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100 Bible Verses about Fighting Back

1 John 1:9 ESV / 3,806 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Ecclesiastes 3:8 ESV / 3,455 helpful votes

A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Psalm 144:1 ESV / 3,448 helpful votes

Of David. Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;

Matthew 12:36-37 ESV / 3,180 helpful votes

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Romans 13:4 ESV / 3,002 helpful votes

For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.

John 16:33 ESV / 2,926 helpful votes

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

James 4:1-2 ESV / 2,897 helpful votes

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.

1 Thessalonians 5:22 ESV / 2,834 helpful votes

Abstain from every form of evil.

James 4:7 ESV / 2,745 helpful votes

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Philippians 3:2 ESV / 2,715 helpful votes

Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.

Proverbs 21:15 ESV / 2,687 helpful votes

When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

Matthew 5:22 ESV / 2,672 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.

1 Timothy 6:12 ESV / 2,400 helpful votes

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

Ephesians 6:12 ESV / 2,213 helpful votes

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Exodus 14:14 ESV / 2,100 helpful votes

The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

John 10:10 ESV / 2,098 helpful votes

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

James 4:1 ESV / 1,939 helpful votes

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?

Matthew 24:6 ESV / 1,850 helpful votes

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.

Revelation 21:4 ESV / 1,825 helpful votes

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

John 3:16-17 ESV / 1,823 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 1,694 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 10:13 ESV / 1,677 helpful votes

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Matthew 5:39 ESV / 1,645 helpful votes

But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Ephesians 6:11 ESV / 1,621 helpful votes

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 1,617 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

2 Timothy 4:7 ESV / 1,600 helpful votes

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Joshua 1:9 ESV / 1,596 helpful votes

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

James 1:12 ESV / 1,558 helpful votes

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Psalm 27:1 ESV / 1,548 helpful votes

Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Zechariah 4:6 ESV / 1,536 helpful votes

Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 42:13 ESV / 1,529 helpful votes

The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes.

Exodus 15:3 ESV / 1,498 helpful votes

The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name.

Deuteronomy 3:22 ESV / 1,483 helpful votes

You shall not fear them, for it is the Lord your God who fights for you.’

Romans 8:31 ESV / 1,436 helpful votes

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Philippians 4:13 ESV / 1,391 helpful votes

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Romans 12:19 ESV / 1,389 helpful votes

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

Romans 12:20-21 ESV / 1,384 helpful votes

To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

John 3:16 ESV / 1,350 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Proverbs 17:9 ESV / 1,341 helpful votes

Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.

Romans 12:17-19 ESV / 1,332 helpful votes

Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 1,310 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

John 18:36 ESV / 1,304 helpful votes

Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”

Titus 3:10 ESV / 1,267 helpful votes

As for a person who stirs up division, after warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him,

Psalm 34:17 ESV / 1,263 helpful votes

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Psalm 44:5 ESV / 1,260 helpful votes

Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down those who rise up against us.

Luke 10:19 ESV / 1,259 helpful votes

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

Hebrews 12:8 ESV / 1,257 helpful votes

If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.

1 John 4:4 ESV / 1,235 helpful votes

Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Genesis 1:28 ESV / 1,209 helpful votes

And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

Acts 1:3 ESV / 1,205 helpful votes

He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

Isaiah 54:17 ESV / 1,198 helpful votes

No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Psalm 138:7 ESV / 1,179 helpful votes

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 ESV / 1,123 helpful votes

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.

Isaiah 41:10 ESV / 1,110 helpful votes

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Acts 1:8 ESV / 1,039 helpful votes

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Romans 8:37 ESV / 1,019 helpful votes

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

1 Peter 5:8-9 ESV / 1,012 helpful votes

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.

1 John 2:27 ESV / 980 helpful votes

But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.

Numbers 32:1-42 ESV / 977 helpful votes

Now the people of Reuben and the people of Gad had a very great number of livestock. And they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place was a place for livestock. So the people of Gad and the people of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the congregation, “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, the land that the Lord struck down before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock, and your servants have livestock.” And they said, “If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession. Do not take us across the Jordan.” ...

Deuteronomy 33:27 ESV / 966 helpful votes

The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, ‘Destroy.’

2 Thessalonians 1:6 ESV / 965 helpful votes

Since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

Ephesians 1:7 ESV / 958 helpful votes

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

1 Peter 5:8 ESV / 931 helpful votes

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Ephesians 4:26 ESV / 929 helpful votes

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

Romans 10:17 ESV / 918 helpful votes

So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Isaiah 40:31 ESV / 917 helpful votes

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Psalm 7:11 ESV / 916 helpful votes

God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day.

Psalm 28:7 ESV / 909 helpful votes

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 894 helpful votes

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Isaiah 45:2 ESV / 871 helpful votes

“I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron,

Proverbs 20:22 ESV / 871 helpful votes

Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.

Deuteronomy 9:3 ESV / 868 helpful votes

Know therefore today that he who goes over before you as a consuming fire is the Lord your God. He will destroy them and subdue them before you. So you shall drive them out and make them perish quickly, as the Lord has promised you.

Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 865 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ...

James 1:2-3 ESV / 858 helpful votes

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

Jeremiah 1:8 ESV / 858 helpful votes

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.”

2 Chronicles 16:9 ESV / 857 helpful votes

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 852 helpful votes

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Isaiah 59:19 ESV / 852 helpful votes

So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come like a rushing stream, which the wind of the Lord drives.

Psalm 18:32 ESV / 849 helpful votes

The God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.

Jude 1:3 ESV / 843 helpful votes

Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.

Proverbs 24:17 ESV / 839 helpful votes

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,

1 Corinthians 1:18 ESV / 837 helpful votes

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 827 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Romans 1:25 ESV / 797 helpful votes

Because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

Psalm 20:6 ESV / 788 helpful votes

Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 787 helpful votes

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Luke 15:7 ESV / 774 helpful votes

Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

Philippians 2:1 ESV / 771 helpful votes

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy,

Proverbs 25:21 ESV / 769 helpful votes

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Philippians 2:25 ESV / 768 helpful votes

I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need,

Mark 16:15 ESV / 760 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Genesis 3:5 ESV / 741 helpful votes

For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Genesis 1:29 ESV / 735 helpful votes

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.

Revelation 22:16 ESV / 734 helpful votes

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

Revelation 6:8 ESV / 734 helpful votes

And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth.

Luke 23:42 ESV / 734 helpful votes

And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

Revelation 11:15 ESV / 731 helpful votes

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”

Luke 22:36 ESV / 730 helpful votes

He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one.

1 Corinthians 10:8 ESV / 729 helpful votes

We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day.

Psalm 18:2 ESV / 724 helpful votes

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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