Togetherness

and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing--having the same love--of one soul--minding the one thing,

for where there are two or three gathered together--to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food, — read the full passage →

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.

Come in, we bow ourselves, and we bend, We kneel before Jehovah our Maker.

A man with friends <FI>is<Fi> to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

remain in me, and I in you, as the branch is not able to bear fruit of itself, if it may not remain in the vine, so neither ye, if ye may not remain in me. — read the full passage →

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

For not My thoughts <FI>are<Fi> your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, --an affirmation of Jehovah, — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together! — read the full passage →

`This is my command, that ye love one another, according as I did love you; — read the full passage →

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren--even together!

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

And I pass over by thee, and I see thee, And lo, thy time <FI>is<Fi> a time of loves, And I spread My skirt over thee, And I cover thy nakedness, And I swear to thee, and come in to a covenant with thee, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And thou dost become Mine.

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works, — read the full passage →

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him;

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

from whom the whole body, being fitly joined together and united, through the supply of every joint, according to the working in the measure of each single part, the increase of the body doth make for the building up of itself in love.

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in, — read the full passage →

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

and above all these things, <FI>have<Fi> love, which is a bond of the perfection,

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of the peace;

Better <FI>is<Fi> open reproof than hidden love. — read the full passage →

The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

and Elijah saith unto Elisha, `Abide, I pray thee, here, for Jehovah hath sent me unto Beth-El;' and Elisha saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, if I leave thee;' and they go down to Beth-El.

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering, — read the full passage →

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

Do two walk together if they have not met?

And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set <FI>you<Fi> in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness,

Beloved, may we love one another, because the love is of God, and every one who is loving, of God he hath been begotten, and doth know God;

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

`Ye are of a father--the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar--also his father.

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment;

The two <FI>are<Fi> better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour. — read the full passage →

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.

Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace <FI>are<Fi> his lips, a king <FI>is<Fi> his friend.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

`Worthy art Thou, O Lord, to receive the glory, and the honour, and the power, because Thou--Thou didst create the all things, and because of Thy will are they, and they were created.'

for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one <FI>point<Fi> , he hath become guilty of all; — read the full passage →

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail! — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

of whom the whole family in the heavens and on earth is named,

but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him--'

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

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

for if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in his life.

no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth;

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul. — read the full passage →

And Ruth saith, `Urge me not to leave thee--to turn back from after thee; for whither thou goest I go, and where thou lodgest I lodge; thy people <FI>is<Fi> my people, and thy God my God. — read the full passage →

whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

God no one hath ever seen; if we may love one another, God in us doth remain, and His love is having been perfected in us;

My little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin: and if any one may sin, an advocate we have with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one, — read the full passage →

this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like, — read the full passage →

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

`And ye--ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director--the Christ, and all ye are brethren;

A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?

And unto Moses He said, `Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and ye have bowed yourselves afar off;' — read the full passage →

And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, `Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

for he who is saying to him, `Hail,' hath fellowship with his evil works.

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;

and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you--so also ye;

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

Mighty <FI>is<Fi> the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

And when the dragon saw that he was cast forth to the earth, he pursued the woman who did bring forth the male,

in this we have known the love, because he for us his life did lay down, and we ought for the brethren the lives to lay down; — read the full passage →

For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also <FI>is<Fi> the Christ, — read the full passage →

let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, `That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'

I in them, and Thou in me, that they may be perfected into one, and that the world may know that Thou didst send me, and didst love them as Thou didst love me.

They bring him to the Pharisees who once <FI>was<Fi> blind,

so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

`O Lord, to us <FI>is<Fi> the shame of face, to our kings, to our heads, and to our fathers, in that we have sinned against Thee.

And Moses speaketh in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, till their completion: --

that we may no more be babes, tossed and borne about by every wind of the teaching, in the sleight of men, in craftiness, unto the artifice of leading astray,

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,