Going To Court

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: — read the full passage →

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

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

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? — read the full passage →

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

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

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. — read the full passage →

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

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

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. — read the full passage →

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

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

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. — read the full passage →

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. — read the full passage →

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

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

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

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. — read the full passage →

Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: — read the full passage →

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

The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the Lord was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; — read the full passage →

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.

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

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. — read the full passage →

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. — read the full passage →

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.