Bible Verses about “sexual assault”

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”

“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”

“‹But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.›”

“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”

“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”

“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

“Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.”

“Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”

“For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,”

“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

“‹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,›”

“Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.”

“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”

“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.”

“But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.”

“¶ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,”

“Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.”

“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”

“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”

“¶ The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”

“‹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.›”

“[Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?”

“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.”

“He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.”

“¶ Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness [which] they have prescribed;”

“To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and [that] they may rob the fatherless!”

“¶ 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.”

“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.”

“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].”

“¶ And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.”

“And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.”

“And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.”

“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.”

“And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.”

“And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.”

“¶ And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.”

“And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard [it]: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.”

“And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.”

“And make ye marriages with us, [and] give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.”

“And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.”

“And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.”

“Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.”

“And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:”

“And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach unto us:”

“But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we [be], that every male of you be circumcised;”

“Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.”

“But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.”

“¶ And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.”

“And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he [was] more honourable than all the house of his father.”

“And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,”