Resolving Conflict

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 →

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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.

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

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

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

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

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: — read the full passage →

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

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

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: — read the full passage →

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

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

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

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

When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

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.

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

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

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

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

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

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

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

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

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 →

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

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. — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

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 →

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

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

But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. — read the full passage →

Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. — read the full passage →

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

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

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 →

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — 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 →

I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. — read the full passage →

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? — read the full passage →

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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