And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ forgave us.
forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone should have a complaint against any; just as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
A Song of Degrees. See now! What is so good, or what so pleasant, as for brethren to dwell together?
Brothers, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness, looking out for yourself lest you also be tempted.
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving behind an example for you, that you should follow in His footsteps,"Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth";who, being verbally abused, did not return verbal insults, when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
lest there be divisions in the body, but the parts care the same for one another.
Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity.
Husbands, love your own wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,
And your old waste desert places shall be built up, and your foundations shall last through all generations; and you shall be called a repairer of breaches, and you shall cause your paths between to be in peace.
Two are better than one, seeing they have a good reward for their labor.For if they fall, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to him that is alone when he falls, and there is not a second to lift him up.
Now to those who have married I command, yet not I, but the Lord: A wife is not to be separated from her husband--and even if she does separate, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband--and a husband is not to divorce his wife.
Has it not been told you, O man, what is good? Or what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord your God?
Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day he returns, saying, 'I repent,' you shall forgive him."
Confess your transgressions to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of the righteous is very powerful.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
And come, let us reason together, says the Lord; and though your sins be as purple, I will make them white as snow; and though they be as scarlet, I will make them white as wool.
Let no corrupt word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, that it may give grace to them that hear.
Therefore let us no longer judge one another, but judge this rather, not to put a stumbling block or an offense before our brother.
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every kingdom being divided against itself is made desolate, and every city or house being divided against itself shall not stand.
And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, thus also you do to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
The Lord your God is in you; the Mighty One shall save you: He shall bring joy upon you, and shall refresh you with His love; and He shall rejoice over you with delight as in a day of feasting.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.
So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
And a servant of the Lord ought not to fight, but to be gentle to all, skillful at teaching, forbearing,
Thus says the Most High, who dwells on high forever, Holy in the holies is His name, the Most High resting in the holies, and giving patience to the faint-hearted, and giving life to the broken-hearted;
Do all things without grumbling and disputing,in order that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as light bearers in the world,
And he himself will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
Finally brothers, farewell. Restore yourselves, comfort yourselves, be in agreement, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Finally, all of you be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, compassionate, friendly,
There is deceit in the heart of him that imagines evil, but they that love peace shall rejoice.
Likewise, younger people, subject yourselves to the elders. And all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility, because "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."And fathers, do not provoke your children, but bring them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
My son, keep the laws of your father, and do not reject the ordinances of your mother:but bind them upon your soul continually, and hang them as a chain about your neck.Whenever you walk, lead this along and let it be with you, that it may talk with you when you wake.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
You took counsel against me for evil, but God took counsel for me for good, that the matter might be as it is today, and many people might be fed.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self-control--against such things there is no law.
doing nothing according to selfish ambition or conceit, but with humility, regarding one another as being better than yourselves.Let each of you look out not only for his own concerns, but also for the concerns of others.
Therefore if you offer your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,leave your gift there before the altar, and go, first be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
A passionate man stirs up strife; but he that is slow to anger appeases even a rising one. (15:18A) A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels, but an ungodly man rather stirs them up.
Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be like-minded among one another, according to Christ Jesus,
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.
Now I beseech you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but you be made complete in the same mind and in the same opinion.
It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing, but every fool is entangled with such matters.
And he arose and went to his father. But when he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
And Esau ran on to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him; and they both wept.
Thus says the Lord Almighty; Judge righteous judgment, and deal mercifully and compassionately, everyone with his brother,
And he kissed all his brothers, and wept on them; and after these things his brothers spoke to him.
Owe nothing to no one, except to love one another, for he who loves one another has fulfilled the law.
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience;
See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue that which is good, both for one another and for all.
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; and everyone that loves has been born of God and knows God.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
(16:5A) The beginning of a good way is to do justly, and it is more acceptable with God than to offer sacrifices.
but speaking the truth in love, we may grow up in all things into Him who is the head--Christ;
By this we have come to know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives in behalf of our brothers.
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."
And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers.
And all things are of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and who gave to us the ministry of this reconciliation,that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning their transgressions to them, and committing to us the word of this reconciliation.
For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and who destroyed the dividing wall of separation,
Anger slays even wise men, yet a submissive answer turns away wrath; but a grievous word stirs up anger.
fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit, intending the same purpose,
Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy- seven times.
We love Him because He first loved us.If anyone claims, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how is it possible for him to love God whom he has not seen?And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God should love his brother also.
He that conceals injuries seeks love, but he that hates to hide them separates friends and kindred.
So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Love is patient, love is kind; love does not envy; love does not boast, is not puffed up;does not behave disgracefully, does not seek its own, is not provoked to anger, thinks no evil;
A brother helped by a brother is as a strong and high city, and is as strong as a well-founded palace.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise:"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."
And above all things have fervent love for one another, because "love will cover a multitude of sins."
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
"For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.