Topical Bible: Pains

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In the biblical context, "pains" often refer to physical suffering, emotional distress, or spiritual anguish. The concept of pain is prevalent throughout the Scriptures, serving as both a literal and metaphorical element in the narrative of human experience and divine interaction.

Old Testament References

1. Physical Pain: The Old Testament frequently addresses physical pain as a consequence of sin or as a part of the human condition. In Genesis 3:16, after the fall of man, God says to Eve, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children." This passage highlights the introduction of pain as a result of disobedience.

2. Emotional and Spiritual Pain: The Psalms often express the emotional and spiritual pains of the psalmists. For instance, in Psalm 38:17, David laments, "For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me." Here, pain is depicted as a constant companion, reflecting the deep emotional and spiritual struggles faced by the faithful.

3. Prophetic Imagery: The prophets frequently use the imagery of pain to describe the suffering of Israel due to their sins and the impending judgment. In Isaiah 13:8, the prophet describes the day of the Lord: "They will be seized with terror, agony and pain will grip them; they will writhe like a woman in labor."

New Testament References

1. Christ's Suffering: The New Testament presents the ultimate example of pain in the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In Matthew 26:38, Jesus expresses His emotional anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane, saying, "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death." His physical and spiritual pains are central to the redemptive work on the cross.

2. Believers' Suffering: The New Testament also addresses the pains experienced by believers. In Romans 8:22, Paul writes, "We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time." This passage speaks to the collective suffering of creation and the hope of future redemption.

3. End Times: In the eschatological context, pain is associated with the tribulations of the end times. Revelation 16:10-11 describes the fifth bowl of God's wrath: "The kingdom was plunged into darkness, and people gnawed their tongues in agony and cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores, yet they did not repent of their deeds."

Theological Implications

Pain in the Bible is often seen as a tool for spiritual growth and a means to draw individuals closer to God. James 1:2-4 encourages believers to "consider it pure joy... whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance." This perspective suggests that pain, while difficult, can lead to a deeper faith and reliance on God.

Hope and Comfort

Despite the prevalence of pain, the Bible offers hope and comfort to those who suffer. Revelation 21:4 promises a future without pain: "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away." This assurance of a pain-free existence in the presence of God provides solace to believers enduring hardships.

In summary, the concept of pain in the Bible encompasses a wide range of human experiences and serves as a reminder of the fallen state of the world, the redemptive work of Christ, and the ultimate hope of restoration and healing in God's eternal kingdom.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the former.

Greek

5605. odino -- to have birth pangs, to travail
... birth pains. From odin; to experience the pains of parturition (literally or
figuratively) -- travail in (birth). see GREEK odin. (odinousa) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
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4944. sunodino -- to be in travail together
... Word Origin from sun and odino Definition to be in travail together NASB Word Usage
suffers the pains of childbirth (2), together* (1). suffer together. ...
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5604. odin -- a birth pang
... Word Origin akin to odune Definition a birth pang NASB Word Usage agony
(1), birth pangs (2), labor pains (1). pain, sorrow, travail. ...
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3191. meletao -- to care for, practice, study
... See 3199 (). Word Origin from melete (care) Definition to care for, practice, study
NASB Word Usage devise (1), take pains (1). imagine, premeditate. ...
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2039. ergasia -- work (noun)
... craft, diligence, gain, work. From ergates; occupation; by implication, profit,
pains -- craft, diligence, gain, work. see GREEK ergates. ...
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3148. mastix -- a whip, scourge
... scourge, lash, sufferings Definition: (a) a scourge, lash, of leathern thongs with
pieces of metal sewn up in them, (b) met: severe pains (sufferings), disease ...
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4506. rhuomai -- to draw to oneself, ie deliver
... 6:13 ("the Lord's Prayer"), 4506 () is used in the closing sentence, " (4506 ) us
from evil" -- ie "." That is, "Lord me out of my (personal) pains and bring ...
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4192. ponos -- labor
... distress, suffering. Word Origin from penomai (to toil) Definition labor
NASB Word Usage concern (1), pain (2), pains (1). pain. From ...
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635. apoplanao -- to cause to go astray
... 635 () to the cause, ie the of the straying (wandering) and then connects
the needless pains arising it (note the prefix, ). Word ...
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931. basanos -- a touchstone (a dark stone used in testing metals) ...
... of Oriental origin Definition a touchstone (a dark stone used in testing metals),
hence examination by torture, torture NASB Word Usage pains (1), torment (2). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2256b. chebel -- a pain, pang
... Word Origin from chabal Definition a pain, pang NASB Word Usage anguish (1),
destruction (1), labor pains (2), pain (1), pains (1), pangs (3). 2256a, 2256b. ...
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6094. atstsebeth -- a hurt, injury, pain
... 6093, 6094. atstsebeth. 6095 . a hurt, injury, pain. Transliteration: atstsebeth
Phonetic Spelling: (ats-tseh'-beth) Short Definition: pains. ...
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6735c. tsir -- a pang
... tsir. 6736 . a pang. Transliteration: tsir Short Definition: pains. Word Origin
from the same as tsir Definition a pang NASB Word Usage anguish (1), pains (4) ...
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6106. etsem -- bone, substance, self
... Origin from atsom Definition bone, substance, self NASB Word Usage body (3), bone
(15), bone of my bones (1), bones (83), itself (1), limb (1), pains (1), same ...
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2784. chartsubbah -- bond, fetter, pang
... Definition: bonds. Word Origin from an unused word Definition bond, fetter,
pang NASB Word Usage bonds (1), pains (1). band. Of uncertain ...
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6040a. oni -- affliction, poverty
... Word Origin from anah Definition affliction, poverty NASB Word Usage afflicted*
(1), affliction (33), great pains (1), misery (2). 6040, 6040a. oni. 6040b ...
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3510. kaab -- to be in pain
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to be in pain NASB Word Usage cause him grief
(1), inflicts pain (1), mar (1), pain (3), painful (1), pains (1). ...
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Library

Whether the Pains of Purgatory Surpass all the Temporal Pains of ...
... OF THE QUALITY OF SOULS WHO EXPIATE ACTUAL SIN OR ITS PUNISHMENT IN PURGATORY (SIX
ARTICLES) Whether the pains of Purgatory surpass all the temporal pains of ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the pains of purgatory.htm

On the Everlasting Pains of Hell.
... PART THE FIRST. CHAPTER XI. On The Everlasting Pains of Hell. Eternal
Wisdom."O my chosen one! now look from the very bottom of ...
/.../suso/a little book of eternal wisdom/chapter xi on the everlasting.htm

Suffering the Birth-Pains of a New Life.
... The Tragic Break in the Plan Suffering the Birth-pains of a New Life. ... On the cross
Jesus would suffer the birth-pains of a new life for man and for the world. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks about jesus/suffering the birth-pains of a.htm

Comfort under Sorrows and Pains.
... Hymns. Book 2. Composed on Divine Subjects. Hymn 2:50. Comfort under sorrows
and pains. 1 Now let the Lord my Saviour smile, And ...
/.../watts/hymns and spiritual songs/hymn 2 50 comfort under sorrows.htm

Whether Venial Sin is Expiated by the Pains of Purgatory as ...
... OF THE QUALITY OF SOULS WHO EXPIATE ACTUAL SIN OR ITS PUNISHMENT IN PURGATORY (SIX
ARTICLES) Whether venial sin is expiated by the pains of Purgatory as ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether venial sin is expiated.htm

For Though I Took no Pains to Learn what He Spake...
... Book V Chapter XIV For though I took no pains to learn what he spake? For
though I took no pains to learn what he spake, but only ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xiv for though i.htm

Comfort under Sorrows and Pains.
... Hymns, Book II HYMN 50 Comfort under sorrows and pains. LM Comfort under
sorrows and pains. Now let the Lord my Savior smile,. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/hymn 50 comfort under sorrows.htm

The Pains of the Birth Stand Over against Me. ...
... Chapter VI. The pains of the birth stand over against me.? The pains of
the birth stand over against me. [1171]. Footnotes: [1171 ...
/.../the third epistle of ignatius to the ephesians /chapter vi the pains of.htm

The Pains and Consolations of Abandonment.
... CHAPTER II. THE DUTIES OF THOSE SOULS CALLED BY GOD TO THE STATE OF ABANDONMENT:
SECTION II."The Pains and Consolations of Abandonment. ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/section ii the pains and consolations.htm

That we must Take Pains to do Our Actions Very Perfectly.
... BOOK XII. CONTAINING CERTAIN COUNSELS FOR THE PROGRESS OF THE SOUL IN HOLY LOVE.
CHAPTER VII. THAT WE MUST TAKE PAINS TO DO OUR ACTIONS VERY PERFECTLY. ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter vii that we must 2.htm

Thesaurus

Pains (59 Occurrences)
...Pains (59 Occurrences). ... Matthew 8:17 So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might
come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases. (BBE). ...
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Birth-pains (10 Occurrences)
Birth-pains. Birth-day, Birth-pains. Birth-pangs . Multi-Version
Concordance Birth-pains (10 Occurrences). Galatians ...
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Childbirth (24 Occurrences)
... Matthew 24:8 but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.
(WEY). ... These miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth. (WEY). ...
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Pangs (26 Occurrences)
... Pangs (26 Occurrences). Matthew 24:8 But all these things are the beginning of birth
pains. ... These things are the beginning of birth pains. (See NAS RSV). ...
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Birth-pangs (2 Occurrences)
Birth-pangs. Birth-pains, Birth-pangs. Birth-place . ... Matthew 24:8 but all these
miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth. (See RSV). ...
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Shocked (8 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 13:8 Their hearts will be full of fear; pains and sorrows will overcome them;
they will be in pain like a woman in childbirth; they will be shocked at ...
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Grip (32 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Psalms 116:3 The nets of death were round me, and the pains of the
underworld had me in their grip; I was full of trouble and sorrow. (BBE). ...
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Agony (20 Occurrences)
... it stings a man. (WEY NIV). Revelation 12:2 and she was crying out in the
pains and agony of childbirth. (WEY). Revelation 16:10 The ...
/a/agony.htm - 18k

Gripped (11 Occurrences)
... 49:24 Damascus has become feeble, she is turned to flight, fear has taken her in
its grip: pain and sorrows have come on her, as on a woman in birth-pains. ...
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Gripping (6 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 30:6 Put the question and see if it is possible for a man to have
birth-pains: why do I see every man with his hands gripping his sides, as a woman ...
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Resources

Is it wrong to reduce birth pains by taking pain relievers? | GotQuestions.org

What is the time of Jacob's trouble? | GotQuestions.org

Why is Jesus referred to as a man of sorrows in Isaiah 53:3? | GotQuestions.org

Pains: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Pains (59 Occurrences)

Matthew 4:24
Thus His fame spread through all Syria; and they brought all the sick to Him, the people who were suffering from various diseases and pains--demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He cured them.
(WEY BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Matthew 8:17
So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.
(BBE)

Matthew 24:8
But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
(WEB WEY NIV)

Mark 13:8
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.
(WEB WEY NIV)

Luke 7:21
At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.
(BBE)

Luke 11:49
For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;
(BBE)

Luke 12:58
For when, with your opponent, you are going before the magistrate, on the way take pains to get out of his power; for fear that, if he should drag you before the judge, the judge may hand you over to the officer of the court, and the officer lodge you in prison.
(WEY)

John 6:27
Bestow your pains not on the food which perishes, but on the food that remains unto the Life of the Ages--that food which will be the Son of Man's gift to you; for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal."
(WEY)

Acts 2:24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
(KJV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Acts 20:23
Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me.
(BBE)

Acts 24:16
Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
(See RSV)

Romans 8:22
For we know that the whole of Creation is groaning together in the pains of childbirth until this hour.
(WEY NAS NIV)

1 Corinthians 15:55
O death, where is your power? O death, where are your pains?
(BBE)

2 Corinthians 8:21
Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
(See NIV)

Galatians 4:19
you for whom I am again, as it were, undergoing the pains of childbirth, until Christ is fully formed within you.
(WEY BBE NIV)

Galatians 4:27
For it is in the Writings, You who have never given birth, be glad; give cries of joy, you who have had no birth-pains; for the children of her who has been given up by her husband are more than those of the woman who has a husband.
(BBE NIV)

Philippians 3:10
That I may have knowledge of him, and of the power of his coming back from the dead, and a part with him in his pains, becoming like him in his death;
(BBE)

1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
(WEB WEY BBE NAS NIV)

1 Timothy 4:15
Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
(See NAS)

2 Timothy 1:17
Nay, when he was here in Rome, he took great pains to inquire where I was living, and at last he found me.
(WEY)

Hebrews 12:2
Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
(BBE)

1 Peter 1:11
Attempting to see what sort of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them was pointing to, when it gave witness to the pains which Christ would undergo and the glories which would come after them.
(BBE)

1 Peter 4:13
But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.
(BBE)

Revelation 12:2
and she was crying out in the pains and agony of childbirth.
(WEY BBE)

Revelation 16:11
and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores. They didn't repent of their works.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman He said: 'I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.'
(See NIV)

Genesis 35:16
So they went on from Beth-el; and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, the pains of birth came on Rachel and she had a hard time.
(BBE)

Exodus 3:7
And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
(See JPS YLT)

Deuteronomy 28:61
And all the diseases and the pains not recorded in the book of this law will the Lord send on you till your destruction is complete.
(BBE)

1 Samuel 4:19
His daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered. When she heard the news that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and brought forth; for her pains came on her.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 22:14
Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Yahweh one hundred thousand talents of gold, and one million talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add to them.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 6:29
what prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all Thy people Israel, who shall know every man his own plague and his own pain, and shall spread forth his hands toward this house;
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 21:15
And you yourself will undergo the cruel pains of a disease in your stomach, so that day by day your inside will be falling out because of the disease.
(BBE)

Job 6:10
So I would still have comfort, and I would have joy in the pains of death, for I have not been false to the words of the Holy One.
(BBE)

Job 7:15
So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains.
(BBE NAS)

Job 9:28
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
(See JPS BBE NAS)

Job 10:8
Thy hands have taken pains about me, And they make me together round about, And Thou swallowest me up!
(YLT)

Job 14:22
Only -- his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'
(See NAS)

Job 21:17
How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That God distributeth sorrows in his anger?
(See JPS RSV)

Job 30:17
In the night season my bones are pierced in me, and the pains that gnaw me take no rest.
(WEB ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV)

Job 39:3
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they end their labor pains.
(WEB ASV DBY NAS NIV)

Psalms 32:10
Many 'are' the pains of the wicked; As to him who is trusting in Jehovah, Kindness doth compass him.
(YLT)

Psalms 73:4
For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.
(See NAS)

Psalms 116:3
The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS)

Ecclesiastes 2:23
For all his days are but'sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
(See JPS)

Isaiah 13:8
Their hearts will be full of fear; pains and sorrows will overcome them; they will be in pain like a woman in childbirth; they will be shocked at one another; their faces will be like flames.
(BBE YLT NAS)

Isaiah 21:3
Therefore my thighs are filled with anguish. Pains have taken hold on me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am in so much pain that I can't hear. I so am dismayed that I can't see.
(WEB BBE NAS)

Isaiah 26:17
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been at Thy presence, O LORD.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 53:3
He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
(See JPS YLT)

Isaiah 53:4
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
(See JPS YLT)

Isaiah 66:7
Before her pains came, she gave birth; before her pains, she gave birth to a man-child.
(BBE NIV)

Isaiah 66:8
When has such a story come to men's ears? who has seen such things? will a land come to birth in one day? will a nation be given birth in a minute? For when Zion's pains came on her, she gave birth to her children straight away.
(BBE)

Jeremiah 13:21
What will you say when he puts over you those whom you yourself have made your friends? will not pains take you like a woman in childbirth?
(BBE)

Jeremiah 22:23
O you who are living in Lebanon, making your living-place in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied will you be when pains come on you, as on a woman in childbirth!
(BBE)

Jeremiah 30:6
Put the question and see if it is possible for a man to have birth-pains: why do I see every man with his hands gripping his sides, as a woman does when the pains of birth are on her, and all faces are turned green?
(BBE)

Daniel 10:16
And, behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I retain no strength.
(See JPS BBE DBY RSV)

Hosea 13:13
The pains of a woman in childbirth will come on him: he is an unwise son, for at this time it is not right for him to keep his place when children come to birth.
(BBE NAS NIV)

Hosea 13:14
I will give the price to make them free from the power of the underworld, I will be their saviour from death: O death! where are your pains? O underworld! where is your destruction? my eyes will have no pity.
(BBE)

Micah 4:9
Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pains have taken hold of you as of a woman in travail?
(WEB BBE)

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