Accepting Others

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings; — read the full passage →

wherefore receive ye one another, according as also the Christ did receive us, to the glory of God.

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

`And judge not, and ye may not be judged; condemn not, and ye may not be condemned; release, and ye shall be released.

And may the God of the endurance, and of the exhortation, give to you to have the same mind toward one another, according to Christ Jesus; — read the full passage →

`And when a person doth sin, and hath heard the voice of an oath, and he <FI>is<Fi> witness, or hath seen, or hath known--if he declare not, then he hath borne his iniquity:

all that the Father doth give to me will come unto me; and him who is coming unto me, I may in no wise cast without,

or how art thou able to say to thy brother, Brother, suffer, I may take out the mote that <FI>is<Fi> in thine eye--thyself the beam in thine own eye not beholding? Hypocrite, take first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to take out the mote that <FI>is<Fi> in thy brother's eye.

`Judge not, that ye may not be judged, — read the full passage →

Every one who is hating his brother--a man-killer he is, and ye have known that no man-killer hath life age-during in him remaining,

`He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,

I do fully testify, then, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is about to judge living and dead at his manifestation and his reign-- — read the full passage →

having known also that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, if not through the faith of Jesus Christ, also we in Christ Jesus did believe, that we might be declared righteous by the faith of Christ, and not by works of law, wherefore declared righteous by works of law shall be no flesh.'

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?' — read the full passage →

And we ought--we who are strong--to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves;

if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!' — read the full passage →

When thou passest into waters, I <FI>am<Fi> with thee, And into floods, they do not overflow thee, When thou goest into fire, thou art not burnt, And a flame doth not burn against thee.

and now, I did write to you not to keep company with <FI>him<Fi> , if any one, being named a brother, may be a whoremonger, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner--with such a one not even to eat together;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'

and Jesus having taken up <FI>the word<Fi> , said, `A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving <FI>him<Fi> half dead. — read the full passage →

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing--let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting--let him come; and he who is willing--let him take the water of life freely.

and they shall not teach each his neighbour, and each his brother, saying, Know thou the Lord, because they shall all know Me from the small one of them unto the great one of them,

Also you--being dead in the trespasses and the sins, — read the full passage →

(not by works that <FI>are<Fi> in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to them--`A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and among his kindred, and in his own house;'

What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

one doth believe that he may eat all things--and he who is weak doth eat herbs; — read the full passage →

but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'

for scarcely for a righteous man will any one die, for for the good man perhaps some one also doth dare to die; — read the full passage →

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you, — read the full passage →

`And I say to you, Every one--whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God, — read the full passage →

and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house; — read the full passage →

And John did answer him, saying, `Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.' — read the full passage →

receive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud;

Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where was Lazarus, who had died, whom he raised out of the dead; — read the full passage →

and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small, — read the full passage →

and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it shall not be forgiven.

And Jesus said, `Who <FI>is<Fi> it that touched me?' and all denying, Peter and those with him said, `Master, the multitudes press thee, and throng <FI>thee<Fi> , and thou dost say, Who <FI>is<Fi> it that touched me!' — read the full passage →

for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, `The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,' — read the full passage →

and to some be kind, judging thoroughly, — read the full passage →

so speak ye and so do, as about by a law of liberty to be judged, — read the full passage →

of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

And morning being now come, Jesus stood at the shore, yet indeed the disciples did not know that it is Jesus; — read the full passage →

no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you. — read the full passage →

in that day ye shall know that I <FI>am<Fi> in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you; — read the full passage →

verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

and he having come forth out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, — read the full passage →

`Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink? — read the full passage →

to him who is asking of thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.

`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled. — read the full passage →

And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him, — read the full passage →

And they have known that I, Jehovah, their God, <FI>am<Fi> with them, And they--the house of Israel--My people, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

and ye have circumcised the foreskin of your heart, and your neck ye do not harden any more; — read the full passage →

And Joseph hath not been able to refrain himself before all those standing by him, and he calleth, `Put out every man from me;' and no man hath stood with him when Joseph maketh himself known unto his brethren, — read the full passage →

I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them--Diotrephes--doth not receive us; — read the full passage →

for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips--not to speak guile; — read the full passage →

and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, `Thou--sit thou here well,' and to the poor man may say, `Thou--stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,' -- — read the full passage →

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding; — read the full passage →

but not even Titus, who <FI>is<Fi> with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised-- — read the full passage →

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

And Peter having opened his mouth, said, `Of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, — read the full passage →

According as the Father did love me, I also loved you, remain in my love; — read the full passage →

Still, however, also out of the rulers did many believe in him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing, that they might not be put out of the synagogue, — read the full passage →

but I have known you, that the love of God ye have not in yourselves. — read the full passage →

and those having seen <FI>it<Fi> , declared to them how it had come to pass to the demoniac, and about the swine; — read the full passage →

and whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward.'

he who is receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward, and he who is receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward,

Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place.

Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good. — read the full passage →

And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, `Who <FI>is<Fi> David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master; — read the full passage →

for Jehovah your God--He <FI>is<Fi> God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe; — read the full passage →

`And when thy brother is become poor, and his hand hath failed with thee, then thou hast kept hold on him, sojourner and settler, and he hath lived with thee; — read the full passage →

and Isaac goeth from thence, and encampeth in the valley of Gerar, and dwelleth there; — read the full passage →

And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah.

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

And Boaz saith to the elders, and <FI>to<Fi> all the people, `Witnesses <FI>are<Fi> ye to-day that I have bought all that <FI>is<Fi> to Elimelech, and all that <FI>is<Fi> to Chilion and Mahlon, from the hand of Naomi; — read the full passage →

And Boaz saith unto Ruth, `Hast thou not heard, my daughter? go not to glean in another field, and also, pass not over from this, and thus thou dost cleave to my young women: — read the full passage →

be mindful of those in bonds, as having been bound with them, of those maltreated, as also yourselves being in the body;

And Zion saith, `Jehovah hath forsaken me, And my Lord hath forgotten me.' — read the full passage →

Acceptance of the face of the wicked <FI>is<Fi> not good, To turn aside the righteous in judgment.

and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, `Say unto thy brethren, This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, enter ye the land of Canaan, — read the full passage →

and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you--so also ye;

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering, — read the full passage →

let not him who is eating despise him who is not eating: and let not him who is not eating judge him who is eating, for God did receive him.

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God <FI>is<Fi> for us, who <FI>is<Fi> against us?

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →