Quotes About Justice

He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.

because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.

What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!

For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.

Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for Godís wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

For he is Godís servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is Godís servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!

Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!

Have we no right to food and to drink?

Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesnít the Law say the same thing?

For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?

Donít you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.

It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.

This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.