Family Conflict

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

for I came to set a man at variance against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, — 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 him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings; — read the full passage →

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

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.

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, — read the full passage →

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

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,

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

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — 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; — read the full passage →

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

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;

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

look to the fowls of the heaven, for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into storehouses, and your heavenly Father doth nourish them; are not ye much better than they?

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

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

`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;

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

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;

`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 →

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

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;

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

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

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;

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

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

`Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

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 →

`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.

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

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

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

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, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee,

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 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 →

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

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

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

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.

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

and the truth shall make you free.'

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

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,

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,

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,

for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death;

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;

And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

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

if any one may say--`I love God,' and his brother he may hate, a liar he is; for he who is not loving his brother whom he hath seen, God--whom he hath not seen--how is he able to love?

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

Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem--scribes and Pharisees--saying, — read the full passage →

but ye also, every one in particular--let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife--that she may reverence the husband.

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

Hatred awaketh contentions, And over all transgressions love covereth.

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;

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?'

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

The soul that doth sin--it doth die. A son doth not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father doth not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.

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

`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 →

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

`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.

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 →

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' --A song. God <FI>is<Fi> to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

`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 →

At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth, — read the full passage →

`And God speaketh all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

Then saith Jesus to him, `Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish; — read the full passage →

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 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 →

Lo, an inheritance of Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> sons, A reward <FI>is<Fi> the fruit of the womb. — read the full passage →

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

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of <FI>their<Fi> husbands, lovers of <FI>their<Fi> children,

The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord, — read the full passage →

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

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;

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

`If ye love me, my commands keep,

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 →

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

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

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

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

When my father and my mother Have forsaken me, then doth Jehovah gather me.

the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.