Conflict Resolution

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

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

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:

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

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

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

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.

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 →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear. — read the full passage →

And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; ye shall hear the small and the great alike; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you ye shall bring unto me, and I will hear it.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

looking carefully lestthere beany man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, — read the full passage →

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

A brother offendedis harder to be won than a strong city; Andsuchcontentions are like the bars of a castle.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.

But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established.

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

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

A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee,

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

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?

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the mouth of two or three witnesses.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.

doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

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

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: — read the full passage →

It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

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

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two more, that at the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may be established. — read the full passage →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

Go not forth hastily to strive, Lestthou know notwhat to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

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.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; — read the full passage →

Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art with him in the way; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. — read the full passage →

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

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 →

Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.

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

And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they fare. — read the full passage →

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.

The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord. — read the full passage →

I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company with fornicators;

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. — read the full passage →

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — 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 →

Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on me through their word; — read the full passage →

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

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;

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and gave unto us the ministry of reconciliation;

Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.