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102 Bible verses for reconciliation in the family
And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.
Bear with one another and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone, even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.
Brothers, if a man is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, watching yourselves, lest you also be tempted.
For to this you were called, because Christ suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:“He committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth.”When He was reviled, He did not revile back; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but He entrusted Himself to Him who judges righteously.
We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
so that there should be no division in the body, but that the parts should have the same care for one another.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for it,
Those from among you shall rebuild the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called, the Repairer of the Breach, the Restorer of Paths in which to Dwell.
He who is slow to anger is of great understanding, but he who is hasty in temper exalts folly.
Now to the married I command, not I, but the Lord, do not let the wife depart from her husband.But if she departs, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And do not let the husband divorce his wife.
He has told you, O man, what is good— and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Take heed to yourselves. “If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive him.“So will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.On that day let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away. And likewise let him who is in the field not return to the things behind.Remember Lot’s wife.Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.I tell you, on that night two men will be in one bed; the one will be taken and the other will be left.Two women will be grinding grain together; the one will be taken and the other will be left.Two men will be in the field; the one will be taken and the other will be left.”They asked, “Where, Lord?” He replied, “Where the body is, there the vultures will be gathered together.”If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Let no unwholesome word proceed out of your mouth, but only that which is good for building up, that it may give grace to the listeners.
Therefore let us no longer pass judgment on one another, but rather determine not to put a stumbling block or an obstacle in a brother’s way.
Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will boast in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Therefore, everything you would like men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
The Lord your God is in your midst, a Mighty One, who will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will renew you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into diverse temptations,for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.
The servant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be gentle toward all people, able to teach, patient,
For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Do all things without murmuring and disputing,that you may be blameless and harmless, sons of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world.
And he 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 just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be complete, be of good comfort, be of one mind, and live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Finally, be all of one mind, compassionate, loving toward one another, gracious, and kind.
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy comes to the counselors of peace.
Likewise you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. Yes, all of you be submissive one to another and clothe yourselves with humility, because “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,having your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace,and above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the fiery arrows of the evil one.Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.Pray in the Spirit always with all kinds of prayer and supplication. To that end be alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.Pray for me, that the power to speak may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise,for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.Now that you also may know my activities and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you.I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you might know our activities and that he might comfort your hearts.Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.“so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.Bind them continually on your heart; tie them around your neck.When you walk, they will lead you; when you sleep, they will keep you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.
But if any do not care for their own, and especially for those of their own house, they have denied the faith and are worse than unbelievers.
But as for you, you intended to harm me, but God intended it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many lives.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith,meekness, and self-control; against such there is no law.
Let nothing be done out of strife or conceit, but in humility let each esteem the other better than himself.because for the work of Christ he was near death, not regarding his life, endeavoring to make up for your lack of service toward me.Let each of you look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
“Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,leave your gift there before the altar and go on your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Therefore let us pursue the things which produce peace and the things that build up one another.
Now may the God of perseverance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Now I ask you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak in agreement and that there be no divisions among you. But be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
So he arose and came to his father. “But while he was yet far away, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran and embraced his neck and kissed him.
But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept.
Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Execute true justice, show mercy and compassion, every man to his brother.
Moreover he kissed all his brothers and wept on them. After that his brothers talked with him.
Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.
See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone. But always seek to do good to one another and to all.
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
But, speaking the truth in love, we may grow up in all things into Him, who is the head, Christ Himself,
By this we know the love of God: that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man put asunder.”
So Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife, I ask you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are close relatives.
All this is from God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation,that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their sins against them, and has entrusted to us the message of reconciliation.
For He is our peace, who has made both groups one and has broken down the barrier of the dividing wall,
then fulfill my joy and be like-minded, having the same love, being in unity with one mind.
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.
We love Him because He first loved us.This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the body is from God,If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For whoever does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?We have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
He who covers a transgression seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates the best of friends.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,does not behave itself improperly, seeks not its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil;
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,having your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace,and above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you will be able to extinguish all the fiery arrows of the evil one.Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.Pray in the Spirit always with all kinds of prayer and supplication. To that end be alert with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.Pray for me, that the power to speak may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise,for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.Now that you also may know my activities and how I am doing, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you.I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you might know our activities and that he might comfort your hearts.Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.“so that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
Above all things, have unfailing love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.
Therefore, since we have 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 for their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.