18 Bible Verses about Riots
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Before the men of the city shall lie down, the men of Sodom surrounded the house about, from youth, even to old age, all the people from the end. And they will call to Lot, and will say to him, Where the men which came to thee this night? bring them out to us and we shall know them. And Lot went forth to them to the entrance, and shut the door after him,read more.
And he will say, Now my brothers, ye shall not be evil. Behold now, to me two daughters who have not known man'; now I will bring them forth to you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only to these men ye shall not do any thing; for, for this they came in the shadow of my city. And they will say, Stand off. And they will say, This same came to sojourn, and shall he judge judgment: now will we do evil to thee above them: and they will press upon the man, upon Lot greatly, and they will come near to break the door. And the men will stretch out the hand, and will bring in Lot to them to the house, and they shut the door. And the men which were at the door of the house, they struck with blindness, from small to great: and they will be wearied to find the door.
And the men of the city will say to Joash, Bring forth thy son and he shall die: for he threw down the altar of Baal, and because he cut down the wooden pillar which is upon it. And Joash will say to all who stood against him, Will ye contend for Baal? or will ye save him? whoever will contend for him shall die during the morning: if he is a god he will be mighty for himself, for he threw down his altar.
And it will be as Jeremiah finished to speak all which Jehovah commanded to speak to all the people, and the priests and the prophets and all the people will seize him, saying, Dying, thou shalt die. Wherefore didst thou prophesy in the name of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be as Shiloh, and this city shall be laid waste from none inhabiting? And all the people will be convoked together to Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah. And the chiefs of Judah will hear these words, and they will come up from the king's house to the house of Jehovah, and they will sit in the opening of the new gate of Jehovah.read more.
And the priests and the prophets will say to the chiefs, and to all the people, saying, The judgment of death for this man, for he prophesied against this city, as ye heard with your ears.
And all in the assembly were filled with wrath, hearing these things, And having risen up, they cast him without the city, and they brought him to the brow of the mount upon which their city was built, to hurt him down. And he having passed through the midst of them, went away.
And in that time was there no little trouble about the way. For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making the silver temples of Diana, furnished no little work to artificers; Whom having collected together and the workmen of such things, he said, Men, ye know that out of this work is our good food.read more.
And ye see and hear that not only Ephesus, but almost all Asia, this Paul having persuaded, changed a sufficient crowd, saying, that they are not gods made by hands: And not only this part is in danger to us to come to reproach; but also the temple of the great goddess Diana to be reckoned for nothing, and her greatness also about to be destroyed, whom the whole of Asia and the habitable globe worship. And having heard, and been filled with wrath, they cried, saying, Great the Diana of the Ephesians. And the whole city was filled With confusion, and they rushed unanimously into the theatre, having taken away together Gains and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's companions of the journey. And Paul wishing to come in to the people, the disciples suffered him not. And certain also of the chief of Asia, being friends to him, having sent to him, besought not to give himself into the theatre. Others truly cried some other things: for the church was confused; and the most knew not for what they had come together. And they forced Alexander out of the crowd, the Jews having put him forward. And Alexander having shaken the hand, wished to justify himself to the people. And having known that he is a Jew, there was one voice from all crying for about two hours, Great the Diana of the Ephesians.
And the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. And the leader having answered, said to them, Which of the two will ye I shall loose to you? And they said, Barabbas. Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, called Christ? They all say to him, Let him be crucified.,read more.
And the leader said, For what evil hath he done? and they cried excessively, saying, Let him be crucified. And Pilate, seeing that it profits nothing, but there is rather an uproar, having taken water, he washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this just one: ye shall see yourselves.
And at the festival he loosed to them one in bonds, whomsoever they asked. And there was he called Barabbas, bound with those exciting sedition, who did murder in the revolt. And the crowd having cried, began to ask as he did always to them.read more.
And Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye I loose to you the King of the Jews? For he knew that through envy the chief priests had delivered him up: And the chief priests moved the crowd, that he would rather loose Barabbas to them. And Pilate having answered, again said to them, What then will ye I should do to him whom ye call King of the Jews? And again they cried out, Crucify him. And Pilate said to them, But what evil has he done? And they cried out more excessively, Crucify him. And Pilate, willing to satisfy the crowd, loosed to them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, having scourged, that he might be crucified.
And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. And certain of them arose from the synagogue, called Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrian, and of them from Cilicia and Asia, seeking out with Stephen. And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.read more.
Then they put under men, saying, That we have heard him speaking defaming words against Moses, and God. And they roused together the people, and elders, and scribes, and having stood against, they seized him, and brought to the council, And set false witnesses, saying, This man ceases not speaking defaming words against this holy place, and the law: For we have heard him saying; That Jesus the Nazarite shall abolish this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.
And the unbelieving Jews, having been jealous, and having taken certain evil men of the vulgar, and excited to tumult, they disturbed the city by loud noise, and having stood against the house of Jason, they sought to bring them to the populace. And not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying, That those having subverted the habitable globe, these also are present here; Which Jason has received: and these all do opposite to Caesar's enactments, saying, There is another king, Jesus.read more.
And they troubled the crowd and rulers of the city, having heard these. And having taken sufficient of Jason, and the rest, they loosed them.
And when the seven days were about completed, the Jews from Asia, having seen him in the temple, embroiled all the crowd, and put hands upon them, Crying out, Men, Israelites, help: This is the man, teaching all, everywhere, against the people, and the law, and this place: and yet also brought the Greeks into the temple, and has polluted this holy place. (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian' whom they thought that Paul had brought into the temple.)read more.
And the whole city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people: and having taken up Paul, they drew him out of the temple: and quickly the doors were shut. And seeking to kill him, a rumor went up to the captain of a thousand of the band, that the whole of Jerusalem had been embroiled. Who having taken out of it the soldiers and centurions, he ran down to them: and they having seen the captain of a thousand and the soldiers, ceased striking Paul. Then the captain of a thousand, having drawn near, took him, and commanded to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he might be, and what he had done. And other cried what other in the crowd: and not being able to know certainly for the uproar, he commanded him to be brought into the camp. And when he was upon the steps, it happened, he was borne by the soldiers for the violence of the crowd.
Then were gathered together the chief priests, and scribes, and the more ancient of the people, into the court-yard of the chief priest, called Caliaphas, And they counselled together, that they might obtain Jesus by stratagem, and might kill. And they said, Not in the festival, lest there should be an uproar among the people.
And after two days was the pascha, and the unleavened loaves: and the chief priests and scribes sought how, having taken him by fraud, they might kill. And they said, Not in the festival, lest there be an uproar of the people.
And the scribe having calmed the crowd, says, Men, Ephesians, for who is the man that knows not the city of the Ephesians, being templekeeper of the great goddess Diana, and sent by Jove? Therefore these things not being refuted, it is necessary for you to be restrained, and to do nothing rash. For ye brought these men not sacrilegious, nor blaspheming your goddess.read more.
If truly therefore Demetrius, and the artificers with him, have a word against any, the court days are kept, and there are proconsuls; let them prosecute one another. But if ye inquire anything concerning, other things, it shall be explained in a lawful assembly. For we are also in danger to be called in question for this day, being no cause for which we shall be able to give back word of this confederation. And having said these, he loosed the assembly.
For having found this man a scourge, and moving sedition to all Jews in the habitable globe, and standing in the first rank of the sect of Nazarites: And who attempted to profane the temple: whom we also seized, and wished to judge according to our law. And Lysias the captain of a thousand, having come with much force, carried away out of our hands,read more.
Having commanded his accusers to come to thee: by which thou thyself shalt be able, having examined, to know of all these of which we accuse him. And the Jews also agreed, saying, these things hold so. And Paul answered, the leader having nodded to him to speak, Knowing from many years thee being judge to this nation, more cheerfully do I justify things concerning myself: Thou being able to know that not more than twelve days are to me from which I went up, going to worship in Jerusalem. And neither in the temple found they me discussing with any, or making a revolt of the crowd, neither in synagogues, nor in the city:
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revelries and drunkenness, not in coition and licentiousness, not in strife and envy.
The night has advanced, and the day has drawn near: therefore let us lay down the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.
Receiving the reward of injustice, deeming luxurious indulgence pleasure in the day. Spots and blemishes, rioting in their deceits, feasting together with you
