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It encompasses a range of behaviors from physical attacks to threats of violence. The Bible addresses the issue of assault both directly and indirectly, emphasizing the sanctity of human life and the importance of treating others with love and respect.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b>Old Testament Law:</b> <br> The Mosaic Law provides clear guidelines regarding acts of violence and the consequences thereof. <a href="/exodus/21-18.htm">Exodus 21:18-19</a> states, "If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, then the one who struck him shall go unpunished; he must pay for the lost time and see that the victim is completely healed." This passage highlights the principle of restitution and accountability for physical harm.<br><br>2. <b>Prohibition of Violence:</b> <br> The Bible consistently condemns violence and calls for peace among individuals. <a href="/psalms/11-5.htm">Psalm 11:5</a> declares, "The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence." This verse underscores God's disapproval of violent behavior and His desire for His people to pursue peace.<br><br>3. <b>Teachings of Jesus:</b> <br> Jesus Christ, in His teachings, emphasized love and non-retaliation. In <a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39</a> , He instructs, "But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also." This radical call to non-violence and forgiveness challenges believers to respond to aggression with grace and restraint.<br><br>4. <b>Apostolic Guidance:</b> <br> The apostles continued to teach against violence and assault. <a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Romans 12:17-19</a> advises, "Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: 'Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.'" This passage encourages believers to trust in God's justice rather than taking matters into their own hands.<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Implications:</b><br><br>1. <b>Value of Human Life:</b> <br> The Bible upholds the intrinsic value of human life, created in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>). Assault, as an act of violence against another person, is a violation of this divine image and is therefore condemned.<br><br>2. <b>Call to Love and Forgiveness:</b> <br> Christians are called to love their neighbors and even their enemies (<a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Matthew 5:44</a>). This love is incompatible with acts of assault and violence. Instead, believers are encouraged to forgive and seek reconciliation.<br><br>3. <b>Justice and Protection:</b> <br> While the Bible advocates for peace and forgiveness, it also recognizes the role of justice and protection. Authorities are established to maintain order and protect citizens from harm (<a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1-4</a>). Thus, while personal retaliation is discouraged, seeking justice through appropriate legal means is supported.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>The biblical perspective on assault is clear in its condemnation of violence and its call for believers to pursue peace, love, and forgiveness. Through the teachings of both the Old and New Testaments, Christians are guided to uphold the sanctity of life and to respond to aggression with grace, trusting in God's ultimate justice.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ASSAULT</span><p>a-solt' (tsur; horme): The Hebrew verbal form is used of pressing forward a siege (see SIEGE), but also of a hostile attack upon a person then translated "assault" (<a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Esther 8:11</a>). The Greek word horme used of an attack upon persons in <a href="/acts/14-5.htm">Acts 14:5</a> (the King James Version) is rendered "onset" in the Revised Version (British and American). The word "assault" remains in <a href="/acts/17-5.htm">Acts 17:5</a>, of attacking the house of Jason in Thessalonica, where the verb is ephistanai, "to come suddenly upon."<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3730.htm"><span class="l">3730. horme -- a rapid motion forwards, onrush, <b>assault</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a rapid motion forwards, onrush, <b>assault</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine<br> Transliteration: horme Phonetic Spelling: (hor-may') Short Definition: a rush, violent <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3730.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1936.htm"><span class="l">1936. epithesis -- a laying on, an <b>assault</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a laying on, an <b>assault</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: epithesis<br> Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ith'-es-is) Short Definition: laying on Definition: a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1936.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2721.htm"><span class="l">2721. katephistemi -- to bless fervently</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to bless fervently. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katephistemi Phonetic<br> Spelling: (kat-ef-is'-tay-mee) Short Definition: I rush, <b>assault</b> Definition: I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2721.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2186.htm"><span class="l">2186. ephistemi -- to set upon, set up, to stand upon, be present</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1), stood near (1). <b>assault</b>, come unto, be at hand, stand over. From epi and<br> histemi; to stand upon, ie Be present (in various applications <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2186.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4911.htm"><span class="l">4911. sunephistemi -- to place over, rise together</span></a> <br><b>...</b> rise up together. From sun and ephistemi; to stand up together, ie To resist (or<br> <b>assault</b>) jointly -- rise up together. see GREEK sun. see GREEK ephistemi. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4911.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/2177.htm"><span class="l">2177. ephallomai -- to leap upon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> leap upon. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ephallomai Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ef-al'-lom-ahee) Short Definition: I leap upon Definition: I leap upon, <b>assault</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2177.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6696.htm"><span class="l">6696. tsuwr -- to confine, bind, besiege</span></a><br><b>...</b> adversary, <b>assault</b>, beset, besiege, bind up, cast, distress, fashion, A<br> primitive root; to cramp, ie Confine (in many applications <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6696.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5061.htm"><span class="l">5061. nega -- a stroke, plague, mark</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from naga Definition a stroke, plague, mark NASB Word Usage affliction<br> (2), another (1), <b>assault</b> (2), infection (30), mark (32), plague (6 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5061.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3533.htm"><span class="l">3533. kabash -- to subdue, bring into bondage</span></a><br><b>...</b> root Definition to subdue, bring into bondage NASB Word Usage <b>assault</b> (1), brought<br> them into subjection (2), forced into bondage (1), forcing (1), subdue (1 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3533.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/scholasticus/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_scholasticus/chapter_xxiv_assault_upon_the_monks.htm"><span class="l"><b>Assault</b> Upon the Monks, and Banishment of their Superiors, who <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book IV. Chapter XXIV."<b>Assault</b> upon the Monks, and Banishment of their<br> Superiors, who exhibit Miraculous Power. The emperor Valens <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xxiv assault upon the monks.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_1_that_the_miseries.htm"><span class="l">That the Miseries Still Grew Worse; and How the Romans Made an <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER 1. That The Miseries Still Grew Worse; And How The Romans Made An<br> <b>Assault</b> Upon The Tower Of Antonia. 1. Thus did the miseries <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 1 that the miseries.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyprian/the_treatises_of_cyprian/10_that_injuries_and_penalties.htm"><span class="l">That Injuries and Penalties of Persecutions are not to be Feared <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 10. That injuries and penalties of persecutions are not to be feared by us, because<br> greater is the Lord to protect than the devil to <b>assault</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/10 that injuries and penalties.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_works_of_john_cassian_/chapter_xiii_of_the_different.htm"><span class="l">Of the Different Ways in which all These Faults <b>Assault</b> Us.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter XIII. Of the different ways<br> in which all these faults <b>assault</b> us. Although then these <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xiii of the different.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_men_are_assailed_by.htm"><span class="l">Whether Men are Assailed by the Demons?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I answer that, Two things may be considered in the <b>assault</b> of the<br> demons"-the <b>assault</b> itself, and the ordering thereof. The <b>assault</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether men are assailed by.htm</font><p><a href="/library/john/exposition_of_the_orthodox_faith/chapter_xxii_concerning_the_law_of.htm"><span class="l">Concerning the Law of God and the Law of Sin.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> that we, holding by it, may walk in light [2632] : and the transgression of this<br> precept is sin, and this continues to exist on account of the <b>assault</b> of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../john/exposition of the orthodox faith/chapter xxii concerning the law of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_works_of_john_cassian_/chapter_xiv_of_the_struggle.htm"><span class="l">Of the Struggle into which we must Enter against Our Faults, when <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> his besetting sin, and direct his main attack against it, directing all his care<br> and watchfulness of mind to guard against its <b>assault</b>, directing against it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xiv of the struggle.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_it_was_fitting_for.htm"><span class="l">Whether it was Fitting for Man to be Tempted by the Devil?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Objection 3: Further, it seems to savor of punishment that anyone should have an<br> assailant, just as on the other hand the cessation of an <b>assault</b> is akin to a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it was fitting for.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/history_of_the_christian_church_volume_i/section_84_critical_review_of.htm"><span class="l">Critical Review of the Johannean Problem.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> When the first serious <b>assault</b> was made upon the genuineness of the fourth Gospel<br> by the learned General Superintendent Bretschneider (in 1820), he was met <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 84 critical review of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/romans_corinthians_to_ii_corinthians_chap_v/strong_and_loving.htm"><span class="l">Strong and Loving</span></a> <br><b>...</b> stand fast, we must watch. A sudden <b>assault</b> will be a great deal less<br> formidable when it is a foreseen <b>assault</b>. 'Stand fast in the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/strong and loving.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/assault.htm"><span class="l"><b>Assault</b> (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught;<br> the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make <b>assault</b> upon a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/assault.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/onset.htm"><span class="l">Onset (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An onslaught; an <b>assault</b>; a beginning; as, the<br> onset of a cold; an attack; a storming; especially, the <b>assault</b> of an army. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/onset.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/attack.htm"><span class="l">Attack (221 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To fall upon with force; to assail, as<br> with force and arms; to <b>assault</b>. 2. (vt) To assail with <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/attack.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/siege.htm"><span class="l">Siege (63 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> hands without a siege. Other cities seem to have yielded after pitched battles,<br> or to have been taken by <b>assault</b>. Many of the Canaanite <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/siege.htm - 51k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/violence.htm"><span class="l">Violence (98 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (n.) Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance;<br> profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; <b>assault</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/violence.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/assassinate.htm"><span class="l">Assassinate (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (vt) To kill by surprise or secret <b>assault</b>; to murder by treacherous violence. <b>...</b><br> 3. (n.) An assassination, murder, or murderous <b>assault</b>. 4. (n.) An assassin. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/assassinate.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/storm.htm"><span class="l">Storm (62 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 4. (n.) A violent <b>assault</b> on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter<br> and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/storm.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/assassins.htm"><span class="l">Assassins (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/assassins.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vindicate.htm"><span class="l">Vindicate (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (vt) To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid; to assert<br> convincingly; to sustain against <b>assault</b>; as, to vindicate a right, claim, or title <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vindicate.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nationality.htm"><span class="l">Nationality (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> together, and to defend their life, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish,<br> all the power of the people and province that would <b>assault</b> them, their little <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nationality.htm - 8k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/sexual-assault.html">What does the Bible say about sexual assault? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/rape-culture.html">What is rape culture? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/walls-of-Jericho.html">What should we learn from the walls of Jericho falling down? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/assault.htm">Assault: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Assault (8 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/11-12.htm">Matthew 11:12</a></span><br />But from the time of John the Baptist till now, the Kingdom of the Heavens has been suffering violent <span class="boldtext">assault</span>, and the violent have been seizing it by force.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/14-5.htm">Acts 14:5</a></span><br />And when there was an <span class="boldtext">assault</span> made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-8.htm">Deuteronomy 17:8</a></span><br />If there arises a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates; then you shall arise, and go up to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-5.htm">Deuteronomy 21:5</a></span><br />The priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Yahweh your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of Yahweh; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Esther 7:8</a></span><br />Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman had fallen on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, "Will he even <span class="boldtext">assault</span> the queen in front of me in the house?" As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Esther 8:11</a></span><br />In those letters, the king granted the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together, and to defend their life, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would <span class="boldtext">assault</span> them, their little ones and women, and to plunder their possessions,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/7-20.htm">Job 7:20</a></span><br />Have I sinned, what do I unto thee, thou Observer of men? 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