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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Wresting</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/w/wresting.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/ezekiel/9-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/w/wresting.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Wresting</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/w/wresteth.htm" title="Wresteth">◄</a> Wresting <a href="/topical/w/wrestle.htm" title="Wrestle">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Wresting, in a biblical context, refers to the act of twisting or distorting the meaning of words, particularly the Scriptures. This concept is significant in understanding how individuals may misinterpret or manipulate biblical texts for personal gain or to support erroneous doctrines.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/2_peter/3-16.htm">2 Peter 3:16</a></b> · The Apostle Peter warns against the distortion of Scripture, particularly the writings of Paul: "He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction." This passage highlights the danger of misinterpreting Scripture and the severe consequences that can follow.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Deuteronomy 4:2</a></b> · The command to neither add to nor subtract from God's Word underscores the importance of preserving its intended meaning: "You shall not add to the word that I am commanding you, nor take away from it, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you." This directive serves as a safeguard against wresting the Scriptures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/proverbs/30-5.htm">Proverbs 30:5-6</a></b> · Emphasizes the purity and truth of God's Word, warning against altering it: "Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar." This passage reinforces the integrity of Scripture and the folly of distorting it.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>Wresting the Scriptures is often associated with false teaching and heresy. Throughout church history, various individuals and groups have been accused of twisting biblical texts to support unorthodox beliefs. This practice is seen as a serious offense because it undermines the authority of Scripture and can lead believers astray.<br><br>The Bible emphasizes the importance of sound doctrine and the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding believers to a correct understanding of God's Word. In <a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a>, Jesus promises that the Spirit of truth will guide His followers into all truth. This assurance is crucial for maintaining the integrity of biblical interpretation.<br><br><b>Practical Considerations:</b><br><br>To avoid wresting the Scriptures, believers are encouraged to approach the Bible with humility and a willingness to be taught. <a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Acts 17:11</a> commends the Bereans for their noble character in receiving the message with eagerness and examining the Scriptures daily to verify the teachings they received. This model of diligent study and discernment is vital for safeguarding against misinterpretation.<br><br>Additionally, the role of the church and its leaders is significant in providing sound teaching and correcting errors. <a href="/ephesians/4-11.htm">Ephesians 4:11-14</a> describes the purpose of church leadership in equipping the saints and promoting unity in the faith, so that believers are not "tossed by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming." <br><br>In summary, wresting the Scriptures is a grave concern within the Christian faith, with clear biblical warnings against it. Believers are called to uphold the truth of God's Word, relying on the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the support of the Christian community to maintain sound doctrine and avoid the pitfalls of distortion.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Wrest.<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/white/the_great_controversy_between_christ_and_satan_/32_snares_of_satan.htm"><span class="l">Snares of Satan.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And the discord and division which exist among the churches of Christendom are in<br> a great measure due to the prevailing custom of <b>wresting</b> the Scriptures to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the great controversy between christ and satan /32 snares of satan.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_great_controversy/chapter_32_snares_of_satan.htm"><span class="l">Snares of Satan</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And the discord and division which exist among the churches of Christendom are in<br> a great measure due to the prevailing custom of <b>wresting</b> the Scriptures to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 32 snares of satan.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brittain/women_of_early_christianity/xv_womanhood_of_the_byzantine.htm"><span class="l">Womanhood of the Byzantine Decadence</span></a> <br><b>...</b> century, during which it absorbed the kingdom of Thessalonica, Michael Palaeologus,<br> the usurper of the Nicene throne, succeeded in <b>wresting</b> Constantinople from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brittain/women of early christianity/xv womanhood of the byzantine.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/against_hermogenes/chapter_xix_an_appeal_to_the.htm"><span class="l">An Appeal to the History of Creation True Meaning of the Term <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> an inquiry. They have found their opportunity, as is usual with heretics,<br> in <b>wresting</b> the plain meaning of certain words. For instance <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tertullian/against hermogenes/chapter xix an appeal to the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_3_1857/rahabs_faith.htm"><span class="l">Rahab's Faith</span></a> <br><b>...</b> We have faith, in another place, <b>wresting</b> with time; Noah, warned of God concerning<br> things not seen as yet, wrestled with time, which placed his deluge a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/rahabs faith.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bullinger/commentary_on_revelation/the_first_vision_on_earth.htm"><span class="l">The First vision "On Earth"</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of the precious blood of the Lamb; and now, the necessary power is to be exercised<br> so as to secure all its wondrous results, in <b>wresting</b> the inheritance from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/the first vision on earth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/brownlie/hymns_of_the_russian_church/xx_morn_of_beauty_joyous.htm"><span class="l">Morn of Beauty, Joyous Morn</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Is the gift of Christ our God. Glory, glory evermore,. To the Christ Who died to<br> save,. <b>Wresting</b> victory from the grave,". To the Christ we now adore. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/xx morn of beauty joyous.htm</font><p><a href="/library/irenaeus/against_heresies/chapter_ix_refutation_of_the_impious.htm"><span class="l">Refutation of the Impious Interpretations of These Heretics.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Thus it is that, <b>wresting</b> from the truth every one of the expressions which have<br> been cited, and taking a bad advantage of the names, they have transferred <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter ix refutation of the impious.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/my_mind_has_as_little.htm"><span class="l">My Mind Has as Little Inclination for Writing as Sufficiency</span></a> <br><b>...</b> that the heretic Photinus has written on the same; but with the object, not of<br> explaining the meaning of the text to his readers, but of <b>wresting</b> things simply <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../my mind has as little.htm</font><p><a href="/library/de_caussade/abandonment_to_divine_providence/letter_v_the_fear_of_being.htm"><span class="l">Letter v. --The Fear of Being Wanting in Submission.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There is no intelligence nor power in the world capable of <b>wresting</b> from the hand<br> of God a soul He has seized in the rigour of His mercy to purify it by <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/letter v the fear of being.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/w/wresting.htm"><span class="l"><b>Wresting</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrest. Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>Wresting</b> (1 Occurrence). Ezekiel 9:9 Then said he <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wresting.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nicopolis.htm"><span class="l">Nicopolis (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> only a few miles North of the modern Prevesa, the chief city of Epirus today, the<br> city which the Greeks bombarded in 1912 in the hope of <b>wresting</b> it from the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nicopolis.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/judicial.htm"><span class="l">Judicial (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> are of opinion that "a great man" should be read for "a poor man" as, according<br> to 23:6 the King James Version, the common fault was "<b>wresting</b> the judgment of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/judicial.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lasthenes.htm"><span class="l">Lasthenes</span></a><br><b>...</b> a native of Crete, and raised an army for the king when he made his first descent<br> upon the coast, and rendered him ultimately successful in <b>wresting</b> the throne <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lasthenes.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wrest.htm"><span class="l">Wrest (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (vt) To tune with a wrest, or key. 4. (n.) The act of <b>wresting</b>; a wrench; a violent<br> twist; hence, distortion; perversion. 5. (n.) Active or moving power. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wrest.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wresteth.htm"><span class="l">Wresteth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wresteth.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wrestle.htm"><span class="l">Wrestle</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wrestle.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/extortion.htm"><span class="l">Extortion (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The practice of <b>wresting</b> anything by force, by<br> threats, or by any undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/extortion.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/distortion.htm"><span class="l">Distortion (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) A <b>wresting</b> from the true meaning. 3. (n.) The state of being distorted,<br> or twisted out of shape or out of true position; crookedness; perversion. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/distortion.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/perverse.htm"><span class="l">Perverse (55 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of a thing, and in Isaiah 59:3 greater emphasis is gained by the Revised Version<br> (British and American) "wickedness." In Ezekiel 9:9, "<b>wresting</b> of judgment" is <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/perverse.htm - 22k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Abraham-promised-land.html">Why was Abraham promised land that belonged to others (Genesis 12)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/wresting.htm">Wresting: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Wresting (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Ezekiel 9:9</a></span><br />Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of wrestling of judgment : for they say, Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah seeth not. <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/w/wresting.htm">Wresting</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wresting.htm">Wresting (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wrestled.htm">Wrestled (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/daemon.htm">Daemon</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/agonize.htm">Agonize (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/purity.htm">Purity (16 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wrestling.htm">Wrestling (8 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/w/wresteth.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Wresteth"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Wresteth" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/w/wrestle.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Wrestle"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Wrestle" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>