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20 Bible Verses About Karma

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  • The Bible does not use the word karma; its nearest language is sowing and reaping, as in Galatians 6:7, “A man reaps what he sows.”
  • In Galatians 6:7, Romans 2:6 and Revelation 22:12 the one who repays is God or Jesus, and 2 Corinthians 5:10 places the repayment at the judgment seat of Christ.
  • Job 4:8 is spoken by Eliphaz, and in Job 42:7 God tells him that he and his two friends “have not spoken the truth about me.”
  • In John 9:2-3 and Luke 13:2-3 Jesus denies that a man’s blindness or a violent death proved the sufferers’ sin.
  • Psalm 103:10 says God “does not treat us as our sins deserve,” and Romans 6:23 calls eternal life a gift, set against the wages of sin.

The Bible does not use the word karma, but it does say that people reap what they sow (Galatians 6:7). Karma is a principle taught in the religions of India, among them Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, that a person’s intent and actions shape their future, with good deeds leading to happier rebirths. The Bible names God as the one who repays: God “will repay each person according to what they have done” (Romans 2:6). Proverbs states the pattern in everyday…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Wikipedia. Karma. In Indian religions, a principle of cause and effect in which individuals’ intent and actions influence their future; good deeds contribute to happier rebirths. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma

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