'Force' in the Bible
But 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.
Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.
So pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
For all the prophets and the law were in force till John.
and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.
he is not to honor his father or his mother [by helping them with their need].’ So by this you have invalidated the word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect] for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders].
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