Conflict

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. — read the full passage →

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; — read the full passage →

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

“If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you, — read the full passage →

each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him on the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison. — read the full passage →

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — read the full passage →

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord, — read the full passage →

Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. — read the full passage →

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love; — read the full passage →

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.

a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.

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

But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”; so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;

So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: — read the full passage →

If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. — read the full passage →

But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings;

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” — read the full passage →

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous, — read the full passage →

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

But let each man test his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor.

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

Don’t you know that we will judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.