Offenses

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

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

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? — read the full passage →

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. — read the full passage →

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: — read the full passage →

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; — read the full passage →

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. — read the full passage →

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

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

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. — read the full passage →

Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. — read the full passage →

From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. — read the full passage →

As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. — read the full passage →

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! — read the full passage →

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. — read the full passage →

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; — read the full passage →

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. — read the full passage →

The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. — read the full passage →

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; — read the full passage →

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: — read the full passage →

Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. — read the full passage →

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. — read the full passage →

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. — read the full passage →

Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. — read the full passage →

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

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. — read the full passage →

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. — read the full passage →

And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord. — read the full passage →

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. — read the full passage →

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 afraid.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?