39 Bible Verses about Abuse

and they that use this world as not abusing it; for the outward condition of this world is passing away;

Let us then go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach;

bless those who curse you; pray for those who are spiteful to you.

but now put ye away all these, anger, wrath, malice, evilspeaking, filthy language out of your mouth.

What then? Are we to sin, because we are not under the Law, but under grace? God forbid!

esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the recompense of reward.

What shall we say then? Let us continue in sin, that grace may abound still more?

for ye bear with it, if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes from you, if one exalts himself, if one smites you on the face.

and labor, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it;

Blessed are ye, when men revile you, and persecute you, and say every thing that is bad against you, falsely, for my sake.

For ye, brethren, were called to liberty; only use not your liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by your love serve one another.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand, and one on the left.

But I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you;

but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise dominion. Presumptuous, selfwilled, they are not afraid to rail at dignities;

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it up in three days,

But take heed, lest this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

Know ye not, that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God, and that ye are not your own?

And whoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaketh against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this world, or in the world to come.

What then is my reward? It is that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel free of charge, that I use not to the full my right as a preacher of the gospel.

So that whoever eateth the bread or drinketh the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty with respect to the body and the blood of the Lord.

at which they are astonished that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you;

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously;

not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but, on the contrary, blessing the evildoer; because for this end ye were called, that ye might inherit blessing.

And they who passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as servants of God.

partly, while ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, while ye became partakers with those that were so used.

And one of the crucified malefactors railed at him, saying, Art thou not the Christ? save thyself and us.