Bible Verses About "What Does Enmity Mean in the Bible"
Enmity means deep hostility or opposition — most famously the hostility God placed between the serpent and the woman in Genesis 3:15.
Enmity means deep hostility or opposition — most famously the hostility God placed between the serpent and the woman in Genesis 3:15.
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." — Genesis 3:15 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Does Enmity Mean in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
"Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be."
"Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances... and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby."
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