Tough Love

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

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

I chargetheein the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: — read the full passage →

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

For each man shall bear his own burden.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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 →

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.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Let all that ye do be done in love.

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →

He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God. — read the full passage →

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

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

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

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.

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

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: — read the full passage →

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

We love, because he first loved us.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. — read the full passage →

But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

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

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 →

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him;

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

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; — read the full passage →

and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

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

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

Jehovah appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

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

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

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. — read the full passage →

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

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

Many waters cannot quench love, Neither can floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, He would utterly be contemned.

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

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

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

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.

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

and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: — read the full passage →

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.

Herein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath sent his only begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. — read the full passage →

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

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of Jehovah cometh, for it is nigh at hand; — read the full passage →

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.

and ye have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son, regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when thou art reproved of him; — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not: — read the full passage →

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.

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 →

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. — read the full passage →

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack. — read the full passage →

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. — read the full passage →