8 Bible Verses about Punishments
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"And these shall go away into age-lasting punishment, but the righteous into age-lasting life."
awarding vengeance to those who know not God, and to those who obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus;
who, indeed, shall pay a penalty, eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His might,
the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous enduring punishment unto the day of judgment;
"I testify to every one who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone shall add to them, 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 punishment; and he who fears is not made perfect in love.
For he that does wrong shall receive back the wrong which he did; and there is no respect of persons,
From Thematic Bible
Punishments » Hanging
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; because it has been written, "Cursed is every one who is hung upon a tree";
Punishments » Stoning » Examples of
But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium; and, having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, they drew him outside the city, supposing him to have died.
And they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
Punishments » Stoning » Laws concerning
Punishments » Beating
who, at once, taking with him soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them; and they, seeing the chief captain and the soldiers, ceased beating Paul.
"But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to the councils; and in synagogues ye will be beaten; and before governors and kings ye will stand for My sake, for a testimony to them.
And to him they assented; and calling the apostles to them, beating them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go,
And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates, having torn off their garments, were giving orders to beat them with rods;
Punishments » Stripes » Examples of stripes endured for righteousness sake
in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in toilings, in watchings, in fastings;
and, having laid upon them many stripes, they thrust them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely;
Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by Whose bruise ye were healed.
Punishments » Confiscation of property
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Restitution
Punishments » Were inflicted » By the witnesses
And, as they continued asking Him, He, having raised Himself up, said to them, "Let the sinless one among you first cast a stone at her."
and, having thrust him forth outside of the city, they kept stoning him! And the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul. And they were stoning Stephen, calling and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
Punishments » Burning
Punishments » Designed to be a warning to others
Punishments » Scourging
And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, after having scourged Him, to be crucified.
the chief captain gave orders that he should be brought into the castle, saying that he should be examined by scourges, that he might fully know for what cause they were thus clamoring against him.
Then he released to them Barabbas; but, having scourged Jesus, he delivered Him up to be crucified.
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Exposing to wild beasts
If in human fashion I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what is the profit to me? If the dead rise not; "Let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we die."
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Stoning
And they were stoning Stephen, calling 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 judgment was given to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God; and such as worshiped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Punishments » Stripes » Mutilations » Forty
Punishments » Were inflicted » Without pity
Punishments » Banishment
And, finding a certain Jew, Aquila by name, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart out of Rome), he came to them;
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Beheading
And the king, straightway sending off one of his guard, gave orders to bring his head; and, departing, he beheaded him in the prison,
But Herod, hearing of Him, said, "It is he whom I beheaded, John, the same was raised."
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Hanging
Punishments » Were inflicted » By order of kings
Punishments » Were inflicted » On the guilty
Punishments » Exposure to wild beasts
If in human fashion I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what is the profit 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, taking Jesus into the Praetorium, gathered to Him the whole band. And, having stripped Him, they put on Him a scarlet robe; and, having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and, kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" read more.
And, having spit on Him, they took the reed, and smote Him on the head; and, when they mocked Him, they took off the robe from Him, and put on His own garments, and led Him away to crucify Him. And, coming out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they impressed to bear the cross. And, having come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say "Place of a skull," they gave Him to drink wine mingled with gall; and, having tasted it, He would not drink. And, having crucified Him, they divided His garments among them, casting lots;
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confinement » Dungeon
Punishments » Were inflicted » Immediately after sentence was passed
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Torturing
And, being angry, his lord delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all the debt.
they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they perished in the slaughter of the sword; they went about in sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being destitute, suffering tribulation, maltreated
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Crucifying
and will deliver Him up to the gentiles, to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify; and, on the third day, He will be raised up "
And, having crucified Him, they divided His garments among them, casting lots;
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
who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Banishment
I, John, your brother, and fellow-sharer in the tribulation, and kingdom, and patience in Jesus, was in the island called Patmos, because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Slaying with the sword
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Cutting in pieces
and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!"
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Imprisonment
Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.
Punishments » Power of inflicting, given to magistrates
for he is God's minister to you for good. But, if you do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to 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 had nothing to pay, his lord commanded that he be sold, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Punishments » Capital kinds of » Sawing asunder
they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they perished in the slaughter of the sword; they went about in sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being destitute, suffering tribulation, maltreated
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 whosoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it is profitable for him that a large millstone be hanged about his neck, and he be sunk in the depth of the sea.
Punishments » Were inflicted » By order of magistrates
And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates, having torn off their garments, were giving orders to beat them with rods;
Punishments » Inflicting of capital, not permitted to the jews by the romans
Pilate, therefore, said to them, "Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to kill anyone:"
Punishments » Secondary kinds of » Confiscating the property
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