Quarrels

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife, — read the full passage →

The beginning of contention <FI>is<Fi> a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from--for they are unprofitable and vain.

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment, — read the full passage →

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation;

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice, — read the full passage →

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

If possible--so far as in you--with all men being in peace;

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother; — read the full passage →

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, <FI>Is<Fi> a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

for where zeal and rivalry <FI>are<Fi> , there is insurrection and every evil matter;

if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and to the teaching according to piety, — read the full passage →

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, — read the full passage →

All things do without murmurings and reasonings, — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth, — read the full passage →

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings, — read the full passage →

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I--I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment, — read the full passage →

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous, — read the full passage →

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love, — read the full passage →

and if one another ye do bite and devour, see--that ye may not by one another be consumed.

for yet ye are fleshly, for where <FI>there is<Fi> among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not fleshly, and in the manner of men do walk?

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

Cast out a scorner--and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with <FI>them<Fi> , according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel--to the wife--imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous, — read the full passage →

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth; — read the full passage →

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

let us not become vain-glorious--one another provoking, one another envying!

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

And at dawn he came again to the temple, — read the full passage →

Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.

A false witness <FI>who<Fi> doth breathe out lies--And one sending forth contentions between brethren.

and there is a strife between those feeding Abram's cattle and those feeding Lot's cattle; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite <FI>are<Fi> then dwelling in the land. — read the full passage →

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man. — read the full passage →