32 Bible Verses about defence, human

Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the judgment of all the sons of the surviving. Open thy mouth; judge justly, and contend for the poor and needy.

Learn to do good; seek out judgment, lead right the oppressor, judge the orphan, contend for the widow.

Wo to those decreeing not decrees, and they wrote writings of labor; To turn away the judgment of the powerless, and to strip off judgment of the distressed of my people, for widows to be their plunder, and they will plunder orphans.

Attend therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit set you inspectors, to feed the church of God, which he acquired by his own blood. For I know this, that there shall come in after my departure grievous wolves to you, not sparing the flock. And of yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to tear away disciples after them.read more.
Wherefore watch ye, remembering that the space of three years night and day I ceased not reminding each one with tears.

Is not this the fast I shall choose? to loose the bands of injustice, to shake off the bundles of the yoke, and to send away the broken free, and ye shall break every yoke? Is it not to break thy bread to the hungry, and thou shalt bring the wandering poor to thy house? when thou shalt see the naked and cover him; and thou shalt not hide from thy flesh.

Then, when they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs. Jesus says to him again the second time, Simon of Jonas, lovest thou me? He says to him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my sheep. He says to him the third time, Simon of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved that he said the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus says to him, Feed my sheep.

These having laid down to the brethren, thou shalt be a good servant of Jesus Christ, brought up in the words of faith and good doctrine, which thou bast closely followed.

He shall judge the poor of the people, and save to the sons of the needy, and he will break in pieces him oppressing.

For many also are disorderly, vain talkers and infatuates, especially they of the circumcision: Who must be restrained, who subvert whole houses, teaching what they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.

And the shepherds will come, and will expel them: and Moses will rise up and help them, and will water their sheep.

And having seen a certain one injured, he defended, and did vengeance for him harassed, having struck the Egyptian,

Believe them guiding you, and yield: (for they watch vigilantly for your souls, as going to return the word.) that with joy they might do this, and not lamenting: for this unprofitable for you.

Tend the flock of God which among you, inspecting, not by force, but voluntarily; neither occupied in sordid gain, but of a ready will;

And she will rise up to gather, and Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Also she shall gather between the sheaves, and ye shall not shame her: And also draw ye out for her from the sheaves and leave, and she gathering; and ye shall not rebuke her.

Only live as citizens worthy of the good news of Christ: that whether coming and seeing you, whether being absent, I shall bear the things concerning you, that ye stand in one spirit, one soul, fighting together in faith of the good news; And terrified in nothing by them being hostile to you: which to them is truly an indication of destruction, and to you of salvation, and this from God.

How long will ye judge wickedness, and ye will lift up the faces of the unjust? Silence. Judge ye the poor one, and the orphan: do justice to the humble one and the poor one Deliver the poor and needy one: take away out of the hand of the unjust

Therefore, brethren, stand, and hold firmly the doctrines which ye were taught, whether by the word, or by our epistle.

His sons shall be far from salvation, and they shall be crushed in the gate, and none delivering.

Hold the model of sound words, which thou didst hear of me, in the faith and love which in Christ Jesus. Watch the good deposit by the Holy Spirit dwelling in us.

Thy chiefs turning away, and associates of thieves: every one loving a gift and following recompenses: the orphan they will not judge, and the cause of the widow will not come to them. For this says the lord Jehovah of armies, the mighty one of Israel, Wo! I will take vengeance of mine adversaries, and I will avenge myself of mine enemies:

As I besought thee to remain in Ephesus, going into Macedonia, that thou mightest proclaim to some not to teach another doctrine, Neither hold to fictions and endless genealogies, which offer questions, rather than the arrangement of God in the faith: (And the end of the proclamation is love out of a pure heart, and a good consciousness, and unfeigned faith:read more.
Which some having missed turned away to vain discourse Wishing to be teachers of the law; neither understanding what they say, nor of certain things they are assured. And we know the law good, if any use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is laid down not for the just one, but for the lawless and disorderly, for the profane and sinful, for the wicked and unholy, for the patricides and matricides, for manslayers, For fornicators, unchaste, man-stealers, liars, the perjured, and if there be any other thing opposed to sound doctrine;

For the terrible one ceased, the mocker was consumed, and they watching vanity were cut off: Leading a man into sin by a word, and laying snares for him doing justice in the gate, and they will turn aside the just one by vanity.

O Timothy, watch that which holds firm, turning aside from profane, idle talk, and oppositions of knowledge, bearing a false name: Which some proclaiming have missed their aim concerning the faith. Grace with thee. Amen.

for evil ones were found among my people: he will look about as the stooping of fowlers; they set snares, they will take men. As a cane full of birds, so their houses full of deceit: for this they were magnified and they will be rich. They became fat, they shone: they passed over words of evil: they judged not judgment, the judgment of the orphan, and they will give success; and the judgment of the needy they judged not.read more.
For these things shall I not review? says Jehovah: or shall not my soul be avenged upon a nation such as this?

A certain of them said, their own prophet, The Cretians always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies. This testimony is true. For this cause reprove them severely, that they may be sound in the faith; Not holding to Jewish fictions, and commands of men, having turned away from the truth.

Shalt thou reign, for thou art kindled with cedar? did not thy father eat and drink and do judgment and justice, then it was well to him? He judged the judgment of the poor and the needy; then it was well: was this not knowing me? says Jehovah. For thine eyes and thy heart not but for thy plunder and for guiltless blood to pour out, and for oppression and for running, to do.

Some truly of hired labor announce Christ, not purely, thinking to bring pressure upon my bonds:

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.

And he wishing to pass through to Achaia, the brethren having encouraged, wrote to the disciples to receive him: who having arrived, profited much them having believed through grace: For he mightily refuted the Jews publicly, shewing by the writings Jesus to be Christ.

I wonder that so quickly are ye transferred from him having called you by the grace of Christ to another good news: Which is not another; except some are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the good news of Christ. But also if we, or a messenger from heaven, announce good news to you, more than what: we have announced to you, let him be anathema.read more.
As we said before, also now say I again, If any announce to you good news above what ye received, let him be anathema.

And when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to the face, for he was to be rebuked. For before certain came from James, he ate with the nations: and when they came, he drew down, and separated himself, being afraid of them of the circumcision. And the rest of the Jews also dissembled with him; so that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.read more.
But when I saw that they went not upon the strait road according to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, If thou, being a Jew, livest according to the nations, and not according to the Jews, why forcest thou the nations to live as the Jews?

As it is just for me to think this concerning you all, for my having you in the heart; both in my bonds, and in the justification and confirmation of the good news, ye all being partakers of grace with me.