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Matthew 26:52
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Matthew 26:52
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52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
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Matthew 26:52
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Matthew 26:52
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52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.(A)
Revelation 13:10
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Revelation 13:10
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10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
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Revelation 13:10
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Revelation 13:10
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10 “If anyone is to go into captivity,
into captivity they will go.
If anyone is to be killed[a] with the sword,
with the sword they will be killed.”[b](A)
This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness(B) on the part of God’s people.(C)
Footnotes
- Revelation 13:10 Some manuscripts anyone kills
- Revelation 13:10 Jer. 15:2
Genesis 9:6
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Genesis 9:6
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6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
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Genesis 9:6
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Genesis 9:6
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Romans 12:19
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Romans 12:19
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19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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Romans 12:19
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Romans 12:19
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19 Do not take revenge,(A) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](B) says the Lord.
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- Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35
1 Peter 2:21-23
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1 Peter 2:21-23
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21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
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1 Peter 2:21-23
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1 Peter 2:21-23
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21 To this(A) you were called,(B) because Christ suffered for you,(C) leaving you an example,(D) that you should follow in his steps.
23 When they hurled their insults at him,(G) he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats.(H) Instead, he entrusted himself(I) to him who judges justly.(J)
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- 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
1 Peter 3:9
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1 Peter 3:9
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9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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Revelation 16:6
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Revelation 16:6
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6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
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Revelation 16:6
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Revelation 16:6
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Matthew 23:34-36
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Matthew 23:34-36
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34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
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Matthew 23:34-36
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Matthew 23:34-36
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34 Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify;(A) others you will flog in your synagogues(B) and pursue from town to town.(C) 35 And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel(D) to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah,(E) whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.(F) 36 Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.(G)
Ezekiel 35:5-6
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Ezekiel 35:5-6
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5 Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:
6 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.
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Ezekiel 35:5-6
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Ezekiel 35:5-6
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5 “‘Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword(A) at the time of their calamity,(B) the time their punishment reached its climax,(C) 6 therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I will give you over to bloodshed(D) and it will pursue you.(E) Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.
Psalm 55:23
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Psalm 55:23
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23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
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Psalm 55:23
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Psalm 55:23
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23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit(A) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(B)
will not live out half their days.(C)
But as for me, I trust in you.(D)
1 Corinthians 4:11-12
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1 Corinthians 4:11-12
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11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
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1 Corinthians 4:11-12
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1 Corinthians 4:11-12
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11 To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.(A) 12 We work hard with our own hands.(B) When we are cursed, we bless;(C) when we are persecuted,(D) we endure it;
Matthew 5:39
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Matthew 5:39
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39 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.
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Matthew 5:39
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Matthew 5:39
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39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.(A)
1 Thessalonians 5:15
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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1 Thessalonians 5:15
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15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other(B) and for everyone else.
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