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In the biblical context, the concept of being "punished" is closely associated with divine justice and the moral order established by God. Punishment in the Bible serves as a response to sin and disobedience, reflecting God's holiness and righteousness. It is both corrective and retributive, aiming to bring about repentance and restoration, as well as to uphold divine law.

Old Testament Context

The Old Testament frequently addresses the theme of punishment as a consequence of sin. In the Law of Moses, various transgressions are met with specific penalties, underscoring the seriousness of violating God's commandments. For instance, in Leviticus 26:18, God warns the Israelites, "And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins." This passage highlights the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where obedience brings blessings and disobedience results in punishment.

The account of Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 illustrates the introduction of punishment into the human experience. After disobeying God's command, they face consequences that affect all of creation, including pain, toil, and death. This narrative sets the stage for understanding punishment as a fundamental aspect of the human condition post-Fall.

The prophets often spoke of punishment as a means of calling Israel back to faithfulness. In Amos 3:2, God declares, "You alone have I known from all the clans of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities." Here, punishment is portrayed as an expression of God's unique relationship with Israel, intended to lead them to repentance.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of punishment is further developed, particularly in the teachings of Jesus and the writings of the apostles. Jesus speaks of eternal punishment in the context of final judgment. In Matthew 25:46, He states, "And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." This underscores the ultimate consequence of rejecting God's offer of salvation through Christ.

The apostle Paul also addresses the theme of divine punishment. In Romans 1:18, he writes, "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the ungodliness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness." Here, punishment is linked to God's wrath against sin, emphasizing the moral order that God upholds.

The New Testament also presents the idea of corrective discipline as a form of punishment. In Hebrews 12:6, it is written, "For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives." This passage highlights the redemptive purpose of punishment, aiming to refine and restore believers to a right relationship with God.

Theological Implications

Theologically, punishment in the Bible is understood as an expression of God's justice and holiness. It serves to maintain the moral order and to bring about repentance and reconciliation. While punishment is a consequence of sin, the Bible also emphasizes God's mercy and grace, offering forgiveness and redemption through Jesus Christ.

The concept of punishment is integral to understanding the nature of God and His dealings with humanity. It reflects the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement, ultimately pointing to the sacrificial work of Christ as the means by which believers are spared from eternal punishment and granted eternal life.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Punish.

Greek

5099. tino -- to pay, to pay a penalty
... penalty). 5099 (a primitive root, dictionary) -- to be punished, having
to attached to the crime (used only in 2 Thes 1:9). [In ...
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2851. kolasis -- correction
... Cognate: 2851 (from , "a buffeting, a blow") -- properly, punishment that "fits"
(matches) the one punished (R. Trench); from living in the from one's (cf. ...
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2849. kolazo -- to chastise
... kolazo Phonetic Spelling: (kol-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I chastise, punish Definition:
I chastise, curtail, punish; mid: I cause to be punished. ...
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5097. timoreo -- to punish, avenge
... Word Origin perhaps from time and arnumai (to exact atonment) Definition
to punish, avenge NASB Word Usage punished (2). punish. ...
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3811. paideuo -- to train children, to chasten, correct
... correct NASB Word Usage correcting (1), discipline (2), disciplined (2), disciplines
(1), educated (2), instructing (1), punish (2), punished (1), taught (1). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

816. asham -- to offend, be guilty
... Or mashem {aw-shame'}; a primitive root; to be guilty; by implication to be punished
or perish -- X certainly, be(-come, made) desolate, destroy, X greatly, be ...
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6485. paqad -- to attend to, visit, muster, appoint
... 3), misses me at all (1), missing (5), mustered (6), mustering (1), number (13),
numbered (99), officers (2), oversight (3), punish (46), punished (6), put him ...
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6064. anash -- to fine, mulct
... Word Origin denominative verb from onesh Definition to fine, mulct NASB Word Usage
fine (3), fined (1), imposed (1), pay the penalty (1), punished (2), surely ...
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5358. naqam -- to avenge, take vengeance
... root Definition to avenge, take vengeance NASB Word Usage avenge (9), avenged (5),
avenger (2), avenging (2), exact (1), execute (1), punished (1), revengeful ...
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Library

Pardoned Sin Punished
... THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL PARDONED SIN PUNISHED. 'And It came to pass after
this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/pardoned sin punished.htm

Whether the Soul in Purgatory are Punished by the Demons?
... OF THE QUALITY OF SOULS WHO EXPIATE ACTUAL SIN OR ITS PUNISHMENT IN PURGATORY (SIX
ARTICLES) Whether the soul in Purgatory are punished by the demons? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the soul in purgatory.htm

Psalm 129. Persecutors Punished.
... Psalm 129. Persecutors punished. 1 Up from my youth, may Israel say, Have I been
nurs'd in tears; My griefs were constant as the day, And tedious as the years. ...
/.../watts/the psalms of david/psalm 129 persecutors punished.htm

Whether Anyone is Punished for Another's Sin?
... OF THE DEBT OF PUNISHMENT (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether anyone is punished for another's
sin? Objection 1: It would seem that one may be punished for another's sin. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether anyone is punished for.htm

Psalm 129 Persecutors Punished.
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 129 Persecutors punished. CM Persecutors punished.
Up from my youth, may Isr'el say,. Have I been nursed in tears; ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 129 persecutors punished.htm

The Reprobate are to be Punished for Merits of a Different Kind.
... A Treatise on rebuke and grace, Chapter 42."The Reprobate are to Be Punished
for Merits of a Different Kind. But those who do ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 42 the reprobate are to.htm

Psalm 107:3. Third Part. Intemperance Punished and Pardoned; Or, a ...
... THE Psalms of David, In Metre. Psalm 107:3. Third Part. Intemperance punished
and pardoned; or, A psalm for the glutton and the drunkard. ...
/.../watts/the psalms of david/psalm 107 3 0 third part intemperance.htm

Distinguishing Love; Or, Angels Punished and Men Saved.
... third lines of the stanza. Hymn 2:96. Distinguishing love; or, Angels
punished and men saved. 1 Down headlong from their native ...
/.../watts/hymns and spiritual songs/hymn 0 15 distinguishing love or.htm

Theft is Punished by Thy Law, O Lord, and the Law Written in the ...
... Book II Chapter IV Theft is punished by Thy law, O Lord, and the law written
in the hearts? Theft is punished by Thy law, O Lord ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter iv theft is punished.htm

The Demons Shall be Punished More Severely than Men.
... Chapter XIV."The Demons Shall Be Punished More Severely Than Men. And
such are you also, O Greeks,"profuse in words, but with ...
/.../tatian/tatians address to the greeks/chapter xiv the demons shall be.htm

Thesaurus

Punished (47 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Punish. Multi-Version Concordance Punished (47 Occurrences). ... They
will be punished far more severely than others." (WEY NIV). ...
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Homicide (1 Occurrence)
... result of death. It was always to be punished by death, being considered
a crime against the image of God. Killing is definitely ...
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Raca (1 Occurrence)
... Thus we have three stages of anger, with three corresponding grades of punishment:
(1) the inner feeling of anger (orgizomenos), to be punished by the local or ...
/r/raca.htm - 10k

Punishable (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of
being punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses. ...
/p/punishable.htm - 7k

Code (6 Occurrences)
... The law also proceeds rigorously against false witnesses: in a process in which
life is at stake, conscious perjury is punished with death (section symbol 3 ...
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Foreseeth (2 Occurrences)
... Foreseeth (2 Occurrences). Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth
himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. (KJV WBS). ...
/f/foreseeth.htm - 6k

Murder (41 Occurrences)
... nearest the scene of the murder was required to make expiation for the crime committed
(Deuteronomy 21:1-9). These offences also were to be punished with death ...
/m/murder.htm - 24k

Mulcted
... mulk'-ted (`anash, "to be punished," "fined"): "The simple pass on, and are mulcted"
(Proverbs 22:3 the Revised Version margin, the Revised Version (British ...
/m/mulcted.htm - 6k

Punishes (4 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Job 35:15 And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger?
And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance? (See NIV). ...
/p/punishes.htm - 7k

Hammurabi
... The law also proceeds rigorously against false witnesses: in a process in which
life is at stake, conscious perjury is punished with death (section symbol 3 ...
/h/hammurabi.htm - 47k

Resources

Are children punished for the sins of their parents? | GotQuestions.org

Why wasn't Aaron punished for making the golden calf? | GotQuestions.org

Why does the Bible allow slave owners to beat their slaves? | GotQuestions.org

Punished: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Punished (47 Occurrences)

Mark 12:40
those who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."
(See NIV)

Luke 20:47
who swallow up the property of widows and mask their wickedness by making long prayers. They will be punished far more severely than others."
(WEY NIV)

Luke 23:22
And he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will give him punishment and let him go.
(See NIV)

Acts 22:5
As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 26:11
And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
(KJV WEY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 11:32
But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
(WEB)

2 Corinthians 6:9
as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not killed;
(WEB NAS RSV)

2 Thessalonians 1:9
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
(KJV WBS NIV)

Hebrews 10:29
of how much sorer punishment shall he be counted worthy who the Son of God did trample on, and the blood of the covenant did count a common thing, in which he was sanctified, and to the Spirit of the grace did despite?
(See NIV)

Hebrews 12:5
And you have not kept in mind the word which says to you as to sons, My son, do not make little of the Lord's punishment, and do not give up hope when you are judged by him;
(See RSV)

Hebrews 12:10
For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.
(WEB)

2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Genesis 19:15
And when morning came, the angels did all in their power to make Lot go, saying, Get up quickly and take your wife and your two daughters who are here, and go, for fear that you come to destruction in the punishment of the town.
(See NIV)

Genesis 42:21
They said one to another, "We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us."
(See NIV)

Exodus 21:20
"If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 21:21
Notwithstanding, if he gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV NIV)

Leviticus 18:25
The land was defiled: therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Leviticus 19:20
"'If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed, or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
(WEB ASV)

1 Samuel 28:10
And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying: 'As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.'
(See NIV)

1 Chronicles 21:7
And God was not pleased with this thing; so he sent punishment on Israel.
(See NIV)

Ezra 7:26
And if anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, take care that punishment is given to him, by death or by driving him from his country or by taking away his goods or by putting him in prison.
(See NIV)

Ezra 9:13
After all that is come on us for our evil deeds, and for our great guilt, seeing that you our God have punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us such a remnant,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Job 31:11
For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Job 31:28
this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for I should have denied the God who is above.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Job 35:15
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
(See JPS)

Psalms 73:14
For all day long have I been plagued, and punished every morning.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 99:8
You gave them an answer, O Lord our God; you took away their sin, though you gave them punishment for their wrongdoing.
(See NIV)

Psalms 118:18
Yah has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
(WEB)

Proverbs 21:11
When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Proverbs 27:12
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 24:22
And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.
(See JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 26:14
They are dead, they shall not live; they are deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all remembrance of them to perish.
(See JPS NAS NIV)

Isaiah 29:6
The Lord of armies will come in with thunder and earth-shaking and great noise, with rushing wind and storm, and the flame of burning fire.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 57:17
I was quickly angry with his evil ways, and sent punishment on him, veiling my face in wrath: and he went on, turning his heart from me.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 2:30
I gave your children blows to no purpose; they got no good from training: your sword has been the destruction of your prophets, like a death-giving lion.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 6:6
For thus hath Jehovah of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast up a mound against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.
(See JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 8:12
Let them be put to shame because they have done disgusting things. They had no shame, they were not able to become red with shame: so they will come down with those who are falling: in the time of their punishment they will be made low, says the Lord.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 23:12
For this cause their steps will be slipping on their way: they will be forced on into the dark and have a fall there: for I will send evil on them in the year of their punishment, says the Lord.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 30:14
Your lovers have no more thought for you, they go after you no longer; for I have given you the wound of a hater, even cruel punishment;
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 44:13
For I will punish those who dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 46:21
And those who were her fighters for payment are like fat oxen; for they are turned back, they have gone in flight together, they do not keep their place: for the day of their fate has come on them, the time of their punishment.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 50:18
Therefore thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 50:27
Put all her oxen to the sword; let them go down to death: sorrow is theirs, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 50:31
Behold, I am against thee, O thou most arrogant, saith the Lord GOD of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will punish thee.
(See NIV)

Lamentations 3:39
What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?
(See NIV)

Zephaniah 3:7
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
(KJV WBS)

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