14 occurrences

'Citizen' in the Bible

"When a person {displays infidelity} against Yahweh and he deceives his fellow citizen regarding something entrusted or {a pledge} or stealing or he exploits his fellow citizen,

Verse ConceptsFraudCovenant breakersServants, BadUnfaithfulness, To GodAvoiding Deceitcheaters

" 'You shall not do injustice in judgment; {you shall not show partiality to the powerless}; you shall not give preference {to the powerful}; you shall judge your fellow citizen with justice.

Verse ConceptsFavouritismethics, socialequalityJudging OthersLaw, OtLawsuitsPrejudiceRespect, For Human BeingsJusticeCivil GovernmentPartialityJudging RightlyInjusticeMighty in its influenceRespectMaking DecisionsRespecting Authority

" 'You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your fellow citizen, so that you do not incur sin {along with} him.

Verse ConceptsAngerConfrontationChallengesIncurring GuiltParticipation, In SinRebukeLove To Others Shown InDuties To NeighboursReproving PeopleGuiltSibling Love

And when a man {causes} a physical defect in his fellow citizen {according to} what he has done, so it shall be done to him:

Verse ConceptsWounds

And when you sell something to your fellow citizen or [you] buy from your neighbor's hand, you must not oppress {one another}.

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingTradeWronging Other Peoplecheaterssales

You must buy from your fellow citizen according to [the] number of years after the Jubilee; he must sell to you according to [the] number of years of yield.

Verse ConceptsAccording To Time

But Paul said, "I am a Jewish man from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no unimportant city. Now I ask you, allow me to speak to the people."

Verse ConceptsPaul, Life OfRoman CitizensAddressing SomeoneCitizens

But when they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it permitted for you to flog a man [who is] a Roman citizen and uncondemned?"

Verse ConceptsempiresRevenge, And RetaliationRoman CitizensScourgingBreaking Man's LawNo CondemnationTying UpCitizens

And [when] the centurion heard [this], he went to the military tribune [and] reported [it], saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen!"

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Chiliarchs

So the military tribune came [and] said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" And he said, "Yes."

Verse ConceptsPrisoners

And the military tribune replied, "I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money." And Paul said, "But I indeed was born [a citizen].

Verse ConceptsCivil LibertyExpensiveCitizensReligious Freedomserenity

Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid [when he] realized that he was a Roman citizen and that {he had tied him up}.

Verse ConceptsChainsTying UpCitizens

This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them [when I] came upon [them] with the detachment [and] rescued [him], [because I] learned that he was a Roman citizen.

Verse ConceptsRoman CitizensRescueIndividuals Saving Others

And they will not teach each one his fellow citizen and each one his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.

Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofCovenant, the newLearning From GodGreat And SmallTeaching The Way Of GodCitizensKnowing God

Bible Theasaurus

Citizen (30 instances)
Inhabitant (60 instances)

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πολίτης 
Polites 
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