8 Bible Verses about Punishments
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And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
in flaming fire, to take vengeance on those who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ;
these shall suffer punishment in that day, even eternal destruction, far from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power,
then, the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the ungodly for the day of judgment, to be punished;
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.
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment: he that fears is not made perfect in love.
But he that does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done; and there is no respect of persons.
From Thematic Bible
Punishments » Hanging
Christ has bought us off from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us: (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree:)
Punishments » Stoning » Examples of
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.
And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Punishments » Stoning » Laws concerning
Punishments » Beating
And he immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. When they saw the officer and the soldiers, they ceased beating Paul.
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.
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.
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
in stripes, in prisons,, in commotions, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;
And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, and charged the jailer to keep them securely.
He himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. By his stripes you were healed.
Punishments » Confiscation of property
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Restitution
Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses
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.
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
And Pilate, willing to gratify the multitude, released to them Barabbas; and delivered Jesus, after he had scourged him, to be crucified.
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.
Then he released to them Barabbas; but after he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him up to be crucified.
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Exposing to wild beasts
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
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
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
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
And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and commanded his head to be brought.
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
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
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
And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the jailers, till he should pay all that was due him.
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
and will deliver him to the Gentiles to deride, and to scourge, and to crucify: and on the third day he shall rise again.
And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among themselves, by casting the lot.
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
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
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
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
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
For he is the minister of God to you for that which is good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain. For he is the minister of God to inflict punishment on him that does evil.
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
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
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
but whoever ensnares one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Punishments » Were inflicted » By order of magistrates
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
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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