12 Bible Verses about Battery

Then spat they in his face, and buffeted him with their fists. And others smote him with the palm of their hands on the face,

and spitted upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.

And he that smiteth his father or his mother, shall die for it.

If men strive together and one smite another with a stone or with his fist, so that he die not, but lieth in bed:

"When men strive and smite a woman with child so that her fruit depart from her and yet no misfortune followeth: then shall he be amerced, according as the woman's husband will lay to his charge, and he shall pay as the daysmen appoint him. "But and if any misfortune follow, then shall he pay life for life; eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,read more.
burning for burning, wound for wound and stripe for stripe. If a man smite his servant or his maid in the eye and put it out, he shall let them go free for the eye's sake. Also, if he smite out his servant's or his maid's tooth, he shall let them go out free for the tooth's sake.

If a matter be too hard for thee in judgment between blood and blood, plea and plea, stroke and stroke in matters of strife within thy cities: Then arise and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen, and go unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and ask, and they shall show thee how to judge. And see that thou do according to that which they of that place which the LORD hath chosen show thee, and see that thou observe to do according to all that they inform thee.read more.
According to the law which they teach thee and manner of judgment which they tell thee, see that thou do and that thou bow not from that which they show thee, neither to the righthand nor to the left. And that man that will do presumptuously, so that he will not hearken unto the priest that standeth there to minister unto the LORD thy God or unto the judge, shall die: and so thou shalt put away evil from Israel.

"Ye have heard how it is said, 'An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, That ye resist not wrong. But whosoever give thee a blow on thy right cheek, turn to him the other.

But I offer my back unto the smiters, and my cheeks to the nippers. I turn not my face from shame and spitting,

He offereth his cheek to the smiter; he will be content with reproves.

And some began to spit at him, and to cover his face, and to beat him with their fists, and to say unto him, "Aread unto us." And the servants buffeted him on the face.

And the men that stood about Jesus, mocked him, and smote him,

and said, "Hail King of the Jews." And they smote him on the face.