18 Bible Verses about Social duties

Beware of doing your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

Jesus said to him: If you would be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

Husbands, love your wives, as the Christ also loved the church, and delivered himself up for it,

Religion, pure and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

But I say to you, Whoever looks upon a woman to cherish desire for her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins; these are they that follow the Lamb wherever he goes: these were redeemed from among men, the first-fruits to God and to the Lamb.

For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you keep yourselves from lewdness;

When, therefore, they had taken breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, Do you love me more than these? He said to him: Yes, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my lambs.

That they may teach the young women to be sober-minded, to love their husbands, to love their children,

But to the married I give commandment, not I, but the Lord: Let not the wife leave her husband:

Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord:

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered: For the present withdraw; when I have a convenient season, I will call for you.

Every combatant in the public games is temperate in all things: they, indeed, that they may obtain a corruptible, but we, that we may obtain an incorruptible crown.

repay to no one evil for evil; practice that which is honorable in the sight of all men.

Owe no one any thing, except to love one another; for he that loves another, has fulfilled the law.

I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, and that you do nothing by partiality.

These are murmurers, fault-finders, walking ac cording to their own desires; and their mouth speaks boastful words, while they admire persons for the sake of gain.

Stand, therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness,

For which reason, putting away lying, speak, every one, truth with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind to the unthankful and the evil.

See that no one render evil for evil to any, but always pursue that which is good toward one another and toward all.

If, therefore, your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by doing this, you will heap coals of fire on his head.

By faith Abel offered to God more sacrifice than Cain; on account of which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he, though dead, yet speaks.

Take, my brethren, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering evil, and of patience.

For I have given you an example, that you also may do as I have done for you.

To this, indeed, you have been called; because even Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his footsteps.

this we did, not because we have not authority, but that we might give ourselves to you as an example, in order that you might imitate us.

Yet, these dreamers also in like manner defile the flesh, despise government, and speak evil of dignitaries.

Honor all men; love the brotherhood; reverence God; honor the king.

Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but from God: the authorities that are, have been appointed by God.

in love to the brotherhood, be kindly affectionate one to another; in showing honor, be examples one to another;

that your faith, when proved, being much more precious than gold, which perishes though it be tried by fire, may be found to be for praise and honor and glory, at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a merciful disposition, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering:

Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love boasts not; is not vain,

and be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.

Masters, give to your servants what is just and equal, for you know that you have a Master in heaven.

If, therefore, your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by doing this, you will heap coals of fire on his head.

But I say to you, Love your enemies: bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you:

Jesus wept.

And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, liberal,

But forget not to do good, and to be liberal: for with such, sacrifices God is well pleased.

In all things I have taught you by ex ample, that by thus laboring, you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus; for he himself said, It is more blessed to give, than to receive.

administer to the necessities of the saints; be careful to entertain strangers;

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, but especially to those who are the household of the faith.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

if any one is blameless, the husband of one wife, if he has faithful children that are not accused of riotous living, or disobedient.

If possible, as far as may be in your power, be at peace with all men.

Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord;

If any one among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:

Give to him that asks of you; and from him that would borrow of you, turn not away.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind to the unthankful and the evil.

These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have affliction, but be of good courage; I have overcome the world.

For this reason, men, be cheerful; for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told to me.

And all became cheerful, and also partook of food.

Is any one among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil, in the name of the Lord.

naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.

Do not rebuke an elderly man, but entreat him as a father; the younger men, as brothers: the elder women, as mothers; the younger women, as sisters, with all purity.

Finally, be all of the same mind, be sympathizing, lovers of the brethren, kind-hearted, humble-minded;

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every one.

On the next day, we touched at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with kindness, and permitted him to go to his friends, and receive their attentions.

Among the estates about that place were those of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius, who took us to his house, and, for three days, entertained us kindly.

And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love to one another and to all, even as we toward you,

Let brotherly love continue.

If, however, you fulfill the law of highest excellence, according to the scripture, You shall love your neighbor as yourself, you do well.

Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, a merciful disposition, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering:

Bear with the weaknesses of one another, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

But we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves.

Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God.

Therefore, let us seek those things which belong to peace, and those which tend to mutual edification.

to be discreet, chaste, fond of home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not reviled.

For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say: He has a demon.

Sell what you have, and be charitable. Make for yourselves purses that do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near, and no moth corrupts.

Give to him that asks of you; and from him that would borrow of you, turn not away.

He answered and said to them: He that has two coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do any thing by which your brother stumbles, or is ensnared, or is made weak.

For which reason, if meat cause my brother to fall, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.

And you fathers, do not provoke your children to anger: but bring them up in the instruction and discipline of the Lord.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be disheartened.

Many women that had followed Jesus from Galilee, and had ministered to him, were there, looking on from a distance. Among these was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

And after the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulcher.

one that rules his own house well; having his children in subjection with all gravity:

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Having purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit, to unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another with a pure heart fervently,

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God: and every one that loves, has been begotten of God, and knows God.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good;

For these commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not indulge evil desire; and if there is any other commandment, all are summed up in this saying, namely: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

In all things I have taught you by ex ample, that by thus laboring, you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus; for he himself said, It is more blessed to give, than to receive.

rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep;

For you sympathized with me in my bonds, and endured joyfully the seizure of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and abiding substance in the heavens.

And the barbarians showed us no ordinary kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the rain which was falling, and because of the cold.

Finally, be all of the same mind, be sympathizing, lovers of the brethren, kind-hearted, humble-minded;

Religion, pure and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Behold, I am ready the third time to come to you, and I will not burden you: for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasure for the parents, but the parents for the children.

But he turned and rebuked them, and said: You know not of what spirit you are.

But as they continued to ask him, he stood up, and said to them: Let him among you who is without sin, first throw a stone at her.

Now it is required in stewards, that each one be found faithful.