What the Bible says about
Assault and Battery
13 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools
“If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,”— Exodus 21:18 BSB
“If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.”— Exodus 21:22-27 BSB
“If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.”— Deuteronomy 17:8-12 BSB
“But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;”— Matthew 5:39 BSB
“I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.”— Isaiah 50:6 BSB
“Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.”— Lamentations 3:30 BSB