Violence

Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,

Then saith Jesus to him, `Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish; — read the full passage →

Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

Violence is not heard any more in thy land, Spoiling and destruction in thy borders, And thou hast called `Salvation' thy walls, And thy gates, `Praise.'

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

for we have known Him who is saying, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, `The Lord shall judge His people;' --

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

`And only your blood for your lives do I require; from the hand of every living thing I require it, and from the hand of man, from the hand of every man's brother I require the life of man; — read the full passage →

By David. Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

And the earth is corrupt before God, and the earth is filled <FI>with<Fi> violence.

From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.

And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ; — read the full passage →

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

Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place.

Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

Desolations <FI>are<Fi> upon them, They go down <FI>to<Fi> Sheol--alive, For wickedness <FI>is<Fi> in their dwelling, in their midst.

A fountain of life <FI>is<Fi> the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous--violence.

And I have laid a charge on every one Who is leaping over the threshold in that day, Who are filling the house of their masters <FI>With<Fi> violence and deceit.

`Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Enough to you--princes of Israel; violence and spoil turn aside, and judgment and righteousness do; lift up your exactions from off My people--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment; — read the full passage →

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

Swearing, and lying, and murdering, And stealing, and committing adultery--have increased, And blood against blood hath touched.

`And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. Deliver me, O Jehovah, from an evil man, From one of violence Thou keepest me.

Blessings <FI>are<Fi> for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders, — read the full passage →

For <FI>I<Fi> hate sending away, said Jehovah, God of Israel, And He <FI>who<Fi> hath covered violence with his clothing, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And ye do not deal treacherously.

For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

For violence <FI>to<Fi> Lebanon doth cover thee, And spoil of beasts doth affright them, Because of man's blood, and of violence <FI>to<Fi> the land, <FI>To<Fi> the city, and <FI>to<Fi> all dwelling in it.

Jesus answered, `My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my officers had struggled that I might not be delivered up to Jews; but now my kingdom is not from hence.'

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'

For slaughter, for violence <FI>to<Fi> thy brother Jacob, Cover thee doth shame, And thou hast been cut off--to the age.

And God said to Noah, `An end of all flesh hath come before Me, for the earth hath been full of violence from their presence; and lo, I am destroying them with the earth.

Make the chain; for the land Hath been full of bloody judgments, And the city hath been full of violence.

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, — read the full passage →

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of; — read the full passage →

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

And it appointeth with the wicked his grave, And with the rich <FI>are<Fi> his high places, Because he hath done no violence, Nor <FI>is<Fi> deceit in his mouth.

Their webs become not a garment, Nor do they cover themselves with their works, Their works <FI>are<Fi> works of iniquity, And a deed of violence <FI>is<Fi> in their hands.

My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me.

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother; — read the full passage →

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile: — read the full passage →

be mindful of those in bonds, as having been bound with them, of those maltreated, as also yourselves being in the body;

`Thou dost not murder.

Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue <FI>is<Fi> deceitful in their mouth.

Look attentively to the covenant, For the dark places of earth, Have been full of habitations of violence.

As the digging of a well, is <FI>for<Fi> its waters, So she hath digged <FI>for<Fi> her wickedness, Violence and spoil is heard in her, Before My face continually <FI>are<Fi> sickness and smiting.

I did write to you in the epistle, not to keep company with whoremongers-- — read the full passage →

but I--I say to you, not to resist the evil, but whoever shall slap thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other;

And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name <FI>is<Fi> Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her. — read the full passage →

`Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things-- — read the full passage →

`When a man doth steal an ox or sheep, and hath slaughtered it or sold it, five of the herd he doth repay for the ox, and four of the flock for the sheep. — read the full passage →

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Henceforth, brethren, rejoice; be made perfect, be comforted, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of the love and peace shall be with you;

And they have desired fields, And they have taken violently, And houses, and they have taken away, And have oppressed a man and his house, Even a man and his inheritance.

and the great dragon was cast forth--the old serpent, who is called `Devil,' and `the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world--he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

`And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain; — read the full passage →

What, then, <FI>is<Fi> the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of the circumcision? — read the full passage →

For <FI>I<Fi> hate sending away, said Jehovah, God of Israel, And He <FI>who<Fi> hath covered violence with his clothing, said Jehovah of Hosts, And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And ye do not deal treacherously. — read the full passage →

`When a man taketh a wife, and hath gone in unto her, and hated her, — read the full passage →

Then said he to them, `But, now, he who is having a bag, let him take <FI>it<Fi> up, and in like manner also a scrip; and he who is not having, let him sell his garment, and buy a sword,

And to the others he said in mine ears, `Pass on into the city after him, and smite; your eye doth not pity, nor do ye spare;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

To the Overseer with stringed instruments. --An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, <FI>to<Fi> my prayer, And hide not from my supplication. — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Egypt a desolation becometh, And Edom a desolation, a wilderness, becometh, For violence <FI>to<Fi> sons of Judah, Whose innocent blood they shed in their land.

Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity, — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And he answering said, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.'

And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying, — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass that mankind have begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them, — read the full passage →

There is no peace, said my God, to the wicked!

For lo, in those days, and in that time, When I turn back <FI>to<Fi> the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Now, go, and thou hast smitten Amalek, and devoted all that it hath, and thou hast no pity on it, and hast put to death from man unto woman, from infant unto suckling, from ox unto sheep, from camel unto ass.'

`A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord; — read the full passage →

Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule. — read the full passage →

and God hath said to me, Thou dost not build a house to My name, for a man of wars thou <FI>art<Fi> , and blood thou hast shed. — read the full passage →

`And now, Jehovah my God hath given rest to me round about, there is no adversary nor evil occurrence, — read the full passage →

in those days there is no king in Israel, each that which is right in his own eyes doth. — read the full passage →

and they tabernacle from Havilah unto Shur, which <FI>is<Fi> before Egypt, in <FI>thy<Fi> going towards Asshur; in the presence of all his brethren hath he fallen. — read the full passage →

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

and ye are in him made full, who is the head of all principality and authority, — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And from the waters of Judah came out, Who are swearing by the name of Jehovah, And of the God of Israel make mention, Not in truth nor in righteousness. — read the full passage →

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, — read the full passage →