Offending People

Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up. — read the full passage →

He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come! — read the full passage →

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God. — read the full passage →

For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another; — read the full passage →

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

The scribes and the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

“Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.

Jesus answered him, “You don’t know what I am doing now, but you will understand later.”

The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” — read the full passage →

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear: — read the full passage →

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord, — read the full passage →

But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

and said, “Where have you laid him?” They told him, “Lord, come and see.” — read the full passage →

“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city. — read the full passage →

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation. — read the full passage →

Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified? — read the full passage →

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. — read the full passage →

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →

Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” — read the full passage →

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.