Domestic Violence And Abuse

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged.

Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us in peace.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear. — read the full passage →

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

And this again ye do: ye cover the altar of Jehovah with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand. — read the full passage →

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear; — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company with fornicators; — read the full passage →

He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant. — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye justice and righteousness, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

For I hate putting away, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. — read the full passage →

He saith unto them, Moses for your hardness of heart suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it hath not been so.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

For I hate putting away, saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Jehovah of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him; — read the full passage →

learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. — read the full passage →

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. — read the full passage →

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love.

Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. — read the full passage →

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee?

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 →

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.

Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

And yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; — read the full passage →

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray? — read the full passage →

And if any man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed. — read the full passage →

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherousshall eatviolence.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward.

Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders’ poison is under their lips. [Selah

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom. — read the full passage →