Time For War

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

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.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. — read the full passage →

It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; — read the full passage →

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — 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.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not kill.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — 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 →

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 he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →

Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? — read the full passage →

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: — read the full passage →

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. — read the full passage →

Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. — read the full passage →

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee. — read the full passage →

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. — read the full passage →

Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.

Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

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.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? — 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.

Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; — read the full passage →

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: — read the full passage →

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled — read the full passage →

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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?

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey. — read the full passage →

They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: — read the full passage →

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: — read the full passage →

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; — read the full passage →

Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them.

They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. — read the full passage →

With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. — read the full passage →

For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord. — read the full passage →