39 Bible Verses about Abuse

and they, that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

Let us then go out unto Him without the camp, bearing his reproach: for we have here no continuing city,

bless them that curse you, and pray for them that abuse you;

But now put away all these also, wrath, animosity, malice, calumny, and filthy discourse out of your mouth.

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace?

esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt, for he looked to the recompence of reward.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

ye bear it, even if any one enslave you, if any devour you, if any take your substance, if any be lifted up, yea if any one smite you on the face.

and we labour working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless: when persecuted, we bear it: when defamed, we intreat.

Blessed are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and utter all manner of reproach against you falsly, for my sake:

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only abuse not this liberty for an occasion to indulge the flesh, but by mutual love serve one another.

and ye husbands, love your wives, and be not embittered against them.

And there were two thieves crucified with Him: one on his right hand, and one on the left.

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that abuse you and persecute you;

especially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise authority; who, being audacious and self-willed, are not afraid to speak evil of dignities:

And they that passed by reviled Him, shaking their heads and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest, the temple,

But see that this liberty of yours be not by any means a stumbling-block to the weak.

What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God?

and if any one speak against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him: but if any one speak against the holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this life, nor in that to come.

What is my reward then but this? that when I preach I may make the gospel of Christ not expensive, that so I may not abuse my power in the gospel.

So that whosoever eateth this bread, or drinketh of the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.

in which they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot, and therefore speak evil of you:

who, when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously.

not returning evil for evil, or reproach for reproach: but on the contrary blessing even those that curse you: knowing ye are called unto this, that ye may obtain a blessing.

And they that passed by reviled Him, shaking their heads,

as free, and yet not using your liberty as a cloke for wickedness, but as the servants of God.

partly, being made a public spectacle by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, as ye became associates of those who were so treated:

And one of the malefactors that were executed with Him reviled Him, saying, If thou be the Messiah, save thyself and us.