Family Disputes

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 thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.

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

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

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

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.

For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law: — read the full passage →

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

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:

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

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

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. — read the full passage →

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

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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

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

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

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

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

In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

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

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

We love, because he first loved us.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.

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.

A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

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;

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 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.

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;

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

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

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

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.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

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

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

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

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

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

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

But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

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

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

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

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

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

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

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.

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — 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.

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 →

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

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

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

In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

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.

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

But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

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

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

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

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband — read the full passage →

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

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

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

Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child: now that I am become a man, I have put away childish things.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority. — read the full passage →

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

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