Community Service

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; — read the full passage →

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: — read the full passage →

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not oneof themsaid that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality. — read the full passage →

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly; — read the full passage →

But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: — read the full passage →

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. — read the full passage →

For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, — read the full passage →

Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Honor widows that are widows indeed.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

We love, because he first loved us. — read the full passage →

But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. — read the full passage →

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers. — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

Now concerning spiritualgifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — read the full passage →

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

using hospitality one to another without murmuring:

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. — read the full passage →

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; — read the full passage →

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

Now concerning spiritualgifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — read the full passage →

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven. — read the full passage →

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday;

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. — read the full passage →

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ; — read the full passage →

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. — read the full passage →

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

And now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; — read the full passage →

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. — read the full passage →

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Let love of the brethren continue.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.