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

If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’

leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

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

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. . . .

Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.

A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God. Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy? . . .

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.

You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.

in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. . . .

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives when they see your pure and reverent demeanor. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight. For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands, . . .

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head. From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.

But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!

If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints! Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers? . . .

Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.

because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. . . .