20 Bible Verses about Torture
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And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
The crowd joined against them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and ordered them to be beaten with rods. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to guard them securely. Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection. And others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treatedread more.
of whom the world was not worthy wandering in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
They were allowed to torture them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when it stings a man.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and when they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they bowed the knee before him and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"read more.
And they spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. And when they had mocked him, they took the robe off him, put his own clothes on him, and led him away to crucify him.
The soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and they twisted a crown of thorns and put it on him. And they began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"read more.
Then they struck him on the head with a reed and spat on him; and falling on their knees, they paid homage to him. And when they had mocked him, they took the purple robe off him, and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands.
There they crucified him, and two others with him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.
And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots;
And when they crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots for them to determine what each man should take.
Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they divided his garments and cast lots.
And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God, do not torment me."
When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!"
And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus in his bosom.
And the smoke of their torment goes up for ever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name."
As she glorified herself and played the wanton, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, 'A queen I sit, and I am not a widow, mourning I will never see.'
