RS Theme E

Governing authorities

‘Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities’

Prison

‘I was in prison and you came to visit me’

Wicked Judaism

‘The wickedness of the wicked shall be accounted to him alone’

Others

‘Do to others what you want them to do’

Evil - Christianity

‘Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good’

Eye for eye

‘Eye for eye, tooth for tooth’

Leviticus

‘You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge’

Forgiveness

‘Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing’

Lord’s prayer

‘Forgive our sins as we forgive those who sin against us’

Seven

‘Not seven times, but seventy-seven times’

Ezekiel

Teaches that wrongdoers should be reformed

Death penalty yes

‘Whoever sheds human blood, by humans their blood be shed’

Retribution Christian

‘Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labour’

Eye for an eye nope

‘Whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other cheek also’

Sinned

‘For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God’