29:20)
and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed before the LORD and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder. (2 Chronicles 14:13)
Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD. (2 Chronicles 20:18)
All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest until it was full. (2 Chronicles 24:10)
Therefore, the anger of the LORD has fallen on Judah and Jerusalem; he has made them an object of dread and horror and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes. (2 Chronicles 29:8)
This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword and why our sons and daughters and our wives are in captivity. (2 Chronicles 29:9)
After this, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were sacrificing the burnt offerings and the fat portions until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the Aaronic priests. (2 Chronicles 35:14)
Then, at the evening sacrifice, I rose from my self-abasement, with my tunic and cloak torn, and fell on my knees with my hands spread out to the LORD my God (Ezra 9:5)
Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, "Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?" As soon as the word left the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. (Esther 7:8)
Esther again pleaded with the king, falling at his feet and weeping. She begged him to put an end to the evil plan of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews. (Esther 8:3)
For how can I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?" (Esther 8:6)
While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, "The fire of God fell from the sky and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!" (Job 1:16)
At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship (Job 1:20)
From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will befall you. (Job 5:19)
When a land falls into the hands of the wicked, he blindfolds its judges. If it is not he, then who is it? (Job 9:24)
Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you? (Job 13:11)
Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls. (Job 18:12)
After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears. (Job 29:22)
then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let it be broken off at the joint. (Job 31:22)
"He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; (Job 36:27)
the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind. (Job 36:28)
He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.' (Job 37:6)
Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew? (Job 38:28)
He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made. (Psalms 7:15)
The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. (Psalms 9:15)
His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength. (Psalms 10:10)
my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall. (Psalms 13:4)
I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. (Psalms 18:38)
They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm. (Psalms 20:8)
When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. (Psalms 27:2)
may ruin overtake them by surprise-- may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the pit, to their ruin. (Psalms 35:8)
See how the evildoers lie fallen-- thrown down, not able to rise! (Psalms 36:12)
though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. (Psalms 37:24)
For I am about to fall, and my pain is ever with me. (Psalms 38:17)
Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. (Psalms 42:7)
Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet. (Psalms 45:5)
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, (Psalms 46:2)
God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. (Psalms 46:5)
Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts. (Psalms 46:6)
Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. (Psalms 55:22)
They spread a net for my feet-- I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path-- but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah (Psalms 57:6)
They fully intend to topple him from his lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Selah (Psalms 62:4)
When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like snow fallen on Zalmon. (Psalms 68:14)
for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me. (Psalms 69:9)
He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth. (Psalms 72:6)
But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler." (Psalms 82:7)
A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. (Psalms 91:7)
then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. (Psalms 91:10)
Egypt was glad when they left, because dread of Israel had fallen on them. (Psalms 105:38)
he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for-- (Psalms 105:44)
So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the desert, (Psalms 106:26)
make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. (Psalms 106:27)
I was pushed back and about to fall, but the LORD helped me. (Psalms 118:13)
The arrogant dig pitfalls for me, contrary to your law. (Psalms 119:85)
It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. (Psalms 133:3)
Remember, O LORD, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. "Tear it down," they cried, "tear it down to its foundations!" (Psalms 137:7)
Let burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, never to rise. (Psalms 140:10)
The LORD upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. (Psalms 145:14)
by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. (Proverbs 3:20)
then do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's hands: Go and humble yourself; press your plea with your neighbor! (Proverbs 6:3)
For lack of guidance a nation falls, but many advisers make victory sure. (Proverbs 11:14)
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. (Proverbs 11:28)
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble. (Proverbs 12:21)
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing. (Proverbs 13:17)
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. (Proverbs 16:18)
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. (Proverbs 17:14)
A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble. (Proverbs 17:20)
The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the LORD's wrath will fall into it. (Proverbs 22:14)
for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity. (Proverbs 24:16)
Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice, (Proverbs 24:17)
If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him. (Proverbs 26:27)
Blessed is the man who always fears the LORD, but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble. (Proverbs 28:14)
He whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but he whose ways are perverse will suddenly fall. (Proverbs 28:18)
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! (Ecclesiastes 4:10)
Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. (Ecclesiastes 10:8)
If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie. (Ecclesiastes 11:3)
Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like that of Lebanon. (Song of Solomon 4:11)
Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence. (Isaiah 3:8)
Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle. (Isaiah 3:25)
and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare. (Isaiah 8:14)
Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured." (Isaiah 8:15)
The Lord has sent a message against Jacob; it will fall on Israel. (Isaiah 9:8)
"The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with dressed stone; the fig trees have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars." (Isaiah 9:10)
Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives or fall among the slain. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised. (Isaiah 10:4)
See, the Lord, the LORD Almighty, will lop off the boughs with great power. The lofty trees will be felled, the tall ones will be brought low. (Isaiah 10:33)
He will cut down the forest thickets with an ax; Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One. (Isaiah 10:34)
Whoever is captured will be thrust through; all who are caught will fall by the sword. (Isaiah 13:15)
How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! (Isaiah 14:12)
Look, here comes a man in a chariot with a team of horses. And he gives back the answer: "Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!'" (Isaiah 21:9)
"In that day," declares the LORD Almighty, "the peg driven into the firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and will fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut down." The LORD has spoken. (Isaiah 22:25)
Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit; whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare. The floodgates of the heavens are opened, the foundations of the earth shake. (Isaiah 24:18)
So then, the word of the LORD to them will become: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there-- so that they will go and fall backward, be injured and snared and captured. (Isaiah 28:13)
In the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall, streams of water will flow on every high mountain and every lofty hill. (Isaiah 30:25)
But the Egyptians are men and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out his hand, he who helps will stumble, he who is helped will fall; both will perish together. (Isaiah 31:3)
"Assyria will fall by a sword that is not of man; a sword, not of mortals, will devour them. They will flee before the sword and their young men will be put to forced labor. (Isaiah 31:8)
Their stronghold will fall because of terror; at sight of the battle standard their commanders will panic," declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem. (Isaiah 31:9)
The land mourns and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves. (Isaiah 33:9)
All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled figs from the fig tree. (Isaiah 34:4)
And the wild oxen will fall with them, the bull calves and the great bulls. Their land will be drenched with blood, and the dust will be soaked with fat. (Isaiah 34:7)
The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. (Isaiah 40:7)
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever." (Isaiah 40:8)
Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust. (Isaiah 40:15)
A man too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot. He looks for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not topple. (Isaiah 40:20)
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; (Isaiah 40:30)
The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who smooths with the hammer spurs on him who strikes the anvil. He says of the welding, "It is good." He nails down the idol so it will not topple. (Isaiah 41:7)
I will put it into the hands of your tormentors, who said to you, "Fall prostrate that we may walk over you.' And you made your back like the ground, like a street to be walked over." (Isaiah 51:23)
Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to blush with shame. (Jeremiah 3:3)
Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them," says the LORD. (Jeremiah 6:15)
"Say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: "'When men fall down, do they not get up? When a man turns away, does he not return? (Jeremiah 8:4)
Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the LORD. (Jeremiah 8:12)
Say to the king and to the queen mother, "Come down from your thrones, for your glorious crowns will fall from your heads." (Jeremiah 13:18)
"'In this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, at the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. (Jeremiah 19:7)
For this is what the LORD says: 'I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; with your own eyes you will see them fall by the sword of their enemies. I will hand all Judah over to the king of Babylon, who will carry them away to Babylon or put them to the sword. (Jeremiah 20:4)
"Therefore their path will become slippery; they will be banished to darkness and there they will fall. I will bring disaster on them in the year they are punished," declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 23:12)
"Then tell them, 'This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword I will send among you.' (Jeremiah 25:27)
Weep and wail, you shepherds; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For your time to be slaughtered has come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery. (Jeremiah 25:34)
I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the LORD.'" (Jeremiah 39:18)
I will take away the remnant of Judah who were determined to go to Egypt to settle there. They will all perish in Egypt; they will fall by the sword or die from famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine. They will become an object of cursing and horror, of condemnation and reproach. (Jeremiah 44:12)
"The swift cannot flee nor the strong escape. In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall. (Jeremiah 46:6)
The nations will hear of your shame; your cries will fill the earth. One warrior will stumble over another; both will fall down together." (Jeremiah 46:12)
They will stumble repeatedly; they will fall over each other. They will say, 'Get up, let us go back to our own people and our native lands, away from the sword of the oppressor.' (Jeremiah 46:16)
"The fall of Moab is at hand; her calamity will come quickly. (Jeremiah 48:16)
I weep for you, as Jazer weeps, O vines of Sibmah. Your branches spread as far as the sea; they reached as far as the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your ripened fruit and grapes. (Jeremiah 48:32)
"Whoever flees from the terror will fall into a pit, whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare; for I will bring upon Moab the year of her punishment," declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 48:44)
At the sound of their fall the earth will tremble; their cry will resound to the Red Sea. (Jeremiah 49:21)
Surely, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day," declares the LORD Almighty. (Jeremiah 49:26)
Shout against her on every side! She surrenders, her towers fall, her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done to others. (Jeremiah 50:15)
Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day," declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 50:30)
The arrogant one will stumble and fall and no one will help her up; I will kindle a fire in her towns that will consume all who are around her." (Jeremiah 50:32)
They will fall down slain in Babylon, fatally wounded in her streets. (Jeremiah 51:4)
Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken. Wail over her! Get balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. (Jeremiah 51:8)
I will punish Bel in Babylon and make him spew out what he has swallowed. The nations will no longer stream to him. And the wall of Babylon will fall. (Jeremiah 51:44)
For the time will surely come when I will punish the idols of Babylon; her whole land will be disgraced and her slain will all lie fallen within her. (Jeremiah 51:47)
"Babylon must fall because of Israel's slain, just as the slain in all the earth have fallen because of Babylon. (Jeremiah 51:49)
Her filthiness clung to her skirts; she did not consider her future. Her fall was astounding; there was none to comfort her. "Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed." (Lamentations 1:9)
"Young and old lie together in the dust of the streets; my young men and maidens have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of your anger; you have slaughtered them without pity. (Lamentations 2:21)
We have suffered terror and pitfalls, ruin and destruction." (Lamentations 3:47)
The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned! (Lamentations 5:16)
Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking. (Ezekiel 1:28)
So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the LORD was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. (Ezekiel 3:23)
A third of your people will die of the plague or perish by famine inside you; a third will fall by the sword outside your walls; and a third I will scatter to the winds and pursue with drawn sword. (Ezekiel 5:12)
Your people will fall slain among you, and you will know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 6:7)
"'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Strike your hands together and stamp your feet and cry out "Alas!" because of all the wicked and detestable practices of the house of Israel, for they will fall by the sword, famine and plague. (Ezekiel 6:11)
He that is far away will die of the plague, and he that is near will fall by the sword, and he that survives and is spared will die of famine. So will I spend my wrath upon them. (Ezekiel 6:12)
While they were killing and I was left alone, I fell facedown, crying out, "Ah, Sovereign LORD! Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel in this outpouring of your wrath on Jerusalem?" (Ezekiel 9:8)
You will fall by the sword, and I will execute judgment on you at the borders of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 11:10)
Now as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah died. Then I fell facedown and cried out in a loud voice, "Ah, Sovereign LORD! Will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?" (Ezekiel 11:13)
therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones hurtling down, and violent winds will burst forth. (Ezekiel 13:11)
"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: In my wrath I will unleash a violent wind, and in my anger hailstones and torrents of rain will fall with destructive fury. (Ezekiel 13:13)
I will tear down the wall you have covered with whitewash and will level it to the ground so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it falls, you will be destroyed in it; and you will know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 13:14)
I will tear off your veils and save my people from your hands, and they will no longer fall prey to your power. Then you will know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 13:21)
All his fleeing troops will fall by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to the winds. Then you will know that I the LORD have spoken. (Ezekiel 17:21)
So that hearts may melt and the fallen be many, I have stationed the sword for slaughter at all their gates. Oh! It is made to flash like lightning, it is grasped for slaughter. (Ezekiel 21:15)
I will direct my jealous anger against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and your ears, and those of you who are left will fall by the sword. They will take away your sons and daughters, and those of you who are left will be consumed by fire. (Ezekiel 23:25)
Say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary--the stronghold in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection. The sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword. (Ezekiel 24:21)
therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and kill its men and their animals. I will lay it waste, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. (Ezekiel 25:13)
The hoofs of his horses will trample all your streets; he will kill your people with the sword, and your strong pillars will fall to the ground. (Ezekiel 26:11)
"This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Tyre: Will not the coastlands tremble at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan and the slaughter takes place in you? (Ezekiel 26:15)
Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; the islands in the sea are terrified at your collapse.' (Ezekiel 26:18)
I will send a plague upon her and make blood flow in her streets. The slain will fall within her, with the sword against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 28:23)
I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and not be gathered or picked up. I will give you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air. (Ezekiel 29:5)
A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush. When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down. (Ezekiel 30:4)
Cush and Put, Lydia and all Arabia, Libya and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt. (Ezekiel 30:5)
"'This is what the LORD says: "'The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign LORD. (Ezekiel 30:6)
The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity. (Ezekiel 30:17)
Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand. (Ezekiel 30:22)
I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt. (Ezekiel 30:25)
and the most ruthless of foreign nations cut it down and left it. Its boughs fell on the mountains and in all the valleys; its branches lay broken in all the ravines of the land. All the nations of the earth came out from under its shade and left it. (Ezekiel 31:12)
All the birds of the air settled on the fallen tree, and all the beasts of the field were among its branches. (Ezekiel 31:13)
I made the nations tremble at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to the grave with those who go down to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the trees that were well-watered, were consoled in the earth below. (Ezekiel 31:16)
I will cause your hordes to fall by the swords of mighty men-- the most ruthless of all nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all her hordes will be overthrown. (Ezekiel 32:12)
They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; let her be dragged off with all her hordes. (Ezekiel 32:20)
"Assyria is there with her whole army; she is surrounded by the graves of all her slain, all who have fallen by the sword. (Ezekiel 32:22)
Their graves are in the depths of the pit and her army lies around her grave. All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword. (Ezekiel 32:23)
"Elam is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. All who had spread terror in the land of the living went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit. (Ezekiel 32:24)
Do they not lie with the other uncircumcised warriors who have fallen, who went down to the grave with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads? The punishment for their sins rested on their bones, though the terror of these warriors had stalked through the land of the living. (Ezekiel 32:27)
"Therefore, son of man, say to your countrymen, 'The righteousness of the righteous man will not save him when he disobeys, and the wickedness of the wicked man will not cause him to fall when he turns from it. The righteous man, if he sins, will not be allowed to live because of his former righteousness.' (Ezekiel 33:12)
In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, "The city has fallen!" (Ezekiel 33:21)
"Say this to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, those who are left in the ruins will fall by the sword, those out in the country I will give to the wild animals to be devoured, and those in strongholds and caves will die of a plague. (Ezekiel 33:27)
I will fill your mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines. (Ezekiel 35:8)
No longer will I make you hear the taunts of the nations, and no longer will you suffer the scorn of the peoples or cause your nation to fall, declares the Sovereign LORD.'" (Ezekiel 36:15)
The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground. (Ezekiel 38:20)
Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. (Ezekiel 39:3)
On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals. (Ezekiel 39:4)
You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD. (Ezekiel 39:5)
And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their sin, because they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, and they all fell by the sword. (Ezekiel 39:23)
The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown. (Ezekiel 43:3)
Then the man brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling the temple of the LORD, and I fell facedown. (Ezekiel 44:4)
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honor and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. (Daniel 2:46)
As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. (Daniel 3:5)
Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace." (Daniel 3:6)
Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and men of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. (Daniel 3:7)
You have issued a decree, O king, that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, (Daniel 3:10)
and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. (Daniel 3:11)
Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?" (Daniel 3:15)
and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace. (Daniel 3:23)
I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell--the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully. (Daniel 7:20)
As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. "Son of man," he said to me, "understand that the vision concerns the time of the end." (Daniel 8:17)
After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall, to be seen no more. (Daniel 11:19)
Those who eat from the king's provisions will try to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall in battle. (Daniel 11:26)
"Those who are wise will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered. (Daniel 11:33)
When they fall, they will receive a little help, and many who are not sincere will join them. (Daniel 11:34)
All of them are hot as an oven; they devour their rulers. All their kings fall, and none of them calls on me. (Hosea 7:7)
They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt. (Hosea 7:16)
The high places of wickedness will be destroyed-- it is the sin of Israel. Thorns and thistles will grow up and cover their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, "Cover us!" and to the hills, "Fall on us!" (Hosea 10:8)
The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open." (Hosea 13:16)
"On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground. (Amos 3:14)
"Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again, deserted in her own land, with no one to lift her up." (Amos 5:2)
"Therefore this is what the LORD says: "'Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be measured and divided up, and you yourself will die in a pagan country. And Israel will certainly go into exile, away from their native land.'" (Amos 7:17)
They who swear by the shame of Samaria, or say, 'As surely as your god lives, O Dan,' or, 'As surely as the god of Beersheba lives'-- they will fall, never to rise again." (Amos 8:14)
"In that day I will restore David's fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be, (Amos 9:11)
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. (Micah 7:8)
All your fortresses are like fig trees with their first ripe fruit; when they are shaken, the figs fall into the mouth of the eater. (Nahum 3:12)
Nothing can heal your wound; your injury is fatal. Everyone who hears the news about you claps his hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty? (Nahum 3:19)
I will overturn royal thrones and shatter the power of the foreign kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother. (Haggai 2:22)
"The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people. (Zechariah 8:12)
Wail, O pine tree, for the cedar has fallen; the stately trees are ruined! Wail, oaks of Bashan; the dense forest has been cut down! (Zechariah 11:2)
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. (Matthew 7:25)
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." (Matthew 7:27)
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. (Matthew 10:29)
Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me." (Matthew 11:6)
He said to them, "If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? (Matthew 12:11)
As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. (Matthew 13:4)
Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. (Matthew 13:5)
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. (Matthew 13:7)
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop--a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. (Matthew 13:8)
The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. (Matthew 13:20)
But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. (Matthew 13:21)
The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. (Matthew 13:22)
But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown." (Matthew 13:23)
Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." (Matthew 15:14)
"Yes, Lord," she said, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table." (Matthew 15:27)
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. (Matthew 17:6)
"Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. (Matthew 17:15)
"The servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.' (Matthew 18:26)
"His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' (Matthew 18:29)
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed." (Matthew 21:44)
"Immediately after the distress of those days "'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' (Matthew 24:29)
Then Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: "'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' (Matthew 26:31)
Peter replied, "Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will." (Matthew 26:33)
Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." (Matthew 26:39)
Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God." (Mark 3:11)
As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. (Mark 4:4)
Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. (Mark 4:5)
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. (Mark 4:7)
Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times." (Mark 4:8)
But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. (Mark 4:17)
When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. (Mark 5:6)
Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came there. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet (Mark 5:22)
Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth. (Mark 5:33)
In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell at his feet. (Mark 7:25)
So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. (Mark 9:20)
As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. "Good teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" (Mark 10:17)
At this the man's face fell. He went away sad, because he had great wealth. (Mark 10:22)
the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.' (Mark 13:25)
"You will all fall away," Jesus told them, "for it is written: "'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.' (Mark 14:27)
Peter declared, "Even if all fall away, I will not." (Mark 14:29)
Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him. (Mark 14:35)
Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. (Mark 15:19)
Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, (Luke 2:34)
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" (Luke 5:8)
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." (Luke 5:12)
He also told them this parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? (Luke 6:39)
Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me." (Luke 7:23)
"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. (Luke 8:5)
Some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. (Luke 8:6)
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. (Luke 8:7)
Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown." When he said this, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." (Luke 8:8)
Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. (Luke 8:13)
The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. (Luke 8:14)
When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don't torture me!" (Luke 8:28)
Then a man named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come to his house (Luke 8:41)
Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. (Luke 8:47)
He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. (Luke 10:18)
Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them--do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? (Luke 13:4)
There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy. (Luke 14:2)
Then he asked them, "If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?" (Luke 14:5)
It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. (Luke 16:17)
and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. (Luke 16:21)
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed." (Luke 20:18)
They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. (Luke 21:24)
And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. (Luke 22:44)
Then "'they will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"' (Luke 23:30)
When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." (John 11:32)
I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. (John 12:24)
When Jesus said, "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground. (John 18:6)
With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. (Acts 1:18)
When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. (Acts 5:5)
At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. (Acts 5:10)
As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. (Acts 5:15)
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep. (Acts 7:60)
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" (Acts 9:4)
Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, (Acts 9:18)
As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet in reverence. (Acts 10:25)
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists. (Acts 12:7)
"'After this I will return and rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, (Acts 15:16)
The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. (Acts 16:29)
The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: "Men of Ephesus, doesn't all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? (Acts 19:35)
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 story and was picked up dead. (Acts 20:9)
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, "Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?' (Acts 22:7)
We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' (Acts 26:14)
Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. (Acts 27:29)
So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it fall away. (Acts 27:32)
The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. (Acts 28:6)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (Romans 3:23)
As it is written: "See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame." (Romans 9:33)
Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. (Romans 11:11)
Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. (Romans 11:22)
Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. (Romans 14:4)
It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall. (Romans 14:21)
For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me." (Romans 15:3)
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! (1 Corinthians 10:12)
and the secrets of his heart will be laid bare. So he will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, "God is really among you!" (1 Corinthians 14:25)
And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the desert? (Hebrews 3:17)
Therefore, since the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. (Hebrews 4:1)
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following their example of disobedience. (Hebrews 4:11)
if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. (Hebrews 6:6)
Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. (Hebrews 6:7)
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. (Hebrews 11:30)
For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business. (James 1:11)
For, "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, (1 Peter 1:24)
and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message--which is also what they were destined for. (1 Peter 2:8)
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. (Revelation 1:17)
Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. (Revelation 2:5)
I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars--I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. (Revelation 3:9)
the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: (Revelation 4:10)
And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. (Revelation 5:8)
and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. (Revelation 6:13)
They called to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! (Revelation 6:16)
The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-- (Revelation 8:10)
The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. (Revelation 9:1)
A second angel followed and said, "Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great, which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries." (Revelation 14:8)
From the sky huge hailstones of about a hundred pounds each fell upon men. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible. (Revelation 16:21)
At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." (Revelation 19:10)
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. (Revelation 22:8)

Conclusion

Gravity is a true law of physics, despite the fact that the word "gravity" itself never appears in the Bible. In case you didn't get it, this is a parody on the idea that the Trinity is not found in the Bible, because the word itself is never used. Yes, this page is pretty lame, but hopefully you got the point!

The Trinity: The Oneness and Plurality of God

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Evidence for God from Science: Christian Apologetics

The Word 'Gravity' Never Appears in the Bible by Rich Deem

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