8 Bible Verses about Punishments

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Revelation 22:18

I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this book. If any one may add to these things, God will add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:

1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin: and there is sin not unto death.

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Punishments » Hanging

Punishments » Stoning » Examples of

Acts 14:19

But the Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the multitudes, stoned Paul, dragged him out of the city, thinking that he was dead;

Acts 7:59

and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Punishments » Stoning » Laws concerning

More verses: Deuteronomy 22:24

Punishments » Beating

Mark 13:9

These are the beginnings of travails. But you take heed to yourselves: for they will deliver you into councils; and will beat you in the synagogues: and you shall stand before governors and kings on account of me, for a testimony unto them.

Acts 16:22

And the crowd stood up together against them: and the magistrates tearing off their garments, commanded the lictors to beat them with rods.

Punishments » Stripes » Examples of stripes endured for righteousness sake

Acts 16:23

And having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them safely:

Punishments » Confiscation of property

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Restitution

Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses

Acts 7:58-59

and casting him out from the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, called Saul: and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Punishments » Burning

Punishments » Designed to be a warning to others

Punishments » Scourging

Mark 15:15

And Pilate, wishing to do the multitude a favor, released unto them Barabbas.And having scourged Jesus, he delivered Him up that He should be crucified.

Acts 22:24

the chiliarch commanded that he should be led into the castle, saying that he should be tested by scourges, in order that he might know on account of what cause they continued so to cry out against him.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Exposing to wild beasts

1 Corinthians 15:32

If after the manner of men I have fought with the wild beasts in Ephesus, what profit is it to me? If the dead rise not, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Stoning

Acts 7:59

and continued to stone Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Burning

Punishments » Hard labour

Punishments » Beheading

Revelation 20:4

And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of the word of God, who did not worship the beast, nor his image, and they did not receive his mark on their forehead, and on their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Punishments » Stripes » Mutilations » Forty

Punishments » Were inflicted » Without pity

Punishments » Banishment

Acts 18:2

And having found a certain Jew by name Aquila, a Pontic by race, having recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife; because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: he came to them:

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Beheading

Mark 6:16

But Herod hearing said, That, He is John, whom I beheaded; He is risen from the dead.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Hanging

Punishments » Were inflicted » By order of kings

Punishments » Were inflicted » On the guilty

Punishments » Exposure to wild beasts

1 Corinthians 15:32

If after the manner of men I have fought with the wild beasts in Ephesus, what profit is it to me? If the dead rise not, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Retaliation or injuring according to the injury done

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Fine, or giving of money

Punishments » Were inflicted » By soldiers

Matthew 27:27-35

Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the judgment hall, gathered to Him the whole band. And having divested Him, put on Him a scarlet robe: and plaiting a crown of thorns put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and bowing the knee to Him, continued to mock Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! read more.
And spitting on Him, they took the reed and struck Him on the head repeatedly. And when they mocked Him, divesting Him of the robe, they put on Him His own raiment, and led Him away to crucify Him. And going out they found a Cyrenean man, Simon by name: they compelled him that he should bear His cross. Having come to the place called Golgotha, which is called the place of a skull. And they gave Him vinegar mingled with gall to drink: and tasting, He was not willing to drink it. And crucifying Him, they divided His garments, casting the lot,

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confinement » Dungeon

Punishments » Were inflicted » Immediately after sentence was passed

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Torturing

Matthew 18:34

And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormenters, until he should pay all that was due him.

Hebrews 11:37

they were stoned, they were tempted, they were burnt, they died by the edge of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, troubled, persecuted,

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Crucifying

Punishments » Sometimes deferred for a considerable time

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Plucking out the hair

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Putting out the eyes

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confinement » Stocks

Acts 16:24

who, having received such a charge, cast them into the interior prison, and fastened their feet into the wood.

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Banishment

Revelation 1:9

I John, your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and in patience in Jesus, was in the island which is called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Slaying with the sword

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Cutting in pieces

Matthew 24:51

and he will cut him off, and will appoint his part with hypocrites: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of the teeth.

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Imprisonment

Matthew 5:25

Be reconciled with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; lest the adversary may deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you may be cast into prison.

Punishments » Power of inflicting, given to magistrates

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Scourging

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Casting headlong from a rock

Punishments » Were inflicted » Without partiality

Punishments » Were inflicted » by the people

Punishments » For murder not to be commuted

Punishments » Were sometimes commuted

Punishments » Antiquity of

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Bruising in mortars

Punishments » Strangers not exempted from

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Cutting off hands and feet

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Cutting off nose and ears

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Selling the criminal, &c

Matthew 18:25

And he not having wherewith to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all things so many as he had, and payment to be made.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Sawing asunder

Hebrews 11:37

they were stoned, they were tempted, they were burnt, they died by the edge of the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; being destitute, troubled, persecuted,

Punishments » Sometimes deferred until God was consulted

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Binding with chains and fetters

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Mutilating the hands and feet

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Casting into the sea

Punishments » Were inflicted » By order of magistrates

Acts 16:22

And the crowd stood up together against them: and the magistrates tearing off their garments, commanded the lictors to beat them with rods.

Punishments » Inflicting of capital, not permitted to the jews by the romans

John 18:31

Then Pilate said to them. You take Him, and judge Him according to your law. Then the Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to kill any one.

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confiscating the property

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