Bible Verses About Soldiers And Military Service

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

Clear instruction to soldiers from John the Baptist

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Bible passage with soldier imagery for Christian suffering

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

Direct soldier metaphor in the New Testament.

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

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Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

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The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therin: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.

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Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

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With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

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For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

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He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

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With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

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Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

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When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

General war command text, useful background only.

But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the Lord to battle, as my lord saith.

Armed for war in Israel; background military text.

Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

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Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

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For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.

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Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

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Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

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When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing.

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And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

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And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

Cornelius includes a devout soldier in his household.

But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

Armed before the people; background military passage.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

General spiritual warfare language

And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

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There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

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For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

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Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

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And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.

Armed before brethren in a war context.

And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.

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But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.

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Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

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