Deuteronomy 25:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And if the wrongdoer is to undergo punishment by whipping, the judge will give orders for him to go down on his face and be whipped before him, the number of the blows being in relation to his crime.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 12:47-48 : 47 And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows; 48 But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.
  • Acts 5:40 : 40 And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.
  • Acts 16:22-24 : 22 And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped. 23 And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely: 24 And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.
  • 1 Pet 2:20 : 20 What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.
  • 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.
  • Matt 10:17 : 17 But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;
  • Matt 27:26 : 26 Then he let Barabbas go free: but after having Jesus whipped, he gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

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  • Deut 25:3
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    3He may be given forty blows, not more; for if more are given, your brother may be shamed before you.

  • Deut 25:1
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    1If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.

  • Exod 21:22-25
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    22If men, while fighting, do damage to a woman with child, causing the loss of the child, but no other evil comes to her, the man will have to make payment up to the amount fixed by her husband, in agreement with the decision of the judges.

    23But if damage comes to her, let life be given in payment for life,

    24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

    25Burning for burning, wound for wound, blow for blow.

  • Exod 21:18-20
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    18If, in a fight, one man gives another a blow with a stone, or with the shut hand, not causing his death, but making him keep in bed;

    19If he is able to get up again and go about with a stick, the other will be let off; only he will have to give him payment for the loss of his time, and see that he is cared for till he is well.

    20If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment.

  • Lev 24:19-20
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    19And if a man does damage to his neighbour, as he has done, so let it be done to him;

    20Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him.

  • Deut 22:18
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    18Then the responsible men of the town are to give the man his punishment;

  • Prov 19:29
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    29Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.

  • Deut 19:18-21
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    18And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false and to have made a false statement against his brother,

    19Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you.

    20And the rest of the people, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and never again do such evil among you.

    21Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Prov 17:26
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    26To give punishment to the upright is not good, or to give blows to the noble for their righteousness.

  • Exod 21:12
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    12He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.

  • 2 Cor 2:6
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    6Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him;

  • Exod 22:1-2
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    1If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.

    2If a thief is taken in the act of forcing his way into a house, and his death is caused by a blow, the owner of the house is not responsible for his blood.

  • Exod 22:8-9
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    8If they do not get the thief, let the master of the house come before the judges and take an oath that he has not put his hand on his neighbour's goods.

    9In any question about an ox or an ass or a sheep or clothing, or about the loss of any property which anyone says is his, let the two sides put their cause before God; and he who is judged to be in the wrong is to make payment to his neighbour of twice the value.

  • Job 31:11
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    11For that would be a crime; it would be an act for which punishment would be measured out by the judges:

  • Prov 19:19
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    19A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.

  • Prov 23:13-14
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    14Give him blows with the rod, and keep his soul safe from the underworld.

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    4Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.

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    11Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

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    10A word of protest goes deeper into one who has sense than a hundred blows into a foolish man.

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    29Be in fear of the sword, for the sword is the punishment for such things, so that you may be certain that there is a judge.

  • Exod 21:30-31
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    30If a price is put on his life, let him make payment of whatever price is fixed.

    31If the death of a son or of a daughter has been caused, the punishment is to be in agreement with this rule.

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    12Her hand is to be cut off; have no pity on her.

  • Job 34:26
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    26The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers.

  • Lev 19:20
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    20If any man has sex relations with a servant-woman who has given her word to be married to a man, and has not been made free for a price or in any other way, the thing will be looked into; but they will not be put to death because she was not a free woman.

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    25But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20You put up with a man if he makes servants of you, if he makes profit out of you, if he makes you prisoners, if he puts himself in a high place, if he gives you blows on the face.

  • Matt 5:39-40
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    39But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

    40And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.

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    24Five times the Jews gave me forty blows but one.

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  • 1 Pet 2:20
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    20What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

  • Acts 16:22
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  • 1 Kgs 20:37
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    37Then he came across another man, and said, Give me a wound. And the man gave him a blow wounding him.

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    12The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.

  • Luke 12:47
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    47And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

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    34And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.