6 Bible Verses about Strife

and the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but gentle toward all men, able to teach, patient under evils,

For I fear, lest when I come I shall find you not, such as I wish, and I shall be found by you not such as you wish: lest there shall be contentions, envies, excitements, strife, evil speaking, whisperings, party spirit, disorderly conduct:

For it has been made known to me concerning you, my brethren, by the family of Cloe, that there are contentions among you.

for you are yet carnal. For, since envy and strife and divisions are among you, are you not carnal, and do you not walk as men?

But brother goes to law with brother, and this before the unbelievers?

I beseech Euodia, and I beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

Let us walk in a becoming manner, as in the day; not in riotings and in drunkenness, not in lewdness and in wantonness, not in. contention and in envy:

doing nothing in strife and vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

For it has been made known to me concerning you, my brethren, by the family of Cloe, that there are contentions among you.

for you are yet carnal. For, since envy and strife and divisions are among you, are you not carnal, and do you not walk as men?

But I praise you not in this, which I now mention, that you come together, not for the better, but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are schisms among you, and I partly believe it:

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled; for these things must be: but not yet is the end.

Then he said to them: Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be great earthquakes in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

When he was reviled, he did not revile again; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but committed himself to him that judges righteously.

But Jesus perceived it, and withdrew from that place. And many multitudes followed him, and he cured them all. And he charged them not to make him known; that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: read more.
Be hold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul delights. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall declare law to the Gentiles. He shall not contend, nor cry out; nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets.

And he sent messengers before his face; and they went, and entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was turned toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said: Lord, is it thy will that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, even as Elijah did? read more.
But he turned and rebuked them, and said: You know not of what spirit you are. And they went to another village.

Now, certainly, you are altogether in fault, that you have law-suits with one another. Why do you not rather suffer injustice? Why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

But I say to you, Resist not the injurious. But whoever will smite you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. And to him that will go to law with you, and take away your coat, give your mantle also.

Now, I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you, but that you be perfectly united in the same mind, and in the same judgment.

Put them in mind of these things, charging them before the Lord that they dispute not about words to no profit, which disputes end in the overthrow of the hearers.

For I fear, lest when I come I shall find you not, such as I wish, and I shall be found by you not such as you wish: lest there shall be contentions, envies, excitements, strife, evil speaking, whisperings, party spirit, disorderly conduct:

But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

and the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but gentle toward all men, able to teach, patient under evils,

not fond of wine, not quarrelsome, not one who makes money by base means; but gentle, not contentious, not covetous;

he is mad with conceit, knowing nothing, but has a morbid fondness for questions and contentions about words, out of which come envy, strife, railing, evil suspicions,

But avoid foolish and unprofitable questions, because you know that they produce contentions:

earnestly endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

But foolish questions and genealogies and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

But avoid foolish and unprofitable questions, because you know that they produce contentions:

he is mad with conceit, knowing nothing, but has a morbid fondness for questions and contentions about words, out of which come envy, strife, railing, evil suspicions,

For where envy and strife are, there is commotion, and every evil work.

Some, indeed, preach the Christ, because of envy and a contentious disposition, and some because of good-will. These do it from love, because they know that I am set for the defense of the gospel;

For it has been made known to me concerning you, my brethren, by the family of Cloe, that there are contentions among you.

And there had been also a contention among them, which of them was thought to be the greatest.

But they were silent. For they had been disputing with one another along the road which was greatest.

for you are yet carnal. For, since envy and strife and divisions are among you, are you not carnal, and do you not walk as men?

for you are yet carnal. For, since envy and strife and divisions are among you, are you not carnal, and do you not walk as men?

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strifes, jealousies, anger, party-spirit, divisions, sects, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; with respect to which, I tell you now, as I also told you in times past, that those who practice such things shall riot inherit the kingdom of God.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings,

For it has been made known to me concerning you, my brethren, by the family of Cloe, that there are contentions among you. I mean this: that each one of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.

But brother goes to law with brother, and this before the unbelievers?

doing nothing in strife and vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

Put them in mind of these things, charging them before the Lord that they dispute not about words to no profit, which disputes end in the overthrow of the hearers.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed lest you be utterly destroyed by one another.

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strifes, jealousies, anger, party-spirit, divisions, sects,

Who is wise and discreet among you? Let him show, by a good behavior, his works, with the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom comes not from above, but is earthly, animal, demoniac. read more.
For where envy and strife are, there is commotion, and every evil work.

Let us walk in a becoming manner, as in the day; not in riotings and in drunkenness, not in lewdness and in wantonness, not in. contention and in envy:

But Paul did not think it proper to take with them him who had departed from them from Pamphylia, and did not go with them to the work. There was, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they separated from each other: and Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection; neither angel nor spirit: but the Pharisees acknowledge both. And there arose a great clamor. And the scribes, on the part of the Pharisees, arose and contended, saying: We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God. read more.
And when there arose a great dissension, the officer, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the fortress.

There was, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they separated from each other: and Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

For where envy and strife are, there is commotion, and every evil work.

And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

Again, therefore, there was a division among the Jews, on account of these words.

Therefore, after Paul and Barnabas had no little dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from among them, should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

Whence come wars and strifes among you? Come they not hence, even of your passions, which war in your members?

Therefore, after Paul and Barnabas had no little dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain others from among them, should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.