18 Bible Verses about Judges

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Luke 12:14

But he said to him: Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

1 Corinthians 6:2-5

Know you not that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you unworthy to decide concerning the smallest matters? Know you not that we shall judge angels? Much more then, things pertaining to this life. If, then, you have controversies pertaining to things of this life, set them to judge who are the least esteemed in the church.read more.
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you a wise man, not even one, who shall be able to arbitrate between his brethren?

Revelation 20:4

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and the power of judging was given to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God; and of those who had not worshiped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark on their forehead, nor on their hand: and they lived and reigned with Christ a thou sand years.

Acts 24:10

Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered: Knowing that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully offer a defense for my self:

Luke 18:2-8

saying: There was in a certain city a judge, who neither feared God nor regarded man. And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, and said: Avenge me on my opponent at law. And for a while he refused. But afterward he said within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man,read more.
yet, because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge says; and will not God avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, though he delay long in respect to them? I say to you, that he will avenge them speedily. Yet, when the Son of man comes, will he find the faith on the earth?

Matthew 27:19

While he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying: Have nothing to do with that just man, for I have suffered much to-day in a dream, because of him.

Matthew 5:25

Come to an agreement with your opponent at law quickly, while you are on the road with him, lest your opponent at law deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.

Luke 12:58

For when you are going with your opponent at law to the ruler, while you are on the way, endeavor to be delivered from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the collector, and the collector throw you into prison.

John 19:13

Then Pilate, when he heard that word, led Jesus out, and sat on the judgment-seat, in a place called the Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha;

John 8:50

I seek not my own glory; there is one that seeks and judges.

2 Timothy 4:1

I charge you, therefore, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom,

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Courts of justice » Provided with » Judges

Judges » Not judging others

Matthew 7:1-5

Judge not, that you may not be judged: for with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you. And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but perceive not the beam that is in your own eye? read more.
Or, how will you say to your brother, Let me pull out the splinter from your eye: and lo; a beam is in your own eye? Hypocrite! first pull the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to pull the splinter out of your brother's eye.

Luke 6:37-42

Judge not, and you shall not be judged; condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be for given. Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your lap. For with the same measure with which you measure, it shall be measured to you in return. And he spoke a parable to them: Can the blind lead the blind? Will not both fall into the pit? read more.
The disciple is not above his teacher; but every accomplished disciple shall be as his teacher. And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but perceive not the beam that is in your own eye? Or, how can you say to your brother: Brother, let me pull out the splinter that is in your eye, when you yourself see not the beam that is in your own eye? Hypocrite, first pull the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to pull out the splinter that is in your brother's eye.

John 8:3-7

And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman who had been detected in adultery; and they made her stand in the midst, and said to him: Teacher, this woman was detected in adultery; in the very act. Now Moses, in his law, commanded us, that such should be stoned; but what say you? read more.
This they said to tempt him, that they might bring an accusation against him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground. But as they continued to ask him, he stood up, and said to them: Let him among you who is without sin, first throw a stone at her.

Romans 14:10-13

But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For we all shall stand before the judgment-seat of the Christ. For it is written: As I live, says the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to God. Therefore, every one of us shall give an account of himself to God. read more.
Let us, therefore, no longer judge one another: but rather decide to put no stumbling-block or snare in your brother's way.

Judges » Keeping judgment

Judges » Judging for the lord

Judges » Not perverting judgment

Judges » Judgment belonging to God

Judges » Kings that sit in the throne of judgment

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