18 Bible Verses about Social duties

"Take care not to do your good deeds in public, to attract the attention of people; if you do, you will get no reward from your Father in heaven.

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back here and follow me."

You married men must love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her,

A religious worship that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: To look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep one's own self unstained by the world.

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman so as to have an evil desire for her at once has already committed adultery with her in his heart,

These are the men who have not been defiled by relations with women, for they are as pure as virgins, These are the men who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been redeemed from among men as the first fruits for God and the Lamb,

For it is God's will that you should keep pure in person, that you should practice abstinence from sexual immorality,

After they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, are you more devoted to me than you are to these things?" Peter answered Him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my lambs."

so as to train the younger women to be affectionate wives and mothers,

To the people already married I give this instruction -- no, not I but the Lord -- that a wife is not to leave her husband.

You married women must continue to live in subordination to your husbands, as you do to the Lord,

But as he continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."

Any man who enters an athletic contest practices rigid self-control in training, only to win a wreath that withers, but we are in to win a wreath that never withers.

Stop returning evil for evil to anyone. Always see to it that your affairs are right in the sight of everybody.

Stop owing anybody anything, except the obligation to love one another, for whoever practices loving others has perfectly satisfied the law.

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, to carry out these instructions without prejudice and with perfect impartiality.

These persons are grumblers, ever complaining about their lot. They live to satisfy their evil passions, their lips boast arrogant things, and they flatter others for personal gain.

Hold your position, then, with your waist encircled with the belt of truth, put on right-doing as a coat of mail,

So you must lay aside falsehood and each of you practice telling the truth to his neighbor, for we are parts of one another.

But you must practice loving your enemies, doing good to them, and lending to them, despairing of nothing; so that your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Take care that none of you ever pays back evil for evil, but always keep looking for ways to show kindness to one another and everybody.

Do the opposite. If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink, for if you act in this way, you will heap burning coals upon his head!

By faith Abel offered a sacrifice more acceptable to God than Cain did, for by it he was approved as an upright man, since God approved him for the offering he made; and by it he still continues to speak, though dead.

As an example of ill-treatment and patience, brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord.

For I have set you an example, in order that you too may practice what I have done to you.

Indeed, it was to this kind of living that you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you might follow His footsteps.

Not that I have no right to be supported, but to make myself an example for you to follow.

In just the same way these dreamers defile the body, discard authority, and deride the majesties.

Show honor to everyone. Practice love for the brotherhood; practice reverence to God and honor to the Emperor.

Everybody must obey the civil authorities that are over him, for no authority exists except by God's permission; the existing authorities have been established by Him,

In brotherly love be affectionate to one another, in personal honors put one another to the fore,

so that the genuineness of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even after it is shown by the test of fire to be genuine, may result in your praise and glory and honor at the unveiling of Jesus Christ.

So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on

Love is so patient and so kind; love never boils with jealousy; it never boasts, is never puffed with pride;

You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.

Masters, you must practice doing the right and square things by your slaves, for you know that you have a Master in heaven.

Do the opposite. If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink, for if you act in this way, you will heap burning coals upon his head!

But I tell you, practice loving your enemies and praying for your persecutors,

Jesus burst into tears.

and a goodly number of Jews had come out to see Martha and Mary, to sympathize with them over their brother.

charge them to continue doing good and being rich in good deeds, open-handed and generous hearted,

And stop neglecting to do good and to be generous, for God is highly pleased with just such sacrifices as these.

In everything I showed you that by working hard like this we must help those who are weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It makes one happier to give than to get.'"

always supplying the needs of God's people, ever practicing hospitality.

So then whenever we have an opportunity, let us practice doing good to everybody, but especially to the members of the family of faith.

The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts and insincerity.

each elder must be above reproach, have only one wife, and his children must not be liable to the charge of profligacy or disobedience.

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in peace with everybody.

Continue to live in peace with everybody and strive for that consecration without which no one can see the Lord.

If anyone thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives himself, his religious worship is worthless.

For "Whoever wants to enjoy life and see delightful days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

If anyone, whoever he may be, keeps on begging you, give to him; if anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn him away.

But you must practice loving your enemies, doing good to them, and lending to them, despairing of nothing; so that your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

I have told you these things, that you through union with me may have peace. In the world you have trouble, but be courageous! I have conquered the world."

So keep up your courage, men, for I have confidence in my God that it will all come out just as I was told.

Then they all were cheered and took something to eat themselves.

Is anyone sick among you? He should call in the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord,

when I needed clothes you put them on me, when I was sick you looked after me, when I was in prison you came to see me.'

Never reprove an older man, but always appeal to him as a father. Treat younger men like brothers, older women like mothers, younger women like sisters, with perfect purity.

Finally, you must all live in harmony, be sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble,

Always let your conversation be seasoned with salt, that is, with winsomeness, so that you may know how to make a fitting answer to everyone.

The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius kindly permitted Paul to visit his friends and enjoy their attentions.

The governor of the island, whose name was Publius, owned estates in that part of the island, and he welcomed us and entertained us with hearty hospitality for three days.

May the Lord make you increase and overflow in love for one another and for all men, as my love for you does,

You must let your brotherly love continue.

But if you really observe the law of the King in accordance with the Scripture, "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself," you are doing right;

So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on

Practice bearing one another's burdens, and in this way carry out the law of Christ.

It is the duty of us who are strong to bear with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called God's sons.

So let us keep on pursuing the things that make for peace and our mutual upbuilding.

to be serious, pure, home keepers, kind, and subordinate to their husbands, so as not to cause God's message to suffer reproach.

For John came neither eating nor drinking with others, and yet they said, 'He has a demon.'

Sell your property and give to charity. Provide for yourselves purses that will never wear out, riches that never fail in heaven, where a thief cannot come near nor a moth destroy,

If anyone, whoever he may be, keeps on begging you, give to him; if anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn him away.

He answered them, "The man who has two shirts must share with him who has none, and the man who has food must do the same."

The right thing to do is not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything else, that makes your brother stumble.

So then, if food can make my brother fall, I will never, no, never, eat meat again, in order to keep my brother from falling.

You parents, too, must stop exasperating your children, but continue to bring them up with the sort of education and counsel the Lord approves.

Fathers, stop exasperating your children, so as to keep them from losing heart.

Now several women were there looking on from a distance, who accompanied Jesus from Galilee to care for Him, among them Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to get a look at the tomb.

managing his own house well, with perfect seriousness keeping his children under control

A deacon too must have only one wife, and manage his children and household well.

Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth, in sincere love for the brotherhood you must love one another heartily and fervently,

Dearly beloved, let us practice loving one another, because love originates with God, and everyone who practices loving is a child of God and knows God by experience.

Your love must be true. You must always turn in horror from what is wrong, but keep on holding to what is right.

For the commandments, "You must not commit adultery; you must not murder; you must not steal; you must not have an evil desire," and any other commandment if there is any, are summed up in this command, "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself."

In everything I showed you that by working hard like this we must help those who are weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It makes one happier to give than to get.'"

Practice rejoicing with people who rejoice, and weeping with people who weep.

For you showed sympathy with those who were in prison and cheerfully submitted to the violent seizure of your property, for you knew that you had in yourselves and in heaven one that was lasting.

Now the natives showed us remarkable kindness, for they made us a fire and welcomed us to it because of the downpouring rain and the cold.

Finally, you must all live in harmony, be sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble,

A religious worship that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: To look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep one's own self unstained by the world.

It is now the third time that I have been ready to come to see you, and I will never ask you for financial support, for it is not your money but you yourselves that I want; for children are not by duty bound to lay up money for their parents, but parents for their children.

But He turned at once and reproved them.

When the questioners persisted, Jesus straightened up and said to them, "Let the one of you who is sinless be the first one to cast a stone at her."

Now in this matter of trustees the first and final requirement is that they should prove to be trustworthy.