Obligation

Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.

This isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

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

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel.

They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work,

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

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 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.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest. — read the full passage →

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

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

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. — read the full passage →

But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

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

Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Be subject to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; — read the full passage →

And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:

but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died; — read the full passage →

So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh:

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; — read the full passage →

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

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.

And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

For each man shall bear his own burden.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

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

Yea, it hath been their good pleasure; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to minister unto them in carnal things.

So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh: — read the full passage →

So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh: — read the full passage →

No servant 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.

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.

The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons, not to drink wine, are performed; and unto this day they drink none, for they obey their father’s commandment. But I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; and ye have not hearkened unto me.

But they said, We will drink no wine; for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons, for ever: — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury. — read the full passage →

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 →

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judæa beyond the Jordan; — read the full passage →

This isthe end of the matter; all hath been heard: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. — read the full passage →

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers; — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Render to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. — read the full passage →

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 →

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 →

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 →

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.

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.

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

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

Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting, — read the full passage →

Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work, — read the full passage →

instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

Finally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk,—that ye abound more and more.

knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; — read the full passage →

Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →

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

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