8 Bible Verses about Punishments

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. (for it is written, " cursed is every one, that hangeth upon a tree.")

Now some Jews being arriv'd from Antioch and Iconium, work'd so upon the people, that they stoned Paul, and dragg'd him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

Thus they stoned Stephen, while he was calling upon God, and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

immediately he headed a detachment, with his centurions, and march'd briskly to them; who, upon seeing the officer and his men, left off beating Paul.

these are the beginning of sorrows. then look to your selves: for they will deliver you up to the tribunals, and scourge you in the synagogues: you will be brought before governours, and princes upon my account, to be my witnesses against them.

after the apostles were called in, and scourged, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then releas'd them. out they went from the council,

upon this the populace rose upon them, and the Officers order'd them to be stript and scourg'd.

from imprisonments, from tumults, from labours, from watchings, from penury.

after they had been severely lash'd, they were thrown into prison, the jayler being charg'd to keep them safe.

he himself cancel'd our sins by the crucifixion of his body, that we being set free from sin, might live in the service of virtue. it is by his bruises that you were healed:

from the Jews I have five times received forty stripes save one.

and as they pressed him to answer, he rais'd himself, and said to them, he that is without sin among you, let him be the first that throws a stone at her.

then they dragg'd him out of the city, and stoned him: the false witnesses having laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. Thus they stoned Stephen, while he was calling upon God, and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

Pilate therefore willing to humour the people, released to them Barabbas, and having caused Jesus to be scourg'd, he deliver'd him to be crucified.

when the commanding officer order'd him to be brought into the castle, and put to the question by the lash, in order to find out the reason of their exclamations against him.

Then he released to them Barabbas: but he order'd Jesus to be scourged, and delivered up to be crucified.

Then Pilate order'd Jesus to be scourged.

besides, my engaging with those monsters, as I may say, at Ephesus, what advantage was it to me? if the dead don't rise, "let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."

Thus they stoned Stephen, while he was calling upon God, and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."

I saw likewise thrones, where persons were seated, to whom the power of judging was given: and I saw the souls of those that were beheaded for the testimony they had given to Jesus, and for the word of God, who had not worshipped the beast, nor his image, nor had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

and pursuant to order, John was beheaded in the prison,

he caus'd James the brother of John to be beheaded.

from the Jews I have five times received forty stripes save one.

where having found a Jew nam'd Aquila, a native of Pontus, who lately came from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had order'd all the Jews to quit Rome; he went to them:

but immediately dispatch'd the proper officer with orders to bring the head of John the Baptist.

but Herod, from what he had heard, said, 'tis John himself, whom I caused to be beheaded, who is risen from the dead.

besides, my engaging with those monsters, as I may say, at Ephesus, what advantage was it to me? if the dead don't rise, "let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."

after this the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered all the foot-guards about him. and having stripp'd him, they put on him a scarlet robe. then pleating a crown of thorns, they set it on his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, in mockery, saying, hail king of the Jews. read more.
and they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. and after they had thus insulted him, they took the robe off, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. As they were going along, they met a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: and compelled him to carry the cross. when they were come to a place called Golgotha, a word which signifies a skull, they gave him a mixture of wine and gall: but when he had tasted it, he refused to drink. after they had crucified him, they shared his clothes among them by casting losts:

so that his lord in great displeasure delivered him to the jayler till he should pay the whole debt.

they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandred about in sheepskins, and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented:

and deliver him up to the Gentiles, to be insulted, scourged, and crucified: but the third day he shall rise again.

after they had crucified him, they shared his clothes among them by casting losts:

in consequence of this order he thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

I JOHN, who am your brother, and partake in the tribulation, in the reign, and in the patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony I gave of Jesus Christ.

he caus'd James the brother of John to be beheaded.

and shall turn him out of the family, and give him the reward due to such behaviour: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

endeavour to win your adversary, even whilst you are in the way: left the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into jayl.

for his administration is appointed by God for your good. but if you do wrong, you have reason to be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain: he being the minister of God, to execute punishment upon malefactors.

but being insolvent, his lord gave orders that he, with his wife, and children, and all that he had, should be sold for payment.

they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandred about in sheepskins, and goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented:

But whoever shall occasion such an humble believer to fall off from the faith, it were better for him that a mill-stone were hang'd about his neck, and that he were plung'd to the bottom of the sea.

upon this the populace rose upon them, and the Officers order'd them to be stript and scourg'd.

Pilate then said to them, take him your selves, and judge him according to your law. but the Jews said to him, it is not lawful for us to put any man to death.