Quotes About Rights

Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ëIf a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter.

If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers.

They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his fatherís estate.

Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his fatherís strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.

Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widowís ox in pledge.

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.í”

They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.

Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?í

But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”

On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

Have we no right to food and to drink?

Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lordís brothers and Cephas?

If others have this right to your support, shouldnít we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this to suggest that something be done for me. Indeed, I would rather die than let anyone nullify my boast.

What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.