Bible Verses about 'Eye for an eye'
- Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
- But, as it is written,
“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him” - I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you. - Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love. - If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.
- Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
- When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven. - Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
- For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
- For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
- It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling. - Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
- But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
- The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult. - Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet I will be confident. - Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
- I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.
- But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. - If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
even his prayer is an abomination. - Do not envy a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways,
for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,
but the upright are in his confidence. - But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.
- Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
but those who act faithfully are his delight. - Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.
- Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
- To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and a word in season, how good it is! - And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
- Whoever covers an offense seeks love,
but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. - Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.
- Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one.
- But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
- You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
- I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous rules. - But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
- An excellent wife who can find?
She is far more precious than jewels. - Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
- For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
- Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.”
- House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the Lord. - Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
- I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.
- You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
- But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.
- And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
- The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness. - The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
- For the customs of the peoples are vanity.
A tree from the forest is cut down
and worked with an axe by the hands of a craftsman.
They decorate it with silver and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so that it cannot move.
Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field,
and they cannot speak;
they have to be carried,
for they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of them,
for they cannot do evil,
neither is it in them to do good. - For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.
- He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
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