10 Bible Verses about Oppression, God's Attitude To

"But woe unto you Pharisee! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and disregard justice and the love of God; but these you ought to have done, and not leave the other undone.

"Truly I have seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groans, and am come down to rescue them; and now, come, I will send you into Egypt.

And with a loud voice they cried, saying, "O Master, holy and true, How long dost thou not judge And avenge our blood On those who dwell on the earth?"

But at midnight, while Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

For my light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working out for me a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

but in every way I am striving to commend myself as God's minister by stedfast endurance, by afflictions, by troubles, by distresses, by floggings, by imprisonment; in riots, in labors, in sleepless watching, in hunger and thirst;

So let those who are suffering according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

"But when you give alms, do not let your right hand know what your left is doing,

"Then he, the King will say to those on his right hand. "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. "'For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in; "'I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to see me.'read more.
"Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. 'Master, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink? "'When did we see you a stranger and take you in; or naked and clothe you? "'When did we see you sick or in prison, and come to see you?'