48 Bible Verses about Love, Abuse Of

Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself. Let each have an eye not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever, for my sake and the gospel's, loses his life will save it.

"For whoever wills to save his life shall lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.

If your brother is continually pained because of your food, you are not conducting yourself any longer in love. Do not, by what you eat, persist in destroying a man for whom Christ died.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to seek our own pleasure.

But see to it lest this right of yours become a stumbling-block to the weak.

Let not each one be always seeking his own, but rather his neighbor's good.

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

But if you have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, do not be boasting of that, and be false to the truth. Such wisdom is not that which is descending from on high, but is earthly, sensual, demonlike.

For men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, irreligious,

You have lived luxuriously on earth, you have taken your pleasure, you have fattened your hearts for a day of slaughter.

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love makes no parade, is not puffed up,

"whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

"For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another.

Do not become many teachers, my brothers, because you know well that we teachers shall be judged by a severer standard than others.

"What is it you wish?" he said. She answered, "Command that these my two sons may sit upon your right hand and your left in your kingdom."

"and lengthen the tassels, and are fond of the best places at banquets, and the front seats in the synagogues. "They enjoy salutations in the market-places, and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'

"Beware of the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and dote on salutations in the marketplaces, and on securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;

He told a parable to the guests when he noticed how they began choosing the best seats. He said to them.

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest,

For they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God.

the adversary, who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God, or is an object of worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, and vaunts himself as God.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own life? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

"For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?

And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Set your heart on things above, not on earthly things;

A soldier in active service avoids entangling himself in the every-day affairs of life, so that he may please his commander.

And schooling us to renounce impiety and evil passions, And to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.

For just as in the days before the deluge they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the very day when Noah entered the ark,

"And they all, without exception, proceeded to excuse themselves. The first told him. 'I have bought a field, and must needs go and see it. Pray have me excused.'

for Demas has deserted me for love of this present world, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens is gone to Galatia; Titus to Dalmatia.

Those who desire to be rich fall into the snares of temptation and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eager desire to be rich some have been led astray form the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."

But when the young man heard this teaching, he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had much property.

But his face fell at these words, and he went away saddened, for he was one who had great wealth.

But when he heard these words he became deeply grieved, for he was exceedingly rich.

went to the chief priests and said, "What are you ready to give me for betraying him to you?" So they weighed him thirty pieces of silver;

Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.

This he said not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, carrying the purse,

But when her owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them before the magistrates, into the market-place.

He was hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he used to send for him often to converse with him.

They have forsaken the right way; they have lost their way, and followed the road of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing.

so that they all should be condemned, who are faithless to the truth, but take pleasure in evil.