Jesus On Lawsuits
Matthew 5:40 (KJV)
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Matthew 18:16 (KJV)
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Luke 12:58 (KJV)
58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
Luke 18:4-6 (KJV)
4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
Lawsuits In The New Testament
John 18:31 (KJV)
31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:
Acts 19:39 (KJV)
39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
1 Corinthians 6:1 (KJV)
1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
James 2:12-13 (KJV)
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Lawsuits In The Old Testament
Exodus 23:6 (KJV)
6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
1 Kings 3:25 (KJV)
25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Proverbs 25:8-10 (KJV)
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
Hosea 10:4 (KJV)
4 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
Scripture contributions for January 2019 by: Paul Anderson, Matthew Anderson
