Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Character » Of the wicked » Persecuting
For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.
For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.
Character of the wicked » Persecuting
For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.
For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.
Mercy » Neglect of
I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'
For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.
So whoever knows what is good to do and does not do it is guilty of sin.
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled over them.
Indeed, I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not take heed to the sheep headed to slaughter, will not seek the scattered, and will not heal the injured. Moreover, he will not nourish the one that is healthy but instead will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.
But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores, who longed to eat what fell from the rich man's table. In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores.
Neglect » Of mercy and help
I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'
For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.
So whoever knows what is good to do and does not do it is guilty of sin.
The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled over them.
Indeed, I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not take heed to the sheep headed to slaughter, will not seek the scattered, and will not heal the injured. Moreover, he will not nourish the one that is healthy but instead will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.
But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores, who longed to eat what fell from the rich man's table. In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores.