1 Peter 2:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

When he was

Threatened

Acts 4:29

Acts 9:1

Ephesians 6:9

Judgeth

General references

Romans 12:14

Bible References

When he was

And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

It hath been exacted, and he hath answered, And he openeth not his mouth, As a lamb to the slaughter he is brought, And as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, And he openeth not his mouth.

and those passing by were speaking evil of him, wagging their heads,

And the chief priest, having risen up in the midst, questioned Jesus, saying, 'Thou dost not answer anything! what do these testify against thee?'

And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, 'Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!

and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, 'Prophesy who he is who smote thee?'

and was questioning him in many words, and he answered him nothing.

The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, 'Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'

and entered again to the praetorium, and saith to Jesus, 'Whence art thou?' and Jesus gave him no answer.

And the contents of the Writing that he was reading was this: 'As a sheep unto slaughter he was led, and as a lamb before his shearer dumb, so he doth not open his mouth;

for consider again him who endured such gainsaying from the sinners to himself, that ye may not be wearied in your souls -- being faint.

Threatened

'And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,

And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

Judgeth

Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

God is a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.

Before Jehovah, for He hath come, For He hath come to judge the earth. He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness!

because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom He did ordain, having given assurance to all, having raised him out of the dead.'

but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

a token of the righteous judgment of God, for your being counted worthy of the reign of God, for which also ye suffer,

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of the righteousness that the Lord -- the Righteous Judge -- shall give to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those loving his manifestation.

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,

General references

at your pleasure a perfect one, a male of the herd, of the sheep or of the goats;

And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.

He doth not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard, in the street.

but I -- I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those cursing you, do good to those hating you, and pray for those accusing you falsely, and persecuting you,

And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,

Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;