TopicGovernment & SocietyBoth Testaments
punishment
Scripture addresses punishment within God's sovereign ordering of nations and human authority.
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Discover 4 powerful Bible verses about punishment. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential government & society topic.
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52 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible
DEATH PENALTY
Will not be commuted
Numbers 35:31
In the Mosaic law the death penalty was inflicted
For murder
Genesis 9:5,6Numbers 35:16-21,30-33Deuteronomy 17:6
For adultery
Leviticus 20:10Deuteronomy 22:24
For incest
Leviticus 20:11,12,14
For bestiality
Exodus 22:19Leviticus 20:15,16
For sodomy
Leviticus 18:22Leviticus 20:13
For sexual immorality
Deuteronomy 22:21-24
For the rape of a betrothed (engaged) virgin
Deuteronomy 22:25
For perjury
Zechariah 5:4
For kidnapping
Exodus 21:16Deuteronomy 24:7
For the promiscuousness of a priest' s daughter
Leviticus 21:9
For witchcraft
Exodus 22:18
For offering human sacrifice
Leviticus 20:2-5
For striking or cursing one' s father or mother
Exodus 21:15,17Leviticus 20:9
For disobedience to parents
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
For stealing
Zechariah 5:3,4
For blasphemy
Leviticus 24:11-14,16,23
For desecrating the Sabbath day
Exodus 35:2Numbers 15:32-36
For prophesying falsely, or propagating false doctrines
Deuteronomy 13:1-10
For sacrificing to false gods
Exodus 22:20
For refusing to abide by the decision of the court
Deuteronomy 17:12
For treason
1 Kings 2:25Esther 2:23
For sedition
Acts 5:36,37
... and 27 more sub-topics
Key Verses
1
Numbers 35:31
Will not be commuted
2
Genesis 9:5,6
For murder
3
Leviticus 20:10
For adultery
4
Leviticus 20:11,12,14
For incest
5
Exodus 22:19
For bestiality
6
Leviticus 18:22
For sodomy
7
Deuteronomy 22:21-24
For sexual immorality
8
Deuteronomy 22:25
For the rape of a betrothed (engaged) virgin
9
Zechariah 5:4
For perjury
10
Exodus 21:16
For kidnapping