Conflict

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

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother; — read the full passage →

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

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;

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

If possible--so far as in you--with all men being in peace;

leave there thy gift before the altar, and go--first be reconciled to thy brother, and then having come bring thy gift.

`Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him,

and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

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

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

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

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

`If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee, — read the full passage →

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

`Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord,

`Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast, — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

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;

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: -- — read the full passage →

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold; — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice, — read the full passage →

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory <FI>is<Fi> to pass over transgression.

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

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

doth not act unseemly, doth not seek its own things, is not provoked, doth not impute evil,

because the mind of the flesh <FI>is<Fi> enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

The beginning of contention <FI>is<Fi> a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

peace pursue with all, and the separation, apart from which no one shall see the Lord, — read the full passage →

I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

rejoiceth not over the unrighteousness, and rejoiceth with the truth;

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 →

`Take heed to yourselves, and, if thy brother may sin in regard to thee, rebuke him, and if he may reform, forgive him, — read the full passage →

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

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

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

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

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

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

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

the same conflict having, such as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.

A time to love, And a time to hate. A time of war, And a time of peace.

In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.

but having both suffered before, and having been injuriously treated (as ye have known) in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the good news of God in much conflict,

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ; — read the full passage →

And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

and if I delay, that thou mayest know how it behoveth <FI>thee<Fi> to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God--a pillar and foundation of the truth,

one body and one Spirit, according as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

and the truth shall make you free.'

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

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

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ;

Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, <FI>Is<Fi> the righteous falling before the wicked.

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

for where zeal and rivalry <FI>are<Fi> , there is insurrection and every evil matter; — read the full passage →

And call to your remembrance the former days, in which, having been enlightened, ye did endure much conflict of sufferings,

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?' — read the full passage →

`But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

`And if he may not hear them, say <FI>it<Fi> to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous, — read the full passage →

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

and his own work let each one prove, and then in regard to himself alone the glorying he shall have, and not in regard to the other,

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.

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

The husbands! love your own wives, as also the Christ did love the assembly, and did give himself for it,

have ye not known that we shall judge messengers? why not then the things of life?

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.