Sin & Temptation

Bible Verses About sexual abuse

20 key scriptures

Explore what the Bible says about sexual abuse. This collection of 20 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Matthew 18:6
King James (KJV)But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

20 Key Scriptures

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. a refuge: Heb. an high place
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. side: Heb. hand
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Defend: Heb. Judge
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. relieve: or, righten
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted , to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; that write: or, to the writers that write grievousness
Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. a bribe: or, a ransom
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. bloody: Heb. men of bloods and deceit shall: Heb. shall not half their days
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. strange: Gr. other
And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

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