18 Bible Verses about Violence
Most Relevant Verses
who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously;
Now the works of the flesh are manifest; such as fornication, uncleanness, wantonness, idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, rivalry, outbursts of wrath, cabals, divisions, factions, envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, as I also told you in time past, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering; bearing with one another in love,
not given to wine, not a striker, but forbearing, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;
and a servant of the Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, apt in teaching, patient of wrong,
For a bishop must be without reproach, as Gods steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,
And when they had gone, lo! an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and remain there until I speak to thee; for Herod will seek the child, to destroy him.
And one of them smote the servant of the highpriest, and cut off his right ear. But Jesus answering said, Permit thus far; and touched his ear, and healed him.
Jesus answering said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers; who after stripping him of his raiment, and wounding him, departed, leaving him half dead.
Now therefore do ye with the council give notice to the chief captain, that he bring him down to you, as though ye were about to examine his case more thoroughly; and we are ready to kill him before he cometh near you. But Pauls sisters son hearing of the plot went, and entering the castle, told Paul.
From Thematic Bible
Riches » Often lead to » Violence
Strife » Leads to » Violence
Violence » Not performing violence
Which? saith he. And Jesus said, These: "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;
Owe no one anything but brotherly love; for he that loveth others hath fulfilled the Law. For these, "Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet," and every other commandment, are summed up in this precept, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."
For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," said also, "Do not kill." Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou hast become a transgressor of the law.
And soldiers also asked him, saying, And what must we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no one, accuse no one falsely, and be content with your wages.
Violence » Who is violent
Whoever hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath everlasting life abiding in him.
Violence » The reward for violence
Violence » The lord hating violence
Violence » Who shall eat violence
Violence » What violence does
Topics on Violence
Avoiding Violence
Luke 3:14And soldiers also asked him, saying, And what must we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no one, accuse no one falsely, and be content with your wages.
Death Penalty For Violence
Mark 7:10For Moses said, "Honor thy father and thy mother;" and, "He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die."
Domestic Violence
Matthew 5:31-32And it was said, "Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement."
Pursuing Violence
Matthew 11:12And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent seize upon it.
Violence In The Earth
2 Timothy 3:3natural affection, implacable, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, without love for what is good,
