Bible Verses About Resistance to Oppression

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

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

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

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

Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.