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102 Bible verses for reconciliation in the family
And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive.
Brothers, if someone is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so you also won’t be tempted.
For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in His steps.He did not commit sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth;when He was reviled, He did not revile in return; when He was suffering, He did not threaten but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.
so that there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other.
Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the foundations laid long ago; you will be called the repairer of broken walls, the restorer of streets where people live.
A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.
For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, rich in faithful love to all who call on You.
I command the married — not I, but the Lord — a wife is not to leave her husband.But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband — and a husband is not to leave his wife.
Mankind, He has told you what is good and what it is the Lord requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.
Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.It will be like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back.Remember Lot’s wife!Whoever tries to make his life secure will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.I tell you, on that night two will be in one bed: One will be taken and the other will be left.Two women will be grinding grain together: One will be taken and the other left.Two will be in a field: One will be taken, and the other will be left. ”“Where, Lord? ” they asked Him. He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there also the vultures will be gathered.”And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and comes back to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.
“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another.By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
“Come, let us discuss this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will be like wool.
No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.
Therefore, let us no longer criticize one another. Instead decide never to put a stumbling block or pitfall in your brother’s way.
Knowing their thoughts, He told them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is headed for destruction, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.
Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them — this is the Law and the Prophets.
Yahweh your God is among you, a warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness. He will bring you quietness with His love. He will delight in you with shouts of joy.”
This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.
My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,for man’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.
The Lord’s slave must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient,
For the High and Exalted One who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this: “I live in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the oppressed.
Do everything without grumbling and arguing,so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world.
And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Now finally, all of you should be like-minded and sympathetic, should love believers, and be compassionate and humble,
Therefore accept one another, just as the Messiah also accepted you, to the glory of God.
In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Children, obey your parents as you would the Lord, because this is right.Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the Devil.For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest,and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace.In every situation take the shield of faith, and with it you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word.Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert in this with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel.Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough in Him to speak as I should.Tychicus, our dearly loved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me so that you may be informed.I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage your hearts.Peace to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
My son, keep your father’s command, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching.Always bind them to your heart; tie them around your neck.When you walk here and there, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, that is his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result — the survival of many people.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.because he came close to death for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up what was lacking in your ministry to me.Everyone should look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
So if you are offering your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you,leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement allow you to live in harmony with one another, according to the command of Christ Jesus,
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.
Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.
But Esau ran to meet him, hugged him, threw his arms around him, and kissed him. Then they wept.
“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.
Joseph kissed each of his brothers as he wept, and afterward his brothers talked with him.
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,
See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!
But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head — Christ.
This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.
The one who pursues righteousness and faithful love will find life, righteousness, and honor.
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must not separate.”
Then Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.
Everything is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed the message of reconciliation to us.
For He is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In His flesh,
fulfill my joy by thinking the same way, having the same love, sharing the same feelings, focusing on one goal.
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how many times could my brother sin against me and I forgive him? As many as seven times? ”“I tell you, not as many as seven,” Jesus said to him, “but 70 times seven.
We love because He first loved us.This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For the person who does not love his brother he has seen cannot love the God he has not seen.And we have this command from Him: The one who loves God must also love his brother.
Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends.
My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not conceited,does not act improperly, is not selfish, is not provoked, and does not keep a record of wrongs.
An offended brother is harder to reach than a fortified city, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.
Children, obey your parents as you would the Lord, because this is right.Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the Devil.For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens.This is why you must take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest,and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace.In every situation take the shield of faith, and with it you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word.Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert in this with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel.Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise,For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough in Him to speak as I should.Tychicus, our dearly loved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me so that you may be informed.I am sending him to you for this very reason, to let you know how we are and to encourage your hearts.Peace to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace be with all who have undying love for our Lord Jesus Christ.so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.
Above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
“For if you forgive people their wrongdoing, your heavenly Father will forgive you as well.But if you don’t forgive people, your Father will not forgive your wrongdoing.