53 occurrences in 10 translations

'Penalty' in the Bible

But if there is any further injury, then you shall appoint as a penalty life for life,

Verse ConceptsMischiefEquality Of PunishmentEyes Harmed

and he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord for his sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, whether a female sheep or a female goat, for a sin offering. So the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin.

Verse ConceptsGoatsFemale AnimalsSheep And GoatsPriests Atoning

"'If he cannot afford an animal from the flock, he must bring his penalty for guilt for his sin that he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons, to the Lord, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering.

Verse ConceptsdovesPigeonsPoverty, Remedies ForTwo AnimalsBeing Poor

"When a person commits a trespass and sins by straying unintentionally from the regulations about the Lord's holy things, then he must bring his penalty for guilt to the Lord, a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel, for a guilt offering.

Verse ConceptsGuilt OfferingRamsSilverPerfect SacrificesUnintentionalUnfaithful

by letting the people eat their holy offerings and having them bear the penalty of restitution. For I am Yahweh who sets them apart.”

Verse ConceptsIncurring GuiltI Am The LordMaking People Holy

and I acted with hostility toward them and brought them into the land of their enemies—and if their uncircumcised hearts will be humbled, and if they will pay the penalty for their sin,

Verse ConceptsHumilityGod OpposingUncircumcised In Heart

For the land abandoned by them will make up for its Sabbaths by lying desolate without the people, while they pay the penalty for their sin, because they rejected My ordinances and abhorred My statutes.

Verse ConceptsAbhorRejection Of God

No one who may have been set apart among men shall be ransomed [from death], he shall most certainly be put to death.

Verse ConceptsDebaucheryRansomJudicial PunishmentNot Redeemed

But the man who is [ceremonially] clean and is not on a journey, and yet does not observe the Passover, that person shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them] because he did not bring the Lord’s offering at its appointed time; that man will bear [the penalty of] his sin.

Verse ConceptsExclusivenessThose To Be Cut Off From Israelconsequences

Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for 40 years and bear the penalty for your acts of unfaithfulness until all your corpses lie scattered in the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsMonotonyUnfaithfulness, To GodParents SinDying In The WildernessDeath As PunishmentThose Who Kept Stock

“If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,

Verse ConceptsAtonementHangingPeople Hung To Death

Everyone who does not observe both the law of your God and the law of the king will be completely liable to the appropriate penalty, whether it is death or banishment or confiscation of property or detainment in prison."

Verse ConceptsCriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

“All the royal officials and the people of the royal provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner courtyard and who has not been summoned—the death penalty. Only if the king extends the gold scepter will that person live. I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the last 30 days.”

Verse ConceptsOne MonthDeath Penalty For Violence

If your children sinned against him, he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.

Verse ConceptsSin Clings To The Sinner

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself [for your own benefit];If you scoff [thoughtlessly ridicule and disdain], you alone will pay the penalty.

Verse ConceptsMockeryRidicule, Nature OfInfidelity To GodPersonal ResponsibilityActing For Oneselfconsequencesmockers

The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

Verse ConceptsReward, HumanReward For WorksDebt

A person with great anger bears the penalty;if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.

Verse ConceptsAnger ManagementQuick TemperedPunishmentPunishmentsconsequences

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtWisdom, Human ImportanceHiding From Peopleconsequences

"Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her heavy service has been completed, that her penalty has been paid, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins."

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodJerusalem, Significance OfPunishment, Nature OfRansomRedemption, In Everyday LifeSensitivityDouble PenaltyGod Has ForgivenTime Of PeaceJerusalem In Millennial Kingdom

You have borne the penalty of your lewdness and abominations,” the Lord declares.

Verse ConceptsSin BearerThey Committed Immoralityconsequences

Your lewdness will be requited upon you, and you will bear the penalty of worshiping your idols; thus you will know that I am the Lord God.’”

Verse ConceptsFate Of IdolatersGod Will RequitePunishmentsconsequences

They brought to Him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a stretcher. Seeing their [active] faith [springing from confidence in Him], Jesus said to the paralytic, “Do not be afraid, son; your sins are forgiven [the penalty is paid, the guilt removed, and you are declared to be in right standing with God].”

Verse ConceptsdiseasesHeart, HumanSin, And God's CharacterSonsParalyticsAttitudes Of FaithChrist's Knowledge Of BelieversBedsSaved By FaithChrist ForgivingGod Has ForgivenTake Courage!Overcoming ObstaclesNervousness

For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven and the penalty paid,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? [Both are possible for God; both are impossible for man.]

Verse ConceptsForgivenessSonsThe Healed WalkingEasy For PeopleGet Up!God Has ForgivenHealing And ComfortFaith And HealingGod's ForgivenessForgiveness Kjvforgiving

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority and the power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.”

Verse ConceptsSon Of ManPower Of Christ, ShownJesus As Son Of ManChrist's Authority Over SinBedsGet Up!Forgiveness

What think ye? And they answering said, He is liable to the penalty of death.

Verse ConceptsChrist Would Be KilledDeath Penalty For HeresyDeserving Death

“Why does this man talk that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins [remove guilt, nullify sin’s penalty, and assign righteousness] except God alone?”

Verse ConceptsFaultsComplaintsClaimsUniquenessPeople's Inability To SaveBlasphemyWho Can Forgive Sins?Why Does Jesus Do This?Unable To SaveFinding Fault With Jesus

Jesus sternly warned them [again and again] not to tell who He was.

Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

But He strictly warned and admonished them not to tell this to anyone,

Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake, he is the one who will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].

Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfLossMartyrdom, Qualities OfRestitutionSelf SacrificeKeeping Oneself AliveLosing One's LifeThe Surrendered life

for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] And they journeyed on to another village.

Verse ConceptsSpirit Of Christmums

A third time he said to them, “Why? What has this man done wrong? I have found in Him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore, I will have Him whipped and then release Him.”

Verse ConceptsCommunicating Three TimesJudicial PunishmentPeople Releasing OthersWhat Sin?Deserving Death

But the other criminal rebuked him, "Aren't you afraid of God, since you are suffering the same penalty?

Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toNo Fear Of GodFearing Godcondemnationrebuking

If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but to save the world.

Verse ConceptsChrist JudgingNot JudgingIf You Do Not Keep Commands

Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed.

Verse ConceptsChrist Was Killed

If, however, I have done wrong and have committed any offence for which I deserve to die, I do not ask to be excused that penalty. But if there is no truth in what these men allege against me, no one has the right to give me up to them as a favour. I appeal to Caesar."

Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesDeath penaltyGovernmentResigned To DeathNo Escape

They examined me and wanted to let me go because there was no reason for me to receive the death penalty in my case.

Verse ConceptsPeople Involved In JudgementPeople Releasing Others

The males in the same way also left natural relations with females and were inflamed in their lust for one another. Males committed shameless acts with males and received in their own persons the appropriate penalty of their error.

Verse ConceptsBad PeopleIndecencyRetributionPunishment, According To DeedsSodomyRelationship Of Men And WomenErrorgayssexPassionRelationships And DatingBeing GayMan And WomanFalling Away From God

Therefore whoever resists [governmental] authority resists the ordinance of God. And those who have resisted it will bring judgment (civil penalty) on themselves.

Verse ConceptsdefianceRebellion, Against Human AuthorityCivil GovernmentAnarchyRebellion against GodRespecting Authority

I have confidence in the Lord you will not accept any other view. But whoever it is that is confusing you will pay the penalty.

Verse ConceptsConfusionTroubling Groups Of PeopleRelationship Troubles

Now where there is [absolute] forgiveness and complete cancellation of the penalty of these things, there is no longer any offering [to be made to atone] for sin.

Verse ConceptsRemission Of Sinforgiving othersGod's ForgivenessThe Blood Of JesusForgiveness Kjv

because His judgments are true and righteous. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and He has imposed the penalty for the blood of His bond-servants on her.”

Verse ConceptsBabylonAvenger of bloodInjustice, Hated By GodRevenge, And RetaliationSatan, Agents OfSexual Sin, Nature OfResponsibility For Blood ShedSlaves Of GodThey Committed ImmoralityThe Great ProstituteJudgmentsGay Marriage

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