“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must
Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may in
For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others
Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at t
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;