Court

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

“You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; neither shall you testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice;

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me,” says Yahweh.

But we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully, — read the full passage →

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

You shall observe and do that which has gone out of your lips. Whatever you have vowed to Yahweh your God as a freewill offering, which you have promised with your mouth, you must do.

neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say; — read the full passage →

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. — read the full passage →

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense. — read the full passage →

If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.

I commanded your judges at that time, saying, “Hear cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.

If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him. — read the full passage →

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it, or sells it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown. — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →

These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,

In the four corners of the court there were courts enclosed, forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four in the corners were of one measure.

Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees; — read the full passage →

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel. — read the full passage →

“‘You shall make for yourselves no idols, neither shall you raise up an engraved image or a pillar, neither shall you place any figured stone in your land, to bow down to it; for I am Yahweh your God. — read the full passage →

“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers! — read the full passage →

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up, — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →

Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness: you don’t fast this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high. — read the full passage →

Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites and priests, and of the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, for the judgment of Yahweh, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. — read the full passage →

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, — read the full passage →

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? — read the full passage →

Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword. — read the full passage →

But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. — read the full passage →

Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.

He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, — read the full passage →

The same day the king made the middle of the court holy that was before Yahweh’s house; for there he offered the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before Yahweh was too little to receive the burnt offering, and the meal offering, and the fat of the peace offerings.

They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.” — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”

But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.

Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often, and talked with him.

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.” — read the full passage →

But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the apostles out for a little while.

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. — read the full passage →

One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.” — read the full passage →

They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. — read the full passage →

But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, — read the full passage →

and led him to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. — read the full passage →

Immediately in the morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none. — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ — read the full passage →

He said to them, “Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out!” They went out, and struck in the city.

Because you didn’t serve Yahweh your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things; — read the full passage →

“You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits. — read the full passage →

They led Jesus away to the high priest. All the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes came together with him.

When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.

They are planted in Yahweh’s house. They will flourish in our God’s courts.

My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Blessed is one whom you choose, and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors. — read the full passage →

Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. — read the full passage →

for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

If then, you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?

Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.” — read the full passage →

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” — read the full passage →

But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy, — read the full passage →

If you forgive anyone’s sins, they have been forgiven them. If you retain anyone’s sins, they have been retained.”

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.