Quotes About Violence

Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ëDo not murderí and ëAnyone who murders will be subject to judgment.í

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.

But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

At this, one of Jesusí companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.

But the tenants said to one another, ëThis is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.í

Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

And one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.

They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.