Bible verses about "restitution" | Bishops

¹ And Adam knewe Heua his wyfe, who conceauing bare Cain, saying: I haue gotten a man of the Lorde ² And she proceading, brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keper of sheepe, but Cain was a tyller of the grounde ³ And in processe of dayes it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the grounde, an oblation vnto ye lorde ⁴ Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation ⁵ But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated ⁶ And the Lorde saide vnto Cain: why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenaunce abated ⁷ If thou do well, shalt thou not receaue? and yf thou doest not well, lyeth not thy sinne at the doores? Also vnto thee shall his desire be, and thou shalt haue dominion ouer hym ⁸ And Cain talked with Habel his brother: and it came to passe when they were in the fielde, Cain rose vp agaynst Habel his brother, & slewe him ⁹ And the Lorde said vnto Cain: where is Habel thy brother? Which sayde I wote not: Am I my brothers keper ¹⁰ And he sayde: What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde ¹¹ And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande ¹² If thou tyll the grounde, she shall not yeelde vnto thee her strength. A fugitiue and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth ¹³ And Cain sayde vnto the Lord: My iniquitie is more then that it may be forgeuen ¹⁴ Beholde, thou hast cast me out this day from the vpper face of the earth, & from thy face shall I be hyd, fugitiue also and a vacabounde shall I be in the earth: and it shall come to passe, that euery one that fyndeth me shal slay me ¹⁵ And the Lorde said vnto him: Uerely whosoeuer slayeth Cain, he shalbe punished seuen folde. And the Lorde set a marke vpon Cain, lest any man fyndyng hym shoulde kyll hym ¹⁶ And Cain went out from the presence of the Lorde, & dwelt in the lande of Nod, eastwarde from Eden ¹⁷ Cain also knewe his wyfe, whiche conceaued and bare Henoch, and buyldyng a citie, he called the name of the same citie after the name of his sonne Henoch ¹⁸ Unto ye same Henoch was borne Irad: Irad begat Mehuiael, Mehuiael begat Methusael, Methusael begat Lamech ¹⁹ And Lamech toke vnto hym two wyues, the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other was Sella ²⁰ And Ada bare Iabel, which was the father of such as dwel in the tentes, and of such as haue cattell ²¹ His brothers name was Iubal, which was the father of such as handle Harpe and Organ ²² And Sella also bare Thubalcain, which wrought cunnyngly euery craft of brasse and of iron, the sister of Thubalcain was Noema ²³ And Lamech saide vnto his wiues Ada and Sella: Heare my voyce ye wyues of Lamech, hearken vnto my speache: for I haue slayne a man to the woundyng of my selfe, & a young man to myne owne punishment ²⁴ If Cain shalbe auenged seuen folde, truely Lamech seuentie tymes & seuen tymes ²⁵ Adam knewe his wyfe agayne, and she bare a sonne, and called his name Seth: For God [sayde she] hath appoynted me another seede in steade of Habel whom Cain slewe ²⁶ And vnto the same Seth also there was borne a sonne, and he called his name Enos: then began men to make inuocation in the name of the Lorde

¹⁵ If a soule trespasse and sinne thorowe ignoraunce in thinges that are consecrated vnto the Lorde, let hym bryng for his trespasse vnto the Lord, a Ramme without blemishe out of the flockes, valued in money at two sicles, after the sicle of the sanctuarie, that it may be for a trespasse offering

¹ If thou shalt hearken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God, and obserue and do all his commaudementes which I commaunde thee this day: the Lorde wyll set thee on hye aboue all nations of the earth ² And all these blessinges shall come on thee and ouertake thee, if thou shalt hearken vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God ³ Blessed shalt thou be in the citie, and blessed in the field ⁴ Blessed shalbe the fruite of thy body, and the fruite of thy grounde, and the fruite of thy cattell, the increase of thy kine, and the flockes of thy sheepe ⁵ Blessed shalbe thy basket & thy store ⁶ Blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out, & blessed when thou commest in ⁷ The Lord shall geue ouer thyne enemies that ryse agaynst thee, that they may fall before thy face: They shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seuen wayes ⁸ The Lord shall commaunde the blessing vpon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thyne hande to, and wyll blesse thee in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth thee ⁹ The Lorde shall make thee an holy people vnto him self, as he hath sworne vnto thee: if thou shalt kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God, and walke in his wayes ¹⁰ And all nations of the earth shall see that the name of the Lorde is called vpon ouer thee, and they shalbe afraide of thee ¹¹ And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goodes, in the fruite of thy body, in the fruite of thy cattell, & in the fruite of thy grounde, in the lande whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to geue thee ¹² The Lorde shall open vnto thee his good treasure, euen the heauen to geue rayne vnto thy land in due season, & to blesse all thy labours of thy hande: And thou shalt lende vnto many nations, but shalt not borowe thy selfe ¹³ And the Lorde shall make thee chiefest, and not the lowest, and thou shalt be aboue only, and not beneath: if that thou hearken vnto the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God which I commaunde thee this day, to kepe and to do them ¹⁴ And see that thou bow not aside from any of these wordes whiche I commaund thee this day, either to the right hande or to the left, that thou wouldest go after straunge gods to serue them ¹⁵ But and if thou wilt not hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God, to kepe and to do all his commaundementes and his ordinaunces whiche I commaunde thee this day, all these curses shal come vpon thee and ouertake thee ¹⁶ Cursed shalt thou be in the citie, and cursed in the fielde ¹⁷ Cursed shalbe thy basket & thy store ¹⁸ Cursed shalbe the fruite of thy body, and the fruite of thy lande, and the increase of thy kine, and the flockes of thy sheepe ¹⁹ Cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in, and cursed when thou goest out ²⁰ The Lorde shal sende vpon thee cursing, destruction, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand to and that thou doest, vntyll he destroy thee, and bryng thee to naught quickly, because of the wickednesse of thyne inuentions, and because thou hast forsaken me ²¹ The Lorde shall make the pestilence cleaue vnto thee, vntyll he haue consumed thee from of the lande whyther thou goest to enioy it ²² The Lorde shall smyte thee with swelling, with feuers, heate, burnyng, and with the sworde, with blasting and mildeawe: and they shall folowe thee vntyll thou perishe ²³ And the heauen that is ouer thy head shalbe brasse, and the earth that is vnder thee, iron ²⁴ The Lorde shall turne the rayne of the lande vnto powder and dust, euen from heaue shal they come downe vpon thee, vntill thou be brought to naught ²⁵ And the Lorde shall cause thee to fall before thine enemies: Thou shalt come out one way agaynst them, and flee seuen wayes before them, & shalbe scattered among al the kingdomes of ye earth ²⁶ And thy carkasse shalbe meate vnto all maner foules of the ayre, and vnto the beastes of the earth, and no man shall fray them away ²⁷ The Lorde wyll smyte thee with the botch of Egypt, and the emarodes, scab, and itche, that thou mayest not be healed therof ²⁸ And the Lorde shall smyte thee with madnesse, and blyndnesse, and dasing of heart ²⁹ Thou shalt grope at noone dayes as the blinde gropeth in darknesse, & shal not prosper in thy wayes: Thou shalt be oppressed with wrong, & be poulled euermore, & no man shall succour thee ³⁰ Thou shalt be betrouthed vnto a wyfe, and another man shall lye with her: Thou shalt buylde an house, and not dwell therein: thou shalt also plant a vineyarde, and shalt not gather the grapes ³¹ Thine oxe shalbe slayne before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eate thereof: Thyne asse shalbe violently taken away euen before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee agayne: Thy sheepe shalbe geuen vnto thyne enemies, and no man shall rescue them ³² Thy sonnes and thy daughters shall be geuen vnto another nation, and thine eyes shall see it, and dase vpon them all the day long: and there shalbe no might in thyne hande ³³ The fruite of thy lande and all thy labours, shall a nation whiche thou knowest not, eate: and thou shalt continuallye suffer violence, and be oppressed alway ³⁴ So that thou shalt be cleane beside thy self, for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see ³⁵ The Lorde shall smyte thee in the knees and legges with a mischeuous botch that can not be healed, euen from the sole of thy foote, vnto the top of thy head ³⁶ The Lord shall bryng thee and thy kyng whiche thou shalt set ouer thee, vnto a nation whiche neither thou nor thy fathers haue knowen, that there thou mayest serue straunge gods, euen wood and stone ³⁷ And thou shalt be wondred at, spoken of, and iested at among al nations whyther the Lorde shall carry thee ³⁸ Thou shalt carry muche seede out into the fielde, and shalt gather but litle in: for the grashoppers shall destroy it ³⁹ Thou shalt plant a vineyarde and dresse it, but shalt neither drinke of the wine, neither gather the grapes: for the wormes shall eate it ⁴⁰ Thou shalt haue oliue trees throughout al thy coastes, but shalt not annoynt thy selfe with the oyle, for thine oliues shall fall downe ⁴¹ Thou shalt beget sonnes and daughters, but shalt not haue them: for they shalbe carryed away captiue ⁴² All the trees and fruite of thy lande shall wormes consume ⁴³ The straunger that is among you, shall clyme aboue thee vp on hye: and thou shalt come downe beneath alowe ⁴⁴ He shall lende thee, and thou shalt not lende him: he shalbe the head, and thou shalt be the tayle ⁴⁵ Moreouer, all these curses shall come vpon thee, and shall folowe thee, and ouertake thee tyll thou be destroyed: because thou hearkenedst not vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe his commaundementes, and his ordinaunces whiche he commaunded thee ⁴⁶ And they shalbe vpon thee for signes and wonders, & vpon thy seede for euer ⁴⁷ Because thou seruedst not the Lorde thy God with ioyfulnesse, and with a good heart, when thou haddest aboundaunce of all thinges ⁴⁸ Therfore shalt thou serue thyne enemie whiche the Lorde shall sende vpon thee, in hunger, and thirst, in nakednes, and in neede of all thyng: and he shall put a yoke of iron vpon thy necke, vntyll he haue brought thee to naught ⁴⁹ And the Lorde shall bryng a nation vpon thee from a farre, and from the ende of the worlde, as swyft as an eagle fleeth, a nation whose tongue thou shalt not vnderstande ⁵⁰ A nation of a shamelesse and cruell countenaunce, whiche shall not regarde the person of the olde, nor haue compassion on the young ⁵¹ The same shall eate the fruite of thy cattell, and the fruite of thy lande, vntill he haue destroyed thee: and shall leaue thee neither corne, wyne, nor oyle, neither the encrease of thy kine, nor the flockes of thy sheepe, vntyll he haue brought thee to naught ⁵² And he shall kepe thee in, in all the cities, vntyll he haue cast downe thy hye walles and strong holdes, wherin thou trustedst, throughout all the lande: And he shall besiege thee in al thy cities thorowout all the lande whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuen thee ⁵³ And thou shalt eate the fruite of thine owne body, the fleshe of thy sonnes, and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath geuen thee, in that straitnesse and siege, wherewith thyne enemie shall inclose thee ⁵⁴ So that it shall greeue the man (that is tender and exceeding delicate among you) to loke on his brother, and vpon his wyfe that lieth in his bosome, and on the remnaunt of his chyldren which he hath yet left ⁵⁵ For feare of geuyng vnto any of them of the fleshe of his chyldren, whom he shall eate: because he hath nothyng left hym in that straitnesse and siege, wherwith thine enemie shall besiege thee in all thy cities ⁵⁶ Yea, and the woman that is so tender and delicate, that she dare not aduenture to set the sole of her foote vpon the grounde, for softnesse and tendernesse, shalbe greeued to loke on her husbande that lieth in her bosome, & on her sonne, and on her daughter ⁵⁷ And on her afterbyrth that is come out from betweene her feete, and her chyldren whiche she shall beare: For when all thinges lacke, she shall eate them secretly, duryng the siege & straitnesse wherewith thyne enemies shall besiege thee in thy cities ⁵⁸ If thou wylt not kepe and do all the wordes of this lawe that are written in this booke, and feare this glorious and fearefull name, The Lorde thy God ⁵⁹ The Lord wyll sende vnto thee and thy seede, great plagues, and of long continuaunce, euyll sicknesses, and of long duraunce ⁶⁰ Moreouer, he will bryng vpon thee all the diseases of Egypt, and those whiche thou wast afrayde of shall cleaue vnto thee ⁶¹ And all maner sicknesses, and all maner plagues whiche are not written in the booke of this lawe, wyll the Lorde bryng vpon thee, vntyll he bryng thee to naught ⁶² And ye shalbe lefte fewe in number, where before ye were as the starres of heauen in multitude: because thou wouldest not hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God ⁶³ And it shall come to passe, that as the Lord reioyced ouer you, to do you good, and to multiplie you: euen so he will reioyce ouer you, to destroy you, & to bring you to naught, and ye shalbe wasted from of the lande whyther thou goest to enioy it ⁶⁴ And the Lord shal scatter thee among all nations, from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other: and there thou shalt serue straunge gods, whiche thou nor thy fathers haue knowen, euen wood and stone ⁶⁵ And among these nations thou shalt finde no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foote haue rest: But the Lorde shal geue thee there an vnquiet heart, and dasing eyes, and sorowe of minde ⁶⁶ And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee, and thou shalt feare both day and nyght, and shalt haue none assurannce of thy lyfe ⁶⁷ In the morning thou shalt say, would God it were nyght: And at nyght thou shalt say, would God it were mornyng, for feare of thyne heart whiche thou shalt feare, and for the sight of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt see ⁶⁸ And the Lorde shall bryng thee into Egypt agayne with shippes by the way whiche I sayde to thee, thou shalt see it no more againe: And there ye shalbe solde vnto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall bye you

²⁷ And he aunswered, and saide: Thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, & with all thy strength, and with al thy mynde, and thy neyghbour as thy selfe

⁵² Then saide Iesus vnto hym: Put vp thy sworde into his sheathe. For all they that take the sworde, shall peryshe with the sworde ⁵³ Thynkest thou that I can not nowe pray to my father, and he shall geue me more then twelue legions of Angels ⁵⁴ But howe then shall the scriptures be fulfylled? For thus must it be

⁹ If we knowledge our sinnes, he is faythfull & iust to forgeue vs our sinnes, and to clense vs from all vnryghteousnesse

⁵ And surely your blood of your lyues wyl I require: at the hande of euery beast wyll I require it, and at the hand of man, at the hande of mans brother wyll I require the life of man ⁶ Who so sheddeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God made he man

² If a theefe be found breaking vp, and be smitten that he dye: there shall no blood be shed for hym ³ But if the sunne be vp vpon him, then there shalbe blood shed for hym, for he should make restitution: if he haue not wherwith, he shalbe solde for his theft

¹ If a man steale an oxe or a sheepe, and kill it, or sell it: he shall restore fiue oxen for an oxe, foure sheepe for a sheepe

²⁴ Eye for eye, tothe for tothe, hande for hande, foote for foote ²⁵ Burnyng for burnyng, wounde for wounde, strype for strype

⁶ Speake vnto the children of Israel: When a man or woman shall commit any sinne that men comit, and trespasse agaynst the Lorde: when that person shall trespasse ⁷ Then they shall knowledge their sinne which they haue done, and let hym restore againe the hurt that he hath done, with his principall, and put the fift part of it more therto, and geue it vnto hym whom he hath trespassed agaynst

¹ And he entred in, and went through Hierico ² And beholde, there was a man named Zacheus, which was the chiefe among the publicanes, and was riche [also] ³ And he sought [meanes] to see Iesus, what he shoulde be, & coulde not for the preasse, because he was litle of stature ⁴ And he ran before, and clymed vp into a wylde fygge tree, to see hym: for he was to come that way ⁵ And when Iesus came to the place, he loked vp and sawe hym, and sayde vnto hym: Zache, come downe at once, for to day I must abyde at thy house ⁶ And he came downe hastyly, and receaued hym ioyfully ⁷ And when they al saw it, they murmured, saying that he was gone in to tary with a man that is a synner ⁸ And Zache stoode foorth, and sayde vnto the Lorde: Beholde Lorde, the halfe of my goodes I geue to the poore, and yf I haue taken from any man by forged cauillation, I restore him foure folde ⁹ Iesus sayde vnto hym: This daye is saluation come to this house, because that he also is become the childe of Abraham ¹⁰ For the sonne of man is come to seke, and to saue that which was lost

⁴ For he is the minister of God for thy wealth. But yf thou do euyll, feare: For he beareth not the sworde in vayne, for he is the minister of God, reuenger of wrath on hym that doth euyll

¹⁹ Dearely beloued, auenge not your selues, but rather geue place vnto wrath. For it is written: Uengeaunce is myne, I wyll repay sayth the Lorde

⁸ But if any prouide not for his owne, and specially for them of his housholde, he hath denyed the fayth, and is worse then an infidell

¹ If a man steale an oxe or a sheepe, and kill it, or sell it: he shall restore fiue oxen for an oxe, foure sheepe for a sheepe ² If a theefe be found breaking vp, and be smitten that he dye: there shall no blood be shed for hym ³ But if the sunne be vp vpon him, then there shalbe blood shed for hym, for he should make restitution: if he haue not wherwith, he shalbe solde for his theft ⁴ If the theft be founde in his hande, aliue, whether it be oxe, asse, or sheepe, he shall restore double ⁵ If a man do hurt fielde or vineyarde, and put in his beast to feede in another mans fielde: of the best of his owne fielde, and of the best of his owne vineyarde, shall he make restitution ⁶ If fire breake out and catche in the thornes and the stackes of corne, or the standyng corne, or fielde be consumed therewith: he that kyndeled the fyre, shall make restitution ⁷ If a man deliuer his neyghbour money or stuffe to kepe, and it be stolen out of his house: if the theefe be founde, let hym pay double ⁸ And if the theefe be not founde, then the good man of ye house shalbe brought vnto the Iudges, that it may be knowen whether he haue put his hande vnto his neyghbours good ⁹ And in al maner of trespasse, whether it be for oxe, asse, or sheepe, rayment, or any maner of lost thing, which another chalengeth to be his: the cause of both parties shall come before the Iudges, and whom the Iudges condemne, let him pay double vnto his neyghbour ¹⁰ If a man delyuer vnto his neyghbour to kepe, asse, oxe, sheepe, or whatsoeuer beast it be: and it dye, or be hurt, or taken away by enemies, & no man see it ¹¹ Then shall an oth of the Lorde be betweene them, that he hath not put his hande vnto his neyghbours good: and the owner of it shall take the oth, and the other shall not make it good ¹² And if it be stollen from hym, then he shall make restitution vnto the owner therof ¹³ If it be torne in peeces, then let him bryng recorde of the tearing, and he shall not make it good ¹⁴ And if a man borowe ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or els dye, and the owner therof be not by: he shall surely make it good ¹⁵ But if the owner therof be by, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire ¹⁶ If a man entice a mayde that is not betrouthed, and lye with her, he shall endowe her, and take her to his wyfe ¹⁷ And if her father refuse to geue her vnto him, he shal pay money, according to the dowrie of virgins ¹⁸ Thou shalt not suffer a witche to lyue ¹⁹ Whosoeuer lyeth with a beast, shall be slayne for it ²⁰ He that offereth vnto any gods, saue vnto ye Lord only, he shalbe killed ²¹ Uexe not a straunger, neither oppresse him: for ye were straungers in the land of Egypt ²² Ye shall trouble no wydowe nor fatherlesse chylde ²³ If ye shall euyll entreate them, and they crye out vnto me, I wyll surelye heare theyr crye ²⁴ And then wyl my wrath waxe hotte, and I wyll kyll you with the sworde, & your wyues shalbe widowes, and your chyldren fatherlesse ²⁵ If thou lende money to any of my people that is poore by thee, thou shalt not be as a tiraunt vnto him, neither shalt thou lay vpon him vsurie ²⁶ If thou take thy neyghbours rayment to pledge, thou shalt deliuer it vnto him by that the sunne go downe ²⁷ For that is his couering only, euen the rayment for his skinne, wherein he slepeth: and when he cryeth vnto me, I wyll heare him, for I am mercyfull ²⁸ Thou shalt not rayle vpon ye gods, neither blaspheme ye ruler of the people ²⁹ Thy fruites, whether they be drie or moyst, see thou kepe the not backe: thy first borne sonne thou shalt geue me ³⁰ Likewise also shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheepe: seuen dayes it shalbe with the damme, & the eyght day thou shalt geue it me ³¹ Ye shalbe an holy people vnto me, neither shall ye eate any fleshe that is torne of beastes in the fielde, but shall cast it to a dogge