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Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. — read the full passage →
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work, — read the full passage →
Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →
And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.
for he is a 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 a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.
It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion. — 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 Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah.
For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.
learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.
Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. — read the full passage →
Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →
When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:
Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
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;
Blessed are they that keep justice, And he that doeth righteousness at all times. — read the full passage →
They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
Asa troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So isa righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah. — read the full passage →
But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.
I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed. — read the full passage →
Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, Andmy fingers to fight:
The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles. — read the full passage →
And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man. — read the full passage →
The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
They that builded the wall and they that bare burdens laded themselves; every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon; — read the full passage →
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the baggage.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →
Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment.
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 →
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →
Wherefore ye must needs be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →
Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things; — read the full passage →
God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence. — read the full passage →
Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall pay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →
For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident. — read the full passage →
But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God. — read the full passage →
Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, Andmy fingers to fight: — read the full passage →
(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds); — read the full passage →
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. — read the full passage →
from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them by their hosts.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →
And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold the doves; — read the full passage →
God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods. — read the full passage →
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.
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute Jehovah’s vengeance on Midian.
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, — read the full passage →
Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →
For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?
From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
Preserve me, O God; for in thee do I take refuge.
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →
Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
This is the third time I am coming to you. At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word be established.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.
O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.
Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.
These shall war against the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and they also shall overcome that are with him, called and chosen and faithful.
we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
When I would heal Israel, then is the iniquity of Ephraim uncovered, and the wickedness of Samaria; for they commit falsehood, and the thief entereth in, and the troop of robbers ravageth without.
He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.
Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment;
Is not Jehovah your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand; and the land is subdued before Jehovah, and before his people.
And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their room;
And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captive. — read the full passage →
that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.
Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.
Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
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 →
and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →
Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,
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 there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.