1 Thessalonians 5:15

Final Exhortations And Benediction

¹⁴ We beg you, brothers, continue to warn the shirkers, to cheer the faint-hearted, to hold up the weak, and to be patient with everybody. ¹⁵ 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. ¹⁶ Always be joyful.

Do Good

Show Kindness

What is Good

For All People

Make Sure

That Which Is Good

No

1 Peter 3:9

never returning evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but blessing instead, because it was for this that you were called, to obtain the blessing of heirs.

Galatians 6:10

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

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you not to resist the one who injures you, but if anyone slaps you on one cheek, turn him the other, too;

Matthew 5:44-45

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

Luke 6:35

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.

Romans 12:9

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

Romans 12:17-21

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

Romans 14:19

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

1 Corinthians 6:7

To say no more, it is a mark of moral failure among you to have lawsuits at all with one another. Why not rather suffer being wronged? Why not suffer being robbed?

1 Corinthians 14:1

Keep on pursuing love, but still keep cultivating your spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophesying.

1 Corinthians 16:10

If Timothy gets there, see that he is at ease among you, for he is devotedly doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.

Ephesians 5:15

So you must be very careful how you live, not thoughtlessly but thoughtfully,

Ephesians 5:33

But each one of you married men must love his wife as he loves himself, and the married woman, too, must respect her husband.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

to live lives worthy of God who calls you into His kingdom and His glory.

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, as a man of God, must be fleeing always from these things; you must constantly strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:24

and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.

Titus 3:2

to stop abusing anyone, to be peaceable, fair-minded, showing perfect gentleness to everybody.

Hebrews 12:14

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

1 Peter 1:22

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

1 Peter 2:17

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

1 Peter 2:22-23

He never committed a sin, and deceit was never found on His lips.

1 Peter 3:11-13

He must turn, too, away from evil and do right; He must seek peace and follow it,

3 John 1:11

Dearly beloved, do not follow bad examples but good ones. Whoever practices doing right is God's child; whoever practices doing wrong has never seen God.

Revelation 19:10

Then I fell before his feet to worship him, but he said to me, "You must take care not to do that. I am only a fellow-slave of yours and of your brothers who hold to the testimony borne by Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony borne by Jesus is the inspiring spirit of prophecy."

Revelation 22:9

But he said to me: "You must be careful not to do that; I am only a fellow-slave of yours, of your brothers the prophets, and of the people who practice the truths contained in this book. Worship God."