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Definition and Context:
A strike, in modern terms, refers to a collective, organized cessation of work by employees as a form of protest, typically to gain concessions from their employer regarding working conditions, wages, or other employment terms. While the Bible does not explicitly mention strikes as understood today, it provides principles and teachings that can be applied to the concept of labor disputes and the relationships between employers and employees.

Biblical Principles on Work and Labor Relations:
The Bible emphasizes the dignity of work and the importance of fair treatment in labor relations. In Colossians 3:23-24 , it is written, "Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men, because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." This passage underscores the value of diligent work and the ultimate accountability to God rather than human masters.

Employer Responsibilities:
Scripture also addresses the responsibilities of those in positions of authority over workers. In James 5:4 , it states, "Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts." This verse highlights the sin of withholding fair wages and the divine attention to injustices faced by laborers.

Employee Conduct:
The Bible encourages employees to act with integrity and respect towards their employers. Ephesians 6:5-8 advises, "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free." While the context refers to slaves and masters, the principles of respect and sincerity apply to modern employee-employer relationships.

Conflict Resolution:
The Bible advocates for peaceful resolution of conflicts and disputes. Matthew 18:15-17 provides a model for addressing grievances: "If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.' If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector." This passage suggests a process of direct communication and mediation before escalating conflicts.

Justice and Advocacy:
The Bible calls for justice and advocacy for the oppressed. Proverbs 31:8-9 instructs, "Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the justice of all the dispossessed. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy." This directive encourages believers to speak out against injustices and support those who are marginalized, which can include advocating for fair labor practices.

Conclusion:
While the Bible does not directly address the modern concept of strikes, its teachings on work, justice, and conflict resolution provide a framework for understanding and navigating labor disputes. Believers are called to uphold principles of fairness, integrity, and peaceful resolution in all aspects of work and employment.

Strong's Hebrew

5221. nakah -- to smite
... 1), slew (8), smashed (1), smite (12), smiter (1), smiting (1), smitten (7), smote
(13), stricken (3), strike (49), strike down (9), strikes (9), strikes down ...
/hebrew/5221.htm - 7k

5606. saphaq -- to slap, clap
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to slap, clap NASB Word Usage clap (2), claps
(1), smote (1), strike (2), strikes (1), struck together (1), wallow (1). ...
/hebrew/5606.htm - 6k

4672. matsa -- to attain to, find
... overtook (1), pleases* (1), possessed (1), present (15), reached (3), reaped (1),
requires (1), secured (1), seeking (1), spreads (1), strikes (1), sufficient ...
/hebrew/4672.htm - 6k

5060. naga -- to touch, reach, strike
... 1), happens (2), plagued (1), pretended to be beaten (1), reach (4), reached (6),
reaching (1), smitten (1), stricken (2), strike (1), strikes (1), struck (3 ...
/hebrew/5060.htm - 6k

Library

Celsus Then Extracts from the Gospel the Precept, "To Him who ...
... Chapter XXV. Celsus then extracts from the Gospel the precept, "To him who
strikes thee once? Celsus then extracts from the Gospel ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xxv celsus then extracts.htm

If this Queen Ye See Not, Now Rich Also with Royal Progeny. If She ...
... If these things are not so shown to be clear, as that the eyes of enemies find not
in what direction to turn aside, where the same clearness strikes them not ...
/.../augustine/concerning faith of things not seen /6 if this queen ye.htm

Home-Example.
... CHAPTER XX. HOME-EXAMPLE. "Example strikes All human hearts! A bad example more;
More still a father's!". Example has much to do with the interests of home. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter xx home-example.htm

First Sunday in Lent
... What it strikes, it strikes; what it misses, it misses. It does not return, nor
does it stand still. The sun and heat follow and dry it up. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/luther/epistle sermons vol ii/first sunday in lent.htm

Matthew's Genealogy of Jesus Christ
... To begin a Gospel with a genealogy strikes us modern Westerns as singular,
to say the least of it. To preface the Life of Jesus ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/matthews genealogy of jesus christ.htm

Letter iii. --On Public Calamities.
... Why make a useless and criminal resistance to the chastisements of God, Who is our
Father and Who strikes us only to detach us from the miserable pleasures of ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/letter iii on public calamities.htm

Whether the Mean is to be Observed in the Same Way in Distributive ...
... Now a person's deserts are considered also in commutative justice, for instance,
in punishments; thus a man who strikes a prince is punished more than one who ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the mean is to.htm

Whether by Divine Justice an Eternal Punishment is Inflicted on ...
... v, 5), punishment is meted according to the dignity of the person sinned against,
so that a person who strikes one in authority receives a greater punishment ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether by divine justice an.htm

Whether Fornication is the Most Grievous of Sins?
... Further, a sin is the more grievous that is committed against a person more closely
united to the sinner: thus he sins more grievously who strikes his father ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether fornication is the most.htm

Whether the Mean of Justice is the Real Mean?
... ii, 6). Now this is also the case in justice: for one who strikes a prince does
not receive the same punishment as one who strikes a private individual. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the mean of justice.htm

Thesaurus

Strikes (39 Occurrences)
...Strikes (39 Occurrences). Matthew 5:39 But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil;
but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. ...
/s/strikes.htm - 16k

Hits (6 Occurrences)
... Luke 6:29 To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him
who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your coat also. (See NAS). ...
/h/hits.htm - 8k

Mortally (17 Occurrences)
... followed him. (WEY). Leviticus 24:17 "'He who strikes any man mortally
shall surely be put to death. (WEB JPS ASV DBY). Leviticus ...
/m/mortally.htm - 11k

Cheek (9 Occurrences)
... Cheek (9 Occurrences). Matthew 5:39 But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil;
but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. ...
/c/cheek.htm - 12k

Kills (38 Occurrences)
... kill him. (See NAS NIV). Exodus 21:12 "One who strikes a man so that he
dies shall surely be put to death, (See NIV). Exodus 21:14 ...
/k/kills.htm - 17k

Hammer (15 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Something which in firm or action resembles the common hammer. 3. (n.) That
part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to indicate the hour. ...
/h/hammer.htm - 15k

Strike (168 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in the earth; as, a
tree strikes its roots deep. 6. (vt) To punish; to afflict; to smite. ...
/s/strike.htm - 46k

Dies (71 Occurrences)
... RSV NIV). Exodus 21:12 "One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely
be put to death, (WEB NAS RSV). Exodus 21:20 "If a man ...
/d/dies.htm - 26k

Female (95 Occurrences)
... (WEB NAS). Exodus 21:20 "If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and
he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
/f/female.htm - 38k

Offend (24 Occurrences)
... Skandalon is primarily "a trap-stick," "a bentstick on which the bait is fastened
which the animal strikes against and so springs the trap," hence, it came to ...
/o/offend.htm - 23k

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Strikes (39 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:39
But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
(WEB WEY RSV NIV)

Luke 6:29
To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your coat also.
(WEB RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 11:20
For you bear with a man, if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, if he exalts himself, if he strikes you on the face.
(WEB WEY RSV)

1 Peter 2:8
and "a Stone for the foot to strike against, and a Rock to stumble over." Their foot strikes against it because they are disobedient to God's Message, and to this they were appointed.
(WEY)

Revelation 9:5
They were given power not to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a person.
(WEB DBY NIV)

Genesis 32:8
and he said, "If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape."
(WEB)

Exodus 21:12
"One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 21:15
"Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.
(See NAS RSV)

Exodus 21:18
"If men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he doesn't die, but is confined to bed;
(WEB NAS RSV)

Exodus 21:20
"If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Exodus 21:26
"If a man strikes his servant's eye, or his maid's eye, and destroys it, he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Exodus 21:27
If he strikes out his male servant's tooth, or his female servant's tooth, he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
(WEB)

Leviticus 24:17
"'He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
(WEB)

Leviticus 24:18
He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.
(WEB)

Numbers 35:16
But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
(See NIV)

Numbers 35:17
If he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 19:11
But if any man hates his neighbor, and lies in wait for him, and rises up against him, and strikes him mortally so that he dies, and he flees into one of these cities;
(WEB NAS)

Deuteronomy 25:11
When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draws near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him who strikes him, and puts forth her hand, and takes him by the secrets;
(WEB)

Deuteronomy 27:24
'Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.' All the people shall say,'Amen.'
(WEB NAS)

Joshua 15:16
Caleb said, "He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."
(WEB)

Judges 1:12
Caleb said, "He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife."
(WEB)

2 Samuel 5:8
David said on that day, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and strike the lame and the blind, who are hated by David's soul." Therefore they say, "The the blind and the lame can't come into the house."
(WEB)

1 Chronicles 11:6
David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain." Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
(WEB NAS)

Job 4:5
But now, it cometh in unto thee, And thou art weary; It striketh unto thee, and thou art troubled.
(See NIV)

Job 26:12
He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
(WEB)

Job 34:26
He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
(WEB NAS RSV)

Psalms 29:7
Yahweh's voice strikes with flashes of lightning.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 1:26
So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;
(See RSV)

Proverbs 1:27
When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress come upon you.
(See RSV)

Proverbs 7:23
Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.
(WEB)

Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 27:10
Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 5:25
Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against His people, and He hath stretched forth His hand against them, and hath smitten them, and the hills did tremble, and their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 10:24
For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, says, O my people living in Zion, have no fear of the Assyrian, even if his rod comes on your back, and his stick is lifted up as in Egypt.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 30:31
For through the voice of the Lord the Assyrian will be broken, and the Lord's rod will be lifted up against him.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 11:12
Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry to the gods to which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
(See NIV)

Lamentations 3:30
Let him give his cheek to him who strikes him; let him be filled full with reproach.
(WEB)

Ezekiel 7:9
My eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will bring on you according to your ways; and your abominations shall be in the midst of you; and you shall know that I, Yahweh, do strike.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 17:10
Yes, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Strikes (39 Occurrences)

Striking (25 Occurrences)

Gently (19 Occurrences)

Fasteneth (2 Occurrences)

Flourisheth (6 Occurrences)

Tormented (17 Occurrences)

Distresses (20 Occurrences)

Delivereth (49 Occurrences)

Pierce (30 Occurrences)