Thematic Bible: Good for evil


Thematic Bible



If you see the donkey of your enemy lying down under its burden, you will refrain from abandoning him. You will surely arrange [it] with him. Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toResponsibility, For God's WorldAnimal RightsHeavy BurdensPeople HelpingLoving Your Enemies



See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all [people]. Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toAttackingGrudgesKindnessOpposition, To Sin And EvilRevenge, And RetaliationSpiteCourtesyDo Good!Repaying Evil For EvilTurning The Other Cheek




{Yahweh forbid me} from stretching out my hand against Yahweh's anointed one! So then, please take the spear that [is] near his head and the jar of water, and let us go." Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And EvilThe Lord's AnointedFar Be It!

Then he said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me the good, but I have repaid you the evil. Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And Evil



And he said, "You shall not kill. Would you kill [those] whom you took captive with the sword or with the bow? Put food and water before them that they may eat and drink and then go to their master." Verse ConceptsMercy, Examples OfGenerosity, HumanOpposition, To Sin And EvilWater

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer {returned to me unanswered}. Verse ConceptsFasting, Practice OfClothHumilityPrayer, Practicalities OfCaring For The SickSick IndividualsHow To FastHumbling OneselfFastingFasting And Prayer


But Jesus answered [and] said, "{Stop! No more of this!}" And he touched [his] ear [and] healed him. Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And EvilTouchPersonal ContactCessationStopping FightingTouching For HealingThose Jesus Healed

And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. And afterward his brothers spoke with him. Verse ConceptsPeople KissingKissingLove to Others, Examples OfConversation


And he said, "You shall not kill. Would you kill [those] whom you took captive with the sword or with the bow? Put food and water before them that they may eat and drink and then go to their master." So he made a great feast for them, and they ate and drank; then he sent them, and they went to their master. And the bands of the Arameans did not come again into the land of Israel.

And Abimelech took sheep and cattle and male slaves and female slaves, and he gave [them] to Abraham. And he returned Sarah his wife to him. And Abimelech said, "Here [is] my land before you; settle {where it pleases you}." And to Sarah he said, "Look, I have given a thousand [pieces of] silver to your brother. It [shall be] {an exoneration}. {You are vindicated before all who are with you}." read more.
And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his female servants so that they [could] bear children [again]. For Yahweh had completely closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of the matter of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.

They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer {returned to me unanswered}. I {behaved} as [though he were] a friend [or] as a brother to me. As one lamenting a mother, I was bowed down [in] mourning.

Then he said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me the good, but I have repaid you the evil. Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And Evil