39 Bible Verses about Abuse

and they that buy, as if they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world passeth away: Now I would have you without carefulness.

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

Bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

But now put ye also all these things off, anger, wrath, ill-nature, evil speaking, filthy discourse out of your mouth.

What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he looked off unto the recompence of reward.

What shall we say then? We will continue in sin that grace may abound?

if he devour you, if he take from you, if he exalt himself, if he smite you on the face.

being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Happy are ye when men shall revile and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake.

Brethren, ye have been called to liberty: only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

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

Then were two thieves crucified with him, one on the right-hand and one on the left.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you and persecute you:

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government: presumptuous, self-willed; they are not afraid to rail at dignities:

And they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple,

But take heed, lest by any means this your liberty become a stumbling-block to the weak.

Know ye not, that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God?

And whosoever speaketh against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that to come.

What then is my reward? that when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.

So that whosoever shall eat the bread and drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

Wherein they think it strange, that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot,

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

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing, but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are called to this, to inherit a blessing.

And they that were passing by reviled him, wagging their heads and saying,

yet not having your liberty for a cloak of wickedness, but as the servants of God.

Partly being made a gazing-stock both by reproaches and afflictions; partly being partakers with them who were so used.

And one of the malefactors, who were hanging on the cross, reviled him, saying, If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.