1 Peter 2:23

When reviled and made to suffer, Christ did not retaliate but entrusted himself to God the righteous Judge. Jesus models non-retaliation by trusting God's justice.

Cross-references · 31

• Isa 53:7He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he didn’t open his mouth.
• 1 Pet 4:19Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.
• Heb 12:3For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
• Ps 37:5Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
• Acts 4:29Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,
• 2 Tim 1:12For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.
• 1 Pet 3:9not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.
• Acts 8:32–35Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.
• Ps 31:5Into your hand I commend my spirit. You redeem me, Yahweh, God of truth.
• 2 Tim 4:8From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
• Ps 10:14But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
• Ps 38:12–14They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.
• Luke 23:46Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” Having said this, he breathed his last.
• Mark 15:29–32Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
• John 8:48–49Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
• Mark 14:60–61The high priest stood up in the middle, and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is it which these testify against you?”
• Ps 96:13before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.
• Rom 2:5But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God;
• Gen 18:25Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”
• Luke 23:9He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.
• 2 Th 1:5This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.
• Ps 7:11God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
• Acts 17:31because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”
• Luke 23:34–39Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
• Luke 22:64–65Having blindfolded him, they struck him on the face and asked him, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?”
• Rev 19:11I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
• John 19:9–11He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
• Eph 6:9You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
• Acts 9:1But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
• Matt 27:39–44Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
• Acts 7:59They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

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