Loving Difficult People

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →

But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes. — read the full passage →

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

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

For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. — read the full passage →

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

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.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: — read the full passage →

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot. — read the full passage →

And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them.

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

We love, because he first loved us.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

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

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

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

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

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God. — read the full passage →

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

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

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 →

A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

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 that ye do be done in love.

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

that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

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

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; — read the full passage →

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

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

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding. — 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.

And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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.

Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

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

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

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. — read the full passage →

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

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

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, — read the full passage →

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: — read the full passage →

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Do all things without murmurings and questionings:

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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

Judge not, that ye be not judged.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away.

and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

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.

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

Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us: