Thematic Bible: To brethren
Thematic Bible
Duty » To brethren » Wives
She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn't eat the bread of idleness.
When the king's decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small."
But to the married I command -- not I, but the Lord -- that the wife not leave her husband
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;
Duty » To brethren » To the weak
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'
Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.
And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.
Duty » To brethren » To enemies
"If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.
Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head."
But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,
Verse Concepts
Forgiveness, Application Ofevil, believers' responses toGrace, In Human RelationshipsMaliceOpposition, To Sin And EvilPersecution, Attitudes ToPrayer, For OthersReconciliation, Between BelieversSuffering SaintsIntercessory PrayerPersecution, Christian ResponseDuties To EnemiesDifferent TeachingsLove Your Neighbour!Praying For Sinners
"If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink: for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
Duty » To brethren » To neighbours
However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
"'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.
The second is like this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Duty » To brethren » Abounding
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,
Let brotherly love continue.
However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
Duty » To brethren » Fervent
Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
Verse Concepts
GenuinenessCommitment, to God's peopleHoliness, Believers' Growth InLove, For One AnotherLove, Nature OfMinistry, In The ChurchPurificationLoving OthersLove To OthersSincerity, In Christian LivingBrotherhoodBrotherly LoveSincereityThe Truth Of The GospelBeing Cleansed From SinLove Fellow Christians!Obeying The Gospel
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.
Verse Concepts
LoveCommitment, to God's peopleAssurance, nature ofBirth, SpiritualAttitudes, to other peopleOrigins Of Spiritual LifeLove, For One AnotherRegenerationSpiritualityLoving OthersNew Birth, Evidenced ByLove To OthersBrotherly LoveAgape LoveLove Fellow Christians!Loving Your EnemiesLove to ChristReciprocityFriendsBest Friends
Duty » To brethren » Sincere
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not give false testimony," "You shall not covet," and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
Duty » To brethren » Impartial
Therefore love the foreigner; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Duty » To brethren » Unselfish
A second likewise is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
Duty » To brethren » Christ's love the standard of
"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
Duty » To brethren » Proof of discipleship
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."
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