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The concept of being "stronger" in the Bible often relates to spiritual strength, moral fortitude, and the power of God working through individuals. It is a theme that underscores the importance of relying on God's strength rather than one's own.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, strength is frequently associated with God's power and might. For instance, in Exodus 15:2, the Israelites sing, "The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation." This verse highlights the belief that true strength comes from God, who delivers His people from their enemies.

The account of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 is a classic example of how spiritual strength can overcome physical might. David, a young shepherd, defeats the giant Goliath not through physical prowess but through his faith in God. David declares, "The battle is the LORD’s, and He will give you into our hands" (1 Samuel 17:47), emphasizing that God's strength is greater than any human force.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the theme of being stronger is often linked to spiritual resilience and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. The Apostle Paul writes in Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." This verse is a testament to the belief that believers can endure and overcome challenges through the strength provided by Christ.

Ephesians 6:10-11 encourages believers to "be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes." Here, strength is depicted as a divine empowerment that enables Christians to withstand spiritual warfare.

Moral and Spiritual Strength

The Bible also speaks to the importance of moral and spiritual strength. Proverbs 24:5 states, "A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength." This suggests that true strength is not merely physical but is also found in wisdom and understanding.

In 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, Paul discusses how God's strength is made perfect in weakness. He writes, "Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me... For when I am weak, then I am strong." This paradoxical statement highlights the Christian belief that acknowledging one's weaknesses allows God's strength to manifest more fully.

Divine Strength in Trials

The Bible assures believers that God's strength is available during times of trial. Isaiah 40:29-31 promises, "He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak... those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint." This passage offers comfort and encouragement, affirming that God provides strength to those who trust in Him.

Conclusion

The biblical concept of being "stronger" is deeply rooted in the understanding that true strength comes from God. Whether facing physical challenges, spiritual battles, or moral dilemmas, believers are encouraged to rely on God's power and wisdom. Through faith, prayer, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Christians can find the strength to overcome any obstacle.

Greek

1991. episterizo -- to make stronger
... to make stronger. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: episterizo Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-ee-stay-rid'-zo) Short Definition: I prop up, uphold, confirm ...
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2001. epischuo -- to grow stronger
... to grow stronger. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epischuo Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-is-khoo'-o) Short Definition: I persist, insist Definition: I persist ...
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2909. kreitton -- better
... better. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: kreitton or kreisson Phonetic
Spelling: (krite'-tohn) Short Definition: stronger, more excellent Definition ...
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2908. kreisson -- better.
... Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: kreisson Phonetic Spelling: (krice'-son)
Short Definition: stronger, more excellent Definition: stronger, more ...
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2398. idios -- one's own, distinct
... 2398 (a primitive word, ) -- properly, , to the. 2398 ("uniquely one's own")
is "stronger than the simple possessive pronoun ('own'). ...
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730. arren -- male, man.
... Word Origin variant reading for arsen, qv. male, man. Arsen (ar'-sane) probably
from airo; male (as stronger for lifting) -- male, man. see GREEK airo. ...
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2172. euchomai -- to pray
... 2172 ("pray, wish for") is used of wishes necessarily God-, unlike the meaning
associated with the stronger, prefixed cognate (4336, "pray"). ...
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3375. men -- certainly
... surely. A stronger form of men; a particle of affirmation (only with e); assuredly -- +
surely. see GREEK men. see GREEK e. 3374, 3375. men. 3376 . ...
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3992. pempo -- to send
... Apparently a primary verb; to dispatch (from the subjective view or point of departure,
whereas hiemi (as a stronger form of eimi) refers rather to the ...
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3780. ouchi -- not, not at all
... 3780 () is always emphatic, (dismissing) what is -- meaning "!" (G. Archer).
["The base, , is made stronger by (, as in Lk 1:60). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2390. chazeq -- wax louder, stronger
... chazeq. 2391 . wax louder, stronger. Transliteration: chazeq Phonetic Spelling:
(khaw-zake') Short Definition: louder. ... from chazaq, qv. wax louder, stronger ...
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555. omets -- strength
... 554, 555. omets. 556 . strength. Transliteration: omets Phonetic Spelling:
(o'-mets) Short Definition: stronger. ... stronger. From 'amats; strength -- stronger ...
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7194. qashar -- to bind, league together, conspire
... conspire NASB Word Usage bind (9), bound (2), carried (1), conspirators (2), conspired
(19), joined together (1), knit (1), made (3), stronger (2), tie (2 ...
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1396. gabar -- to be strong, mighty
... 1), conducts himself arrogantly (1), exert (1), great (2), magnified (1), make a
firm (1), prevail (5), prevailed (9), strengthen (2), stronger (1), surpassed ...
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553. amets -- to be stout, strong, bold, alert
... 2), made strong (1), makes her strong (1), mighty (1), proved...strong (1), raises
(1), strengthen (6), strengthened (3), strong (2), stronger (1), summon (1 ...
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2388. chazaq -- to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
... fast (3), joining (1), laid hold (1), louder (1), made (1), made himself secure
(1), made their harder (1), made repairs (12), made stronger (1), maintain (1 ...
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8623. taqqiph -- mighty
... 8622, 8623. taqqiph. 8624 . mighty. Transliteration: taqqiph Phonetic
Spelling: (tak-keef') Short Definition: stronger. Word Origin ...
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2389. chazaq -- strong, stout, mighty
... 1), loud (1), might (1), mighty (20), obstinate* (1), powerful (1), severe (3),
stalwart (1), strong (19), stubborn* (1), who is strong (1), who was stronger (1 ...
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5794. az -- strong, mighty, fierce
... Word Usage fierce (2), fierce men (1), greedy* (1), insolent* (1), mighty (2), power
(1), raging (1), roughly (1), strong (10), strong ones (1), stronger (1). ...
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6099. atsum -- mighty, numerous
... mighty, numerous NASB Word Usage great (1), large number (1), mightier (6), mighty
(14), mighty men (1), mighty ones (1), numerous (1), strong (5), stronger (1 ...
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Library

Whether Hatred is Stronger than Love?
... OF HATRED (SIX ARTICLES) Whether hatred is stronger than love? Objection
1: It would seem that hatred is stronger than love. For ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether hatred is stronger than.htm

The Strong Forerunner and the Stronger Son
... THE STRONG FORERUNNER AND THE STRONGER SON. 'The beginning of ... hand. III. We
have the gentle figure of the stronger Son. The introduction ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/the strong forerunner and the.htm

He Tries by Stronger and Weightier Arguments to Destroy that ...
... Book VII. Chapter XX. He tries by stronger and weightier arguments to destroy
that notion. But why are we so long dealing with your ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter xx he tries by.htm

The Argument for Christian Practices Becomes all the Stronger...
... Chapter V. The argument for Christian practices becomes all the stronger?
The argument for Christian practices becomes all the ...
/.../tertullian/the chaplet or de corona/chapter v the argument for.htm

How Faulty Interpretations Can be Emended.
... faulty in the Latin tongue, but it is ambiguous too, as if the meaning might be,
that the folly of men or the weakness of men is wiser or stronger than that of ...
/.../chapter 13 how faulty interpretations can.htm

Out of the Deep of Death.
... me. He is stronger than hell and death, and He will not suffer me in my
last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from Him. He ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/out of the deep/vi out of the deep.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, John vi. 55,"For My Flesh is Meat ...
... Thou requirest strength from the weaker sex; the lust of the flesh ye have both
of you: let him that is the stronger, be the first to conquer. ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lxxxii on the words.htm

Christ and Beelzebub
... summons reluctantly obeyed. It required the interference of a stronger power,
which could only be the power of God. None could enter ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 3 20-27 christ and beelzebub.htm

Explanation of the Preceding Chapter.
... better. But when these two loves came into comparison with one another,
the good Abraham made quite clear which was the stronger. ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter vii explanation of the.htm

How Divine Love Makes Use of all the Passions and Affections of ...
... be, we know that two things make the light of the stars disappear,"the obscurity
of the mists of night, and the light of the sun which is stronger than theirs ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xx how divine love.htm

Thesaurus

Stronger (59 Occurrences)
...Stronger (59 Occurrences). Mark 9:24 Straight away the father of the child gave
a cry, saying, I have faith; make my feeble faith stronger. (BBE). ...
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Lowlands (25 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 20:23 Then the king of Aram's servants said to him, Their god is a god of
the hills; that is why they were stronger than we: but if we make an attack ...
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Plateau (13 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 20:23 And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are
gods of the mountains; therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight ...
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Plains (31 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 20:23 And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him: 'Their God is
a God of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight ...
/p/plains.htm - 16k

Strongest (9 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 1 Chronicles 5:2 Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from
him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:) (See NIV). ...
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Lasted (3 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 3:1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David:
and David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker ...
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Waxeth (5 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV). Job 17:9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that
hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger. (See JPS). ...
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Weaker (4 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 3:1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David:
and David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker ...
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Delivereth (49 Occurrences)
... delivered. (YLT). 2 Samuel 22:18 He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From
those hating me, For they were stronger than I. (YLT). 2 ...
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Condemn (43 Occurrences)
... 14, omitted in the Revised Version (British and American); "condemnation of the
devil" 1 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 5:12 Jude 1:4). (4) Much stronger is katakrima ...
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Resources

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Stronger (59 Occurrences)

Mark 9:24
Straight away the father of the child gave a cry, saying, I have faith; make my feeble faith stronger.
(BBE)

Luke 11:22
But when someone stronger attacks him and overcomes him, he takes from him his whole armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 22:44
And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.
(BBE)

Acts 15:41
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, making the churches stronger in the faith.
(BBE)

Acts 16:5
So the Churches went on gaining a stronger faith and growing in numbers from day to day.
(WEY)

Acts 19:16
And the man in whom the evil spirit was, jumping on them, was stronger than the two of them, and overcame them, so that they went running from that house, wounded and without their clothing.
(BBE)

1 Corinthians 1:25
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 10:22
Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Philippians 1:14
And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.
(BBE)

2 Peter 2:11
whereas messengers, in strength and power being greater, do not bear against them before the Lord an evil speaking judgment;
(See NIV)

Genesis 25:23
Yahweh said to her, "Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 26:16
And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go away from us, for you are stronger than we are.
(BBE)

Genesis 30:41
It happened, whenever the stronger of the flock conceived, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the flock in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 30:42
but when the flock were feeble, he didn't put them in. So the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV)

Exodus 1:9
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.
(DBY)

Exodus 17:11
Now while Moses' hand was lifted up, Israel was the stronger: but when he let his hand go down, Amalek became the stronger.
(BBE)

Numbers 13:31
But the men who went up with him said, "We aren't able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Numbers 14:12
I will send disease on them for their destruction, and take away their heritage, and I will make of you a nation greater and stronger than they.
(BBE NIV)

Deuteronomy 1:28
Where are we going up? our brothers have made our heart to melt, saying,'The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to the sky; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.'"
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 4:38
Driving out before you nations greater and stronger than you, to take you into their land and give it to you for your heritage, as at this day.
(BBE YLT NIV)

Deuteronomy 7:1
When the Lord your God takes you into the land where you are going, which is to be your heritage, and has sent out the nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you;
(BBE NAS NIV)

Deuteronomy 7:17
If you shall say in your heart, "These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?"
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 9:1
Give ear, O Israel: today you are to go over Jordan, to take the heritage of nations greater and stronger than yourselves, and towns of great size with walls as high as heaven;
(BBE NIV)

Deuteronomy 9:14
Let me send destruction on them till their very name is cut off; and I will make of you a nation greater and stronger than they.
(BBE NIV)

Deuteronomy 11:23
Then the Lord will send these nations in flight before you, and you will take the lands of nations greater and stronger than yourselves.
(BBE NIV)

Joshua 17:13
And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, but did not utterly drive them out.
(See NIV)

Judges 1:35
For the Amorites would go on living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the children of Joseph became stronger than they, and put them to forced work.
(BBE)

Judges 4:24
And the hand of the children of Israel prevailed more and more against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.
(See NIV)

Judges 6:2
And Midian was stronger than Israel; and because of the Midianites, the children of Israel made holes for themselves in the mountains, and hollows in the rocks, and strong places.
(BBE)

Judges 14:18
The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have found out my riddle."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 18:26
Then the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he, he went back to his house.
(BBE YLT)

1 Samuel 17:50
And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death, and there is no sword in the hand of David,
(YLT)

2 Samuel 1:23
Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. In their death, they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles. They were stronger than lions.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 3:1
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 10:11
And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.
(BBE YLT)

2 Samuel 11:25
Then David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall tell Joab,'Don't let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it.' Encourage him."
(WEB BBE NAS)

2 Samuel 13:14
However he would not listen to her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 22:18
He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
(BBE YLT)

2 Samuel 24:4
But the king's order was stronger than Joab and the captains of the army. And Joab and the captains of the army went out from the king, to take the number of the children of Israel.
(BBE)

1 Kings 16:22
and stronger are the people that are after Omri than the people that are after Tibni son of Ginath, and Tibni dieth, and Omri reigneth.
(YLT NIV)

1 Kings 20:23
The servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 20:25
Muster an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. We will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than them." He listened to their voice, and did so.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 5:2
Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:)
(BBE)

1 Chronicles 19:12
And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.
(BBE YLT)

1 Chronicles 21:4
But the king's word was stronger than Joab's. So Joab went out and went through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.
(BBE)

Job 8:14
Whose support is cut off, and whose hope is no stronger than a spider's thread.
(BBE)

Job 17:9
Yet shall the righteous hold on his way. He who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 18:17
He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
(BBE YLT)

Psalms 35:10
All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the afflicted from one stronger than he, yea, the afflicted and the needy from him that spoileth him!
(DBY YLT)

Psalms 93:4
The Lord in heaven is stronger than the noise of great waters, yes, he is stronger than the great waves of the sea.
(BBE)

Psalms 105:24
He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV)

Psalms 142:6
Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. deliver me from my persecutors, For they are stronger than me.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Ecclesiastes 6:10
That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.
(BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.
(BBE)

Isaiah 22:10
And you had the houses of Jerusalem numbered, pulling down the houses to make the wall stronger.
(BBE)

Isaiah 28:22
Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bands be made strong; for an extermination wholly determined have I heard from the Lord, the GOD of hosts, upon the whole land.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 20:7
Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded; you are stronger than I, and have prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocks me.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS RSV)

Jeremiah 31:11
For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Daniel 11:5
And the king of the south will be strong, but one of his captains will be stronger than he and will be ruler; and his rule will be a great rule.
(BBE DBY RSV NIV)

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