48 Bible Verses about Love, Abuse Of

Nothing should be done in a factious spirit or from vanity, but each of you should with all humility regard others as of more account than himself, And one and all should consider, not only their own interests, but also the interests of others.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life shall find it.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, will lose his life shall save it.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life--that man shall save it.

If, for the sake of what you eat, you wound your Brother's feelings, your life has ceased to be ruled by love. Do not, by what you eat, ruin a man for whom Christ died!

We, the strong, ought to take on our own shoulders the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves.

But take care that this right of yours does not become in any way a stumbling-block to the weak.

A man must not study his own interests, but the interests of others.

Do not let us grow vain, and provoke or envy one another.

But, while you harbor envy and bitterness and a spirit of rivalry in your hearts, do not boast or lie to the detriment of the Truth. That is not the wisdom which comes from above; no, it is earthly, animal, devilish.

Men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, and blasphemous; disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, impure,

You have lived on earth a life of extravagance and luxury; you have indulged your fancies in a time of bloodshed.

Love is long-suffering, and kind; Love is never envious, never boastful, never conceited, never behaves unbecomingly;

Whoever shall exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself will be exalted.

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

In brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in showing respect, set an example of deference to one another;

I do not want many of you, my Brothers, to become teachers, knowing, as you do, that we who teach shall be judged by a more severe standard than others.

"What is it that you want?" he asked. "I want you to say," she replied, "that in your Kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right, and the other on your left."

and like to have the place of honor at dinner, and the best seats in the Synagogues, and to be greeted in the markets with respect, and to be called 'Rabbi' for everybody.

"Be on your guard against the Teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and like to be greeted in the streets with respect, and to have the best seats in the Synagogues, and places of honor at dinner.

Observing that the guests were choosing the best places for themselves, Jesus told them this parable--

And a dispute arose among them as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

For they valued honor from men more than honor from God.

Who so opposes himself to every one that is spoken of as a God or as an object of worship, and so exalts himself above them, that he seats himself in the Temple of God, and displays himself as God!

Do not love the world or what the world can offer. When any one loves the world, there is no love for the Father in him;

What good will it do a man to gain the whole world, if he forfeits his life? or what will a man give that is of equal value with his life?

What good is it to a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what could a man give that is of equal value with his life?

What good does it do a man if, when he has gained the whole world, he has lost or forfeited himself?

Do not conform to the fashion of this world; but be transformed by the complete change that has come over your minds, so that you may discern what God's will is--all that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

Fix your thoughts upon the things that are above, not upon those that are on earth.

A soldier on active service, to please his superior officer, always avoids entangling himself in the affairs of ordinary life.

leading us to renounce irreligious ways and worldly ambitions, and to live discreet, upright, and religious lives here in this present world,

Unfaithful people! Do not you know that to be friends with the world means to be at enmity with God? Therefore whoever chooses to be friends with the world makes himself an enemy to God.

In those days before the flood they went on eating and drinking, marrying and being married, up to the very day on which Noah entered the ark,

They all with one accord began to ask to be excused. The first man said to the servant 'I have bought a field and am obliged to go and look at it. I must ask you to consider me excused.'

for Demas, in his love for the world, has deserted me. He has gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

Those who want to be rich fall into the snares of temptation, and become the prey of many foolish and harmful ambitions, which plunge people into Destruction and Ruin. Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the Faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.

And then he added: "Take care to keep yourselves free from every form of covetousness; for even in the height of his prosperity a man's true Life does not depend on what he has."

On hearing these words, the young man went away distressed, for he had great possessions.

But the man's face clouded at these words, and he went away distressed, for he had great possessions.

But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.

And said "What are you willing to give me, if I betray Jesus to you?" The Priests 'weighed him out thirty pieces of silver' as payment.

All this was said within hearing of the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, and they began to sneer at Jesus.

He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, being in charge of the purse, used to take what was put in it.

When her masters saw that there was no hope of further profit from her, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them into the public square to the authorities,

He was hoping, too, for a bribe from Paul, and so he used to send for him frequently and talk with him.

Leaving the straight road, they have gone astray and followed in the steps of Balaam, the son of Beor, who set his heart on the reward for wrong-doing,

So that sentence may be passed on all those who refuse to believe the Truth, but delight in wickedness.