Bible Verses About Firearms
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for firearms, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 450 votes, led by Luke 22:36. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Firearms
Luke 22:3625 votes
Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Matthew 5:38-3924 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Exodus 22:2-323 votes
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.
Psalms 144:123 votes
Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
Romans 12:1921 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 13:421 votes
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Proverbs 25:2619 votes
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Genesis 9:5-618 votes
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
Matthew 26:52-5418 votes
Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Psalms 46:117 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Leviticus 26:1-4616 votes
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 28:1-6815 votes
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
1 Samuel 25:1315 votes
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
Nehemiah 4:17-1815 votes
They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
Numbers 31:314 votes
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of Midian.
1 Samuel 8:1114 votes
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
2 Chronicles 17:1014 votes
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
Exodus 21:24-2513 votes
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Exodus 22:1-3113 votes
If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
1 Timothy 5:813 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Judges 5:812 votes
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
1 Samuel 13:19-2012 votes
Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
Luke 10:30-3712 votes
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
2 Chronicles 17:1-1911 votes
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Luke 11:21-2211 votes
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
What does the Bible say about firearms?
Readers most often cite Luke 22:36 on the subject of firearms. Across 450 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:38-39, Exodus 22:2-3, Psalms 144:1. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.