Strife

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. — 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 →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — 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?

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 →

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, — read the full passage →

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

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

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: — read the full passage →

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

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

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. — read the full passage →

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. — read the full passage →

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

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

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. — read the full passage →

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. — 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 →

When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

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.

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Do all things without murmurings and disputings: — read the full passage →

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

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.

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

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, — read the full passage →

But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.