Restoring Friendship

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

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

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

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. — read the full passage →

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

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

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

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

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

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: — read the full passage →

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

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 →

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

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

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

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

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Pray without ceasing.

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. — read the full passage →

That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

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.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: — read the full passage →

And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. — read the full passage →

Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; — read the full passage →

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.