Sibling Rivalry

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — 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?

If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ — read the full passage →

Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →

Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

“He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.

Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, — read the full passage →

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will. — read the full passage →

The proud and haughty man, “scoffer” is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride.

When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.” — read the full passage →

In him was life, and the life was the light of men. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

Jacob lived in the land of his father’s travels, in the land of Canaan. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,