8 Bible Verses about Punishments

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Revelation 22:18

I testify to every one that hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if any one add to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book.

1 John 5:17

All unrighteousness is sin; and there is a sin not to death.

From Thematic Bible


Punishments » Hanging

Punishments » Stoning » Examples of

Acts 14:19

Then came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, who persuaded the multitudes; and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

Acts 7:59

And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Punishments » Stoning » Laws concerning

More verses: Deuteronomy 22:24

Punishments » Beating

Acts 21:32

And he immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. When they saw the officer and the soldiers, they ceased beating Paul.

Mark 13:9

These are the beginning of sorrows. But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be scourged in the synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

Acts 5:40

And they were persuaded by him; and when they had called the apostles in and scourged them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

Acts 16:22

And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates stripped off their clothes, and gave command to beat them with rods.

Punishments » Stripes » Examples of stripes endured for righteousness sake

Acts 16:23

And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, and charged the jailer to keep them securely.

Punishments » Confiscation of property

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Restitution

Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses

John 8:7

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.

Acts 7:58-59

and drove him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul. And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Punishments » Burning

Punishments » Designed to be a warning to others

Punishments » Scourging

Acts 22:24

the officer commanded him to be led into the fortress, and gave orders that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so cried out against him.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Exposing to wild beasts

1 Corinthians 15:32

If, to speak as a man, I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Stoning

Acts 7:59

And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Burning

Punishments » Hard labour

Punishments » Beheading

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.

Punishments » Stripes » Mutilations » Forty

Punishments » Were inflicted » Without pity

Punishments » Banishment

Acts 18:2

and finding a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife, because Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome, he went to them;

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Beheading

Mark 6:16

But when Herod heard of him, he said: John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Hanging

Punishments » Were inflicted » By order of kings

Punishments » Were inflicted » On the guilty

Punishments » Exposure to wild beasts

1 Corinthians 15:32

If, to speak as a man, I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Retaliation or injuring according to the injury done

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Fine, or giving of money

Punishments » Were inflicted » By soldiers

Matthew 27:27-35

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the palace, and brought together to him the whole band. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet cloak; and when they had plaited a crown of thorn branches, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and kneeling before him, they derided him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews! read more.
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and struck him on the head. And when they had derided him, they took off the cloak from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they were going out, they found a man of Gyrene, named Simon: this man they compelled to carry his cross. And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, which, when translated, is the place of a skull, they gave him vine gar to drink, mingled with gall; and when he had tasted it, he refused to drink. And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among themselves, by casting the lot.

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confinement » Dungeon

Punishments » Were inflicted » Immediately after sentence was passed

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Torturing

Matthew 18:34

And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all that was due him.

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in. sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, oppressed with evils,

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Crucifying

Matthew 20:19

and will deliver him to the Gentiles to deride, and to scourge, and to crucify: and on the third day he shall rise again.

Punishments » Sometimes deferred for a considerable time

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Plucking out the hair

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Putting out the eyes

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confinement » Stocks

Acts 16:24

And having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Banishment

Revelation 1:9

I John, your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Slaying with the sword

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Cutting in pieces

Matthew 24:51

and will cut him in two, and appoint him his part with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Imprisonment

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.

Punishments » Power of inflicting, given to magistrates

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Scourging

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Casting headlong from a rock

Punishments » Were inflicted » Without partiality

Punishments » Were inflicted » by the people

Punishments » For murder not to be commuted

Punishments » Were sometimes commuted

Punishments » Antiquity of

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Bruising in mortars

Punishments » Strangers not exempted from

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Cutting off hands and feet

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Cutting off nose and ears

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Selling the criminal, &c

Matthew 18:25

But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, to be sold, and payment to be made.

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Sawing asunder

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword: they went about in. sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being destitute, afflicted, oppressed with evils,

Punishments » Sometimes deferred until God was consulted

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Binding with chains and fetters

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Mutilating the hands and feet

Punishments » Capital kinds of » Casting into the sea

Punishments » Were inflicted » By order of magistrates

Acts 16:22

And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates stripped off their clothes, and gave command to beat them with rods.

Punishments » Inflicting of capital, not permitted to the jews by the romans

John 18:31

Then Pilate said to them: Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. Then the Jews said to him: It is not lawful for us to put any one to death;

Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confiscating the property

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