1 Thessalonians 5:15

Final Exhortations And Benediction

¹⁴ And we urge you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, console the discouraged, help the sick, be patient toward all [people]. ¹⁵ See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all [people]. ¹⁶ Rejoice always,

Do Good

Show Kindness

What is Good

For All People

Make Sure

That Which Is Good

No

1 Peter 3:9

not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the other hand blessing [others], because for this [reason] you were called, so that you could inherit a blessing.

Galatians 6:10

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all [people], and especially to those who belong to the household of faith.

Genesis 45:24

Then he sent his brothers away, and when they departed he said to them, "Do not be agitated on the journey."

Exodus 23:4-5

" 'If you come upon the ox of your enemy or his donkey going astray, you will certainly bring it back to him

Leviticus 19:18

You shall not seek vengeance, and you shall not harbor a grudge [against] {your fellow citizens}; and you shall love your neighbor like yourself; I [am] Yahweh.

Deuteronomy 16:20

{Justice, only justice} you shall pursue, so that you may live, and you shall take possession of the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you.

1 Samuel 24:13

Just as the ancient proverb says, 'From the wicked, wickedness goes out,' but my hand will not be against you!

Psalm 7:4

if I have repaid {my ally} [with] harm, or [if] I have plundered my enemy without cause,

Psalm 38:20

And those who repay evil in return for good accuse me in return for my pursuing good.

Proverbs 17:13

[For] he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

Proverbs 20:22

Do not say "I will repay evil"; wait for Yahweh and he will deliver you.

Proverbs 24:17

While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad

Proverbs 24:29

Do not say, "Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him; I will pay back the man according to his deed."

Proverbs 25:21

If your enemy [is] hungry, feed him bread, and if thirsty, let him drink water.

Matthew 5:39

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer, but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Matthew 5:44-45

But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Romans 12:9

Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what [is] evil; be attached to what [is] good,

Romans 12:17-21

Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for [what is] good in the sight of all people.

Romans 14:19

So then, let us pursue {what promotes peace} and {what edifies one another}.

1 Corinthians 6:7

Therefore it is already completely a loss for you that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

1 Corinthians 14:1

Pursue love, and strive for spiritual [gifts], but especially that you may prophesy.

1 Corinthians 16:10

But if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without cause to fear, for he is carrying out the Lord's work, as I also [am].

Ephesians 5:15

Therefore, consider carefully how you live, not as unwise but as wise,

Ephesians 5:33

Only you also, each one [of you], must thus love his own wife as himself, and the wife {must respect} her husband.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

exhorting and consoling you and insisting that you live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, O man of God, flee from these [things], and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:24

And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,

Titus 3:2

to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all courtesy to all people.

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from the heart,

1 Peter 2:17

Honor all [people], love the community of believers, fear God, honor the king.

1 Peter 2:22-23

who did not commit sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth,

1 Peter 3:11-13

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

3 John 1:11

Dear friend, do not imitate [what is] evil, but [what is] good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

Revelation 19:10

And I fell down before his feet to worship him, and he said to me, "{Do not do that!} I am a fellow slave of you and of your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

Revelation 22:9

And he said to me, "{Do not do that!} I am your fellow slave, and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"