The Good
Be Nice To / Help Other People
- Apostles 49 "If thou hear aught against thy brother, give it no credence; slander not, and delight not in hearing slander. … "
- Collosians 3:8-9 "But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, … "
- Collosians 4:6 "Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."
- Deuteronomy 5:17-21 "Thou shalt not kill. … Neither shalt thou steal. Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's."
- Deuteronomy 10:19 "Love ye therefore the stranger: … "
- Deuteronomy 15:7-11 "If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. … Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land."
- Deuteronomy 22:1-4 "Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself. Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again."
- Ecclesiastes 3:13-22 "I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, … Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?"
- Enoch 2 51:2-14 "Cursed every man who opens his lips for the bringing into contempt and calumny of his neighbour, … Blessed is he who looks down and raises the fallen. Cursed is he who looks to and is eager for the destruction of what is not his. … Blessed is he who imparts peace and love. Cursed is he who disturbs those that love their neighbours. … Cursed is he who speaks peace with his tongue, while in his heart there is no peace but a sword."
- Ephesians 4:25-32 "Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. … Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, … "
- Exodus 20:13-17 "Thou shalt not kill. … Thou shalt not steal. … Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's."
- Exodus 22:21-22 "Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: … Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child."
- Exodus 23:1-9 "Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. … If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5.If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. … Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: … Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: … "
- Galatians 5:14 " … Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
- Hebrews 13:1-9 "Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. … Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. … "
- Leviticus 19:11 -18 "Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another … . Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. … Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, … Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: … "
- Isaiah 1:16-17 " … put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow."
- Isaiah 2:4 & Micah 4:3 " … and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."
- Jeremiah 22:3 "Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place."
- John 8:7 " … He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."
- John 15:12-13 "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
- Leviticus 19:18 "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: … "
- Luke 6:31-17 "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. … But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; … Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, … "
- Mark 10:19 " … Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother."
- Mark 12:31 " … Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these."
- Matthew 7:1-6 "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."
- Matthew 19:19 " … and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
- Matthew 22:39 " … Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
- 1 Peter 3:8-16 "Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; … For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. … and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse."
- 1 Peter 4:9-15 "Use hospitality one to another without grudging. … But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters."
- Matthew 19:18-19 " .. Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
- Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
- Proverbs 3:27-31 "Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways."
- Proverbs 10:11-12 "The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins."
- Proverbs 11:17-18 "The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward."
- Proverbs 12:19 "The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment."
- Proverbs 14:21-22 "He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good."
- Proverbs 15:1 "A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."
- Proverbs 16:32 "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."
- Proverbs 24:28 "Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips."
- Proverbs 29:7 "The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it."
- Romans 9:12-21 "Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10.Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; … Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, … Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."
- Romans 13:9" … Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 " … warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men."
- 1 Timothy 1:4 "Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, … "
- Titus 3:1-2 "Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men."
- Zechariah 7:9-10 "Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart."
- Zechariah 8:16-17 " … Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: … "
Enjoy Life
- Ecclesiastes 2:24 "There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. … "
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 " … it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, … "
- Ecclesiastes 8:15 "Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun."
- Ecclesiastes 9:4-9 "For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; … Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; … Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun."
- Job 7:9 "As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more."
- Proverbs 18:21 "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."
Wisdom & Learning
- 1 Corinthians 13:6 "Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;"
- Ecclesiastes 2:13-14 "Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: … "
- Ecclesiastes 3:19 " … so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity."
- Ecclesiastes 4:13 "Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, … "
- Ecclesiastes 5:3 " … and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words."
- Ecclesiastes 7:5-19 "It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: … Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city."
- Ecclesiastes 9:16-18 "Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good."
- Exodus 23:2 "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:"
- James 1:26-27 "If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."
- James 2:20 "But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?"
- Proverbs 3:3-13 "Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: … Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding."
- Proverbs 4:5-9 "Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee."
- Proverbs 8:32-33 " … for blessed are they that keep my [Wisdom's] ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not."
- Proverbs 10:13-14 "In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction."
- Proverbs 12:1-15 "Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. … The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise."
- Proverbs 14:16 "The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going."
- Proverbs 15:2 "The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness."
- Proverbs 16:20-23 "He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: … The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips."
- Proverbs 18:2-13 "A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. … He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him."
- Proverbs 21:20 "There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up."
- Proverbs 23:9-12 "Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. … Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge."
- Proverbs 26:12 "Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him."
- Wisdom Of Solomon 7:7-25 "the spirit of wisdom came to me. … and I chose to have her rather than light, because her radiance never ceases. … I rejoiced in them all, because wisdom leads them; but I did not know that she was their mother … for wisdom, the fashioner of all things, taught me. For in her there is a spirit that is intelligent, holy, unique, manifold, subtle, mobile, clear, unpolluted, distinct, invulnerable, loving the good, keen, irresistible, beneficent, humane, steadfast, sure, free from anxiety, all-powerful, overseeing all, and penetrating through all spirits that are intelligent and pure and most subtle. For wisdom is more mobile than any motion; because of her pureness she pervades and penetrates all things. For she is a breath of the power of God, … "
- Wisdom Of Solomon 8:3-4 "She glorifies her noble birth by living with God, and the Lord of all loves her. For she is an initiate in the knowledge of God, and an associate in his works."
- Wisdom Of Solomon 9:4 "give me the wisdom that sits by thy throne, … "
- Wisdom Of Solomon 10:1 "Wisdom protected the first-formed father of the world, when he alone had been created; … "
The Bad
War
- Amos 3:2 "You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."
- Amos 3:6 " … shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?"
- Exodus 15:3 "The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name."
- Isaiah 45:6-7 " … I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things."
- Jeremiah 44:27 "Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, … "
- Jeremiah 48:10 " … and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood."
- Lamentatoins 3:38 "Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?"
- Numbers 11:1 " … and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp."
- 1 Samuel 16:14-15 "But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee."
- Jesus, lover of peace
- Luke 22:36 " … he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one."
- Luke 12:49-53 "I am come to send fire on the earth; … Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law."
- Luke 14:26 "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple."
- Luke 19:27 "But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me."
- Matthew 10:34-37 "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me."
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 " … when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;"
- Thomas 16 "Jesus said, 'Perhaps people think that I have come to cast peace upon the world. They do not know that I have come to cast conflicts upon the earth: fire, sword, war. For there will be five in a house: there will be three against two and two against three, father against son and son against father, and they will stand alone.'"
- Thomas 55 "Jesus said, 'Whoever does not hate his father and his mother cannot become a disciple to me. And whoever does not hate his brothers and sisters and take up his cross in my way will not be worthy of me.'"
- He hasn't come to save the world, just a local group
- Matthew 15:24 " … I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
- He sends a herd of swine to their death
- Matthew 8:31-32 "So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters."
Genocide & Infanticide & Famine & Plunder
- Exodus 12:29-30 "And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of egypt, from the firstborn of pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon. … for there was not a house where there was not one dead."
- Exodus 17:13-14 "And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven."
- Exodus 20:5 & Deuteronomy 5:9 " … I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;"
- Exodus 32:27-28 " … Put every man his sword by his side, … and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. … and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men."
- Exodus 34:6-7 "And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, … visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation."
- Isaiah 14:21 "Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; … "
- Joel 3:10 "Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears:"
- Joshua 6:21-24 "And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. … And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the Lord."
- 2 Kings 2:23-24 " … there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them."
- Numbers 31:17-23 "Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. … the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord commanded Moses; only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire … "
- 1 Samuel 6:19 " … even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter."
- 1 Samuel 15:3-9 " … utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. … But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly."
- 2 Samuel 21:1 "Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year … "
- 2 Samuel 24:15 "So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men."
- First of all he provides plenty of food, then he sends a plague
- Numbers 11:31-33 "And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. … And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague."
- A little bit of slaughter
- Exodus 32:27-28 " … Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men."
- Joshua 10:20 "And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, … "
- Serial genocide committed by Joshua & sanctioned by God who sends killer hail to help
- Joshua 10:10-41 " … slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, … and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. … the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. … when the Lord delivered up the Amorites … until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. … when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities. … And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, … and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: … Then Joshua … fought against Libnah: … and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; … And Joshua passed from Libnah, … unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: … and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah. Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. .. .Joshua passed unto Eglon, … and fought against it:.And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, … And Joshua went up from Eglon, … And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein..And Joshua returned … to Debir; and fought against it: … and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: … Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, … Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon."
- A bit more plague
- Numbers 25:8-9 "And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand."
- Killing 10,000
- Judges 1:4 " … and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men."
- Judges 3:29 "And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man."
- 1 Samuel 18:7 " … Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."
- 12,000
- Joshua 8: " … that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai."
- 13,000
- 2 Chronicles 25:11-13 "And Amaziah … smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. And other ten thousand left alive … cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. But the soldiers of the army … fell upon the cities of Judah, … and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil."
- 2 Kings 19:35 "And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses."
- 14,700
- Numbers 16:49 "Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, … "
- 15,000
- Jasher 37:42 "And the sons of Jacob caused fifteen thousand of their men to fall, and they smote them as if smiting at gourds, … "
- 18,000
- 2 Samuel 8:13 "And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men."
- 20,000
- Jasher 39:50-54 " … Jacob smote them terribly, and slew about twenty thousand of them men and women, … and were engaged in slaying them till evening, about twenty thousand men and women, … "
- Jasher 75:18 "And of the Philistines also there fell a great many, about twenty thousand men, … "
- 22,000
- 2 Samuel 8:5 " … David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men."
- 24,000
- Jasher 85:61 " … and he sent a pestilence amongst them, and there died of the Israelites twenty-four thousand men."
- Numbers 25:9 "And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand."
- 25,000
- Judges 20:42-48 " … and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them. … And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; … and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; … and slew two thousand men of them. So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; … And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to."
- 25,100
- Judges 20:35 " … and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword."
- 40,000 +
- 2 Samuel 10:18 " … and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there."
- 50,070
- 1 Samuel 6:19 " … even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: … "
- 70,000
- 2 Samuel 24:14-15 " … let us fall now into the hand of the Lord; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man. So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men."
- 75,300
- Esther 9:15-16 " … slew three hundred men at Shushan; … and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,"
- 80,000
- Jasher 74:22 " … and of the rest of the people he smote about eighty thousand men."
- 100,000
- 1 Kings 20:29 " … and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day."
- 120,000
- Judges 8:10 " … for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword."
- 147,000
- 2 Chronicles 20:29-30 " … slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, … and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left."
- 200,000
- Jasher 62:9 " … and there fell of the children of Moab and the children of Midian many slain ones, about two hundred thousand men."
- Jasher 58:20 " … there fell before the sons of Jacob about two hundred thousand men, … "
- 400,000
- Jasher 63:28 " … there fell from them unto the evening of that day about four hundred thousand men. … "
- 500,000
- 2 Chronicles 13:17 "And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men."
- 600,000
- Jasher 13:14-15 " … and Nimrod assembled all his princes and subjects, about seven hundred thousand men, and went against Chedorlaomer, and Chedorlaomer went out to meet him with five thousand men, and they prepared for battle in the valley of Babel which is between Elam and Shinar. And all those kings fought there, and Nimrod and his people were smitten before the people of Chedorlaomer, and there fell from Nimrod's men about six hundred thousand, … "
- Jasher 57:8-9 " … Joseph and his brethren dealt out a tremendous blow amongst the sons of Esau and the children of the east. And they slew of them six hundred thousand men, … "
- 800,000
- Jasher 3:32 " … and he went forth and all the sons of men went after him, about eight hundred thousand men; … "
- Jasher 58:17 " … and this camp was very large and heavy with people, numerous as the sand of the sea, about eight hundred thousand men, infantry and cavalry, and all these troops went down to Egypt to fight with the sons of Jacob, … "
- Jasher 63:21 "And Angeas and Lucus his brother arrayed all their forces, about eight hundred thousand men, against the children of Chittim."
- 1,000,000
- Jasher 81:23-24 " … and the camp of Egypt was an exceedingly large and heavy camp, about ten hundred thousand men. And the whole of this camp went and pursued the children of Israel to bring them back to Egypt, … "
More infanticide
- Ezekiel 9:5-7 " … Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: … fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city."
- Ezekiel 26:15-21 "Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? … When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee; When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; … yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord God."
- Hosea 13:16 "Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up."
- Isaiah 13:15-18 "Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. … Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children."
- Psalms 137:8-9 "O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones."
- Not Beating A Child Shows Hate
- Proverbs 13:24 "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes."
Human Sacrifice & Cannibalism
- Deuteronomy 28:53-57 "And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, … and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, … "
- Exodus 22:29 "Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me."
- Ezekiel 5:10 "Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; … "
- Ezekiel 20:26 "And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord."
- Genesis 22:1-12 "… God did tempt Abraham, and …he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and … offer him there for a burnt offering … and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. … And the angel of the lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, … Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me."
- Jeremiah 19:9 "And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, … "
- Judges 11:30-38 "And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. … and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child … she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, … And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed … "
- 2 Kings 6:28-29 "And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow. So we boiled my son, and did eat him: … "
- Leviticus 26:29 "And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat."
- 2 Samuel 21:3-9 "What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord? … Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord … and they hanged them in the hill before the Lord: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest."
Slavery & Mutilation
- Colossians 3:22-23 "Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God; And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, … "
- Deuteronomy 15:17 "Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise."
- Exodus 21:2-6 "If thou buy an hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free … if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: … and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever."
- Joel 3:8 "And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off:"
- Leviticus 25:44-45 "Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession."
- Romans 13:1-6 "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. … Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing."
- 1 Timothy 6:1 "Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, … "
- Titus 2:9-10 "Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; … "
- If a beaten slave dies after a beating, the master is only punished if the death happens soon afterwards
- Exodus 21:20-21 "And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money."
- A slave is worth 30 shekels if killed by someone's ox
- Exodus 21:32 "If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned."
Misogyny
- Deuteronomy 21:10-13 "When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and … thou hast taken them captive, And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife."
- Deuteronomy 22:13-29 "If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her … and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her … and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. … But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: … If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days."
- Deuteronomy 24:1 "When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house."
- Deuteronomy 25:5-12 " … the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. … and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her."
- Ecclesiasticus 26:9-26 "The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids. If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty. … A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed. … As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house. … A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog; but she that is shamefaced will fear the Lord. A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all."
- Exodus 21:7 "And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant … "
- Exodus 22:18 "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."
- Genesis 19:1 "And there came two angels to Sodom at even … and entered into his house … But … the men of the city … called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. And Lot … said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof."
- Isaiah 3:16-24 " … Because the daughters of Zion … walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: Therefore the lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the lord will discover their secret parts. In that day the lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, The rings, and nose jewels, The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty."
- Judges 19:22-29 " … the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, … spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. … so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go. … and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold. … And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel."
- Leviticus 20:18 "And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people"
- Matthew 24:19 "And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!"
- Numbers 31:17-18 "Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves."
- 1 Peter 3:1-5 "Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:"
- Pistis Sophia 36 " … My Lord, we will not endure this woman, for she taketh the opportunity from us and hath let none of us speak, but she discourseth many times. … "
- Proverbs 7:10-27 " … there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart … she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him … I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. … With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; … many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death."
- Psalms 58:8 " … like the untimely birth of a woman, … "
- 2 Samuel 12:11 "Thus saith the lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee … I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun."
- 2 Samuel 20:3 "And David … the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood."
- Thomas 114 "Simon Peter said to him, 'Let Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of life.' Jesus said, 'I myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every woman who will make herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven.'"
- 1 Timothy 2:11-12 "Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence."
Reasons To Kill
- Deuteronomy 13:6-10 "If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lord thy God … "
- Exodus 31:15 " … whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death."
- Exodus 35:2 " … whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death."
- Leviticus 20:9-16 "For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death … And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death … the man that lieth with his father's wife … both of them shall surely be put to death … if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death … If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death … And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they … And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast … And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death … "
- Leviticus 21:27 "A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: … "
- Leviticus 24:14-16 "Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; … and let all the congregation stone him … he that blasphemeth the name of the lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the lord, shall be put to death."
- Numbers 15:32-36 " … they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. … And the lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: … And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the lord commanded Moses."
Misology
- Colossians 2:8 "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."
- 1 Corinthians 1:19-21 "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe."
- 1 Corinthians 2:14 "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned."
- 1 Corinthians 3:18-19 "Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, he taketh the wise in their own craftiness."
- 1 Corinthians 14:38 "But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant."
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"
- Ecclesiastes 1:18 "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow."
- Ecclesiastes 7:4 "The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth."
- 1 Enoch 69:9-11 "And he [the fallen angelPenemue] instructed mankind in writing with ink and paper, and thereby many sinned from eternity to eternity and until this day. For men were not created for such a purpose, to give confirmation to their good faith with pen and ink."
- Mark 4:10-12 "And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; … "
- Matthew 11:25 "At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O father, lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes."
- Matthew 13:12 " … Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath."
Lies & Deception & Hypocrisy
- 1 Corinthians 9:20-23 "And unto the jews I became as a jew, that I might gain the jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. And this I do for the gospel's sake"
- Ezekiel 14:9 "And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the Lord have deceived that prophet, … "
- Ezekiel 20:25 "Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the lord."
- Genesis 2:16-17 "And the lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
- Genesis 3:3 "But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:"
- Isaiah 30:27 "Behold, the name of the lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire: … and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err."
- Jeremiah 18:11 " … Thus saith the lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you:"
- 1 Kings 22:22-23 "And the lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. Now therefore, behold, the lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the lord hath spoken evil concerning thee."
- Mark 4:11 " … Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; … "
- Psalms 111:10 "The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: .. "
- Psalms 136:10-26 "To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: … But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. … To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever: And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever: … O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever."
- Romans 3:7-8 " … if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just."
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 "And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
- Thomas 41 "Jesus said, 'Whoever has something in his hand will recieve more, and whoever has nothing will be deprived of even the little he has.'"
Go To Hell
In the Old Testament, God only killed people, but in the New he condemns tham to eternal torment. This, from the God of Love, Peace, & Forgiveness, whose "mercy endureth forever".
- Abraham 8 " … They have all died, they have all departed into Hades, … I have not allowed the nets of Hades to enfold thee, … "
- Abraham 19 " … I destroy the world and lead all down to Hades, … I convoy to the bottom of Hades, … "
- Bartholomew 4:12-25 " … looked wrathfully upon the angels that keep hell (Tartarus), … that is, an angel that keepeth hell (Tartarus). … "
- 1 Baruch 2:17
- translation 1 " … for the dead that are in the graves, … "
- translation 2 " … for the dead who are in Hades, … "
- 1 Baruch 3:11-19
- translation 1 " … thou art counted with them that go down into the grave? … They are vanished and gone down to the grave, … "
- translation 2 " … you are counted among those in Hades? … They have vanished and gone down to Hades, … "
- 3 Baruch 4:4-6 "And he showed me Hades, and its appearance was dark and abominable. … And this is Hades, which itself also closely resembles him, … "
- 3 Baruch 5:2 " … His belly is Hades; … "
- 1 Clement 4 " … Envy brought down Dathan and Abiram alive to Hades, … "
- 1 Clement 51 " … For they went down alive into Hades, and death swallowed them up. … "
- Egyptians " … Let someone reign over the chaos and Hades. … in order that he may reign over the chaos and Hades. … These are the ones who preside over Hades and the chaos. … "
- 1 Enoch 20:2
- translation 1 " … who is over the world and over Tartarus."
- translation 2 " … who presides over clamour and terror."
- 2 Esdras 4:41
- translation 1 " … In the grave the chambers of souls are like the womb of a woman:"
- translation 2 " … In Hades the chambers of the souls are like the womb."
- Esdras (Revelation Of) " … the adversary of men shall come up from Tartarus, … to see also the under parts of Tartarus. … he shall go down to Hades. … And they took me lower down into Tartarus, … because I have gone to the pit of Hades. … I called Adam up out of Hades, … "
- Esther 13:7
- translation 1 " … may in one day with violence go into the grave, … "
- translation 2 " … may in one day go down in violence to Hades, … "
- Hypostasis Of The Archons " … and that angel bound Yaldabaoth and cast him down into Tartaros below the abyss. … "
- Isaiah 14:9
- KJV "Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: … "
- YLT "Sheol beneath hath been troubled at thee, To meet thy coming in, … "
- Isaiah 33:14 " … Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?"
- Gospel Of Truth " … And they do not go down to Hades. … "
- John (Acts Of) 112 " … that avest it thine hand and didst raise it up from the things of Hades: … "
- John (Apocryphon Of) " … it is he who is over the depth of Hades. … The dwelling place of those who taste from it is Hades, … entered into the midst of darkness and the inside of Hades, … that I might enter into the midst of darkness and the inside of Hades. … beware of the deep sleep and the enclosure of the inside of Hades. … "
- Joseph (Narrative Of) 4:4 " … the ministers of Hades said, along with us: … "
- Luke 16:23-24 " … And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, … for I am tormented in this flame."
- 2 Maccabees 6:23
- translation 1 " … and willed them straightways to send him to the grave."
- translation 2 " … telling them to send him to Hades."
- Mark 9:43-48 " .. go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. … be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. … to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
- Mark 16:16 " … but he that believeth not shall be damned."
- Matthew 5:22 " … Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire."
- Matthew 8:12 "But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
- Matthew 11:23 "And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: … "
- Matthew 13:42 "And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
- Matthew 25:41 "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:"
- Matthew 13:50-51 "And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?"
- Matthew 25:30 "And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
- Origin Of The World " … she sent forth her breath and bound him and cast him down into Tartaros. … "
- Revelation 14:10 " … and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels … "
- Revelation 20:13-15 "And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
- Revelation 21:8 "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."
- Sirach 14:12-16 " … and the decree of Hades has not been shown to you. … because in Hades one cannot look for luxury."
- Sirach 17:27 " … in Hades, as do those who are alive and give thanks?"
- Sirach 21:10 " … but at its end is the pit of Hades."
- Sirach 28:21 " … and Hades is preferable to it."
- Sirach 41:4 " … there is no inquiry about it in Hades."
- Sirach 48:5 "You who raised a corpse from death and from Hades, … "
- Sirach 51:5-6 "from the depths of the belly of Hades, … and my life was very near to Hades beneath."
- Solomon (Wisdom Of) 1:14 " … and the dominion of Hades is not on earth."
- Solomon (Wisdom Of) 2:1 " … no one has been known to return from Hades."
- Solomon (Wisdom Of) 16:13 " … lead men down to the gates of Hades and back again."
- Solomon (Wisdom Of) 17:14 " … which beset them from the recesses of powerless Hades, … "
- Testimony Of Truth " … he went down to Hades and performed many mighty works. … "
- Thomas 32 " … I am he that inhabiteth and holdeth the deep of hell (Tartarus), … "
- Thomas The Contender " … on account of the great depth of Tartaros and the heavy bitterness of Hades that is steadfast … "
- Trimorphic Protennoia " … and every soul dwelling in Tartaros, … "
- Tripartite Tractate 8 " … Therefore they fell down to the pit of ignorance which is called 'the Outer Darkness,' and 'Chaos' and 'Hades' and 'the Abyss.' … "