46 Bible Verses about Relationships

And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall pitch his tent with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their own God.

and I will be as a father unto you, and ye shall be to me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

But as many as did receive him, on them he bestowed authority to become children of God, even on those who believe on his name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

For whosoever shall do the will of God, that person is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

Then he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are they, who hear the word of God, and practise it.

and this is eternal life, that they should know thee the only true God, and him whom thou hast sent, Jesus, the Messiah.

For ye are all the sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

And the cup in like manner, after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

for this is my blood, that [blood] of the new testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.

And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

or what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, "I will inhabit in them, and walk about in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be for me a people."

Now the Holy Ghost also beareth this testimony to us: for after declaring before, "This is the testament which I will appoint to them after those days, saith the Lord; giving my laws to their hearts, even on their minds will I inscribe them;" [he adds,] "and their sins and their iniquities I will in no wise remember any more."read more.
Now where there is remission of these, no more offering for sin [is needed].

There is no more Jew or Gentile, there is no more slave or freeman, there is no more male or female: but ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of separation, destroying the enmity in his flesh, even the law of precepts, in ordinances, that he might from the two create in himself one new man, making peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to God by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby;

careful to preserve unity of spirit, in the bond of peace.

If possible, as far as you can, be at peace with all men.

Well then, let us earnestly pursue the things that conduce to peace, and the things which are for mutual edification.

Earnestly seek peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Now if thy brother sin against thee, go and reprove him between thyself and him alone; if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

If therefore thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go: first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

Are ye provoked; and do you not sin? let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Husbands, love your wives, and use no asperity against them.

A bishop then must be irreprehensible, the husband of one wife, temperate, sagacious, respectable, hospitable, well qualified for teaching; not addicted to wine, not using hard words or blows, not greedy of base gain; but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money; presiding over his own family with propriety, having his children under subjection with all gravity of behaviour:read more.
for if a man knoweth not how to order his own family, how shall he take proper care of the church of God?

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever things I command you. I no more call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his master is doing: but I have called you friends because I have made known to you all things which I have heard of my Father.

And the second is like to it, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

And the king answering shall say to them, Verily I tell you, for as much as ye have done it to one of these my brethren, the very least of them, ye have done it unto me.