Judges 14:6

New Century Version

The Spirit of the Lord entered Samson with great power, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands. For him it was as easy as tearing apart a young goat. But Samson did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

Cross References

Psalm 91:13

You will walk on lions and cobras; you will step on strong lions and snakes.

Isaiah 42:2

He will not cry out or yell or speak loudly in the streets.

Zechariah 4:6

Then he told me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘You will not succeed by your own strength or by your own power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord All-Powerful.

Matthew 11:29

Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives.

Hebrews 11:33

Through their faith they defeated kingdoms. They did what was right, received God’s promises, and shut the mouths of lions.

1 John 3:8

The devil has been sinning since the beginning, so anyone who continues to sin belongs to the devil. The Son of God came for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s work.

Judges 11:29

Then the Spirit of the Lord entered Jephthah. Jephthah passed through Gilead and Manasseh and the city of Mizpah in Gilead to the land of the Ammonites.

Judges 13:25

The Spirit of the Lord began to work in Samson while he was in the city of Mahaneh Dan, between the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol.

Judges 14:19

Then the Spirit of the Lord entered Samson and gave him great power. Samson went down to the city of Ashkelon and killed thirty of its men and took all that they had and gave the clothes to the men who had answered his riddle. Then he went to his father’s house very angry.

Judges 14:5

Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah, as far as the vineyard near there. Suddenly, a young lion came roaring toward Samson!

Judges 14:7

Then he went down to the city and talked to the Philistine woman, and he liked her.

Judges 15:15

Samson found the jawbone of a dead donkey, took it, and killed a thousand men with it!

Judges 15:8

Samson attacked the Philistines and killed many of them. Then he went down and stayed in a cave in the rock of Etam.

Judges 16:30

Samson said, “Let me die with these Philistines!” Then he pushed as hard as he could, causing the temple to fall on the rulers and all the people in it. So Samson killed more of the Philistines when he died than when he was alive.

Judges 3:10

The Spirit of the Lord entered Othniel, and he became Israel’s judge. When he went to war, the Lord handed over to him Cushan-Rishathaim king of Northwest Mesopotamia.

1 Samuel 10:16

Saul answered, “He told us the donkeys had already been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about his becoming king.

1 Samuel 10:6

Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you with power. You will prophesy with these prophets, and you will be changed into a different man.

1 Samuel 11:6

When Saul heard their words, God’s Spirit rushed upon him with power, and he became very angry.

1 Samuel 14:1

One day Jonathan, Saul’s son, said to the officer who carried his armor, “Come, let’s go over to the Philistine camp on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.

1 Samuel 17:46

Today the Lord will hand you over to me, and I’ll kill you and cut off your head. Today I’ll feed the bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds of the air and the wild animals. Then all the world will know there is a God in Israel!