“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
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The phrase 'eye for an eye' appears in the Old Testament as a principle of proportional justice, but Jesus transformed our understanding in the Sermon on the Mount. These Bible verses about eye for an eye explore both the original context and Christ's revolutionary teaching on how believers should respond to wrongdoing. Whether you are wrestling with issues of justice, forgiveness, or how to respond when wronged, these scriptures provide crucial guidance for navigating the tension between justice and mercy.
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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
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“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
1 John 4:10
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“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8
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“Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you.”
Matthew 5:44
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“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
Matthew 22:39
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“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”
Colossians 3:14
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“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another.”
Romans 12:10
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“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”
Romans 12:9
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“The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.”
Psalm 145:8
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“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
Proverbs 3:5
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“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17
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“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
Matthew 5:9
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“Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.”
Psalm 119:165
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“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.”
James 5:16
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“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9
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“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10
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“As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”
Psalm 103:12
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“Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”
Ephesians 4:32
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“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
Matthew 6:14
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“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.”
Luke 6:37
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“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.”
Psalm 103:2-3
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“I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”
Isaiah 43:25
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“Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage?”
Micah 7:18
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“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.”
Matthew 6:12
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“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
Colossians 3:13
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“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”
Psalm 32:1
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“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
Proverbs 9:10
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“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
James 1:5
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“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
Psalm 119:105
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“For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.”
Proverbs 2:6
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