Bible Verses About Forcing Someone Against Their Will
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for forcing someone against their will, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 803 votes, led by 1 Peter 5:1-3. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Forcing Someone Against Their Will
1 Peter 5:1-394 votes
The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
Titus 3:259 votes
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Proverbs 16:954 votes
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
James 4:1-442 votes
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Titus 3:940 votes
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Ephesians 6:10-2032 votes
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
1 Timothy 1:1331 votes
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
1 Corinthians 6:19-2030 votes
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
John 3:16-1729 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Philippians 4:625 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Hebrews 11:623 votes
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Hebrews 13:623 votes
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Matthew 11:2820 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Revelation 1:120 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
John 10:1019 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
1 John 1:919 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Corinthians 10:1318 votes
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Luke 1:3717 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Revelation 3:2017 votes
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
2 Peter 3:915 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
2 Chronicles 7:1414 votes
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Ezekiel 18:2014 votes
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Malachi 3:514 votes
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.
Matthew 24:2414 votes
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Romans 8:2814 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
What does the Bible say about forcing someone against their will?
Readers most often cite 1 Peter 5:1-3 on the subject of forcing someone against their will. Across 803 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Titus 3:2, Proverbs 16:9, James 4:1-4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.