Togetherness

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

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

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, — read the full passage →

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker:

He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me. — read the full passage →

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! — read the full passage →

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

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

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

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord Jehovah, and thou becamest mine.

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

Now I beseech you, brethren, through 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 perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in due measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go: — read the full passage →

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden. — read the full passage →

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

Shall two walk together, except they have agreed?

Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy,

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

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

Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. — read the full passage →

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

He that loveth pureness of heart, Forthe grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is become guilty of all. — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not oneof themsaid that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

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

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God; — read the full passage →

Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. — read the full passage →

And Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your teacher, and all ye are brethren.

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off: — read the full passage →

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man child.

Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. — read the full passage →

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. — read the full passage →

God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou lovedst me.

They bring to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

And Moses spake in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

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