19 Bible Verses about Aggression
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You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,
But now you too must put them all aside??nger, rage, spite, rough, abusive talk??hese must be banished from your lips.
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry, for men's anger does not produce the uprightness God wishes.
Be angry, but do not sin. The sun must not go down upon your anger; you must not give the devil a chance.
But I tell you that anyone who gets angry with his brother will have to answer to the court, and anyone who speaks contemptuously to his brother will have to answer to the great council, and anyone who says to his brother 'You cursed fool!' will have to answer for it in the fiery pit!
For from him everything comes; through him everything exists; and in him everything ends! Glory to him forever! Amen.
and take salvation for your helmet, and for your sword the Spirit, which is the voice of God.
You must put on God's armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems.
He said to them, "But now, if a man has a purse let him take it, and a bag too. And a man who has no sword must sell his coat and buy one.
Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back where it belongs! For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
It is not rude. It does not insist on its rights. It does not become angry. It is not resentful.
You must give up all bitterness, rage, anger, and loud, abusive talk, and all spite. You must be kind to one another, you must be tender-hearted, and forgive one another just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Do not pay anyone back with evil for evil. See that you are above reproach in the eyes of everyone. If possible, for your part, live peaceably with everybody. Do not take your revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's anger, for the Scripture says, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back, says the Lord."read more.
No! If your enemy is hungry, feed him! If he is thirsty, give him something to drink! For if you do, you will heap burning coals upon his head! Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Therefore, you must always treat other people as you would like to have them treat you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
And soldiers would ask him, "And what ought we to do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money or make false charges against people, but be satisfied with your pay."
"You have heard that they were told, 'You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for your persecutors, so that you may show yourselves true sons of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on bad and good alike, and makes the rain fall on the upright and the wrongdoers.read more.
For if you love only those who love you, what reward can you expect? Do not the very tax-collectors do that? And if you are polite to your brothers and no one else, what is there remarkable in that? Do not the very heathen do that? So you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is.
