14 Bible Verses about Abusive Relationships

Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, loving as brothers, compassionate, humble,

Husbands, love the wives and be not bitter to them.

But if the unbelieving companion departs, let him depart; the brother or the sister is not bound in such cases; but God has called us to peace.

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

In like manner let the husbands [do], living together in knowledge with the wife as with a vessel of less strength, deeming them precious, co-heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

And if any one provides not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor; he has sent me to proclaim a release to the captives, and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send the oppressed away free, to proclaim an acceptable year of the Lord.

It is necessary therefore that a bishop should be blameless, a husband of one wife, circumspect, sober, well-behaved, hospitable, apt to teach,

But if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not hear you, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established; and if he will not hear them, tell the assembly; and if he will not hear the assembly, let him be to you as a gentile and a publican.

But if your brother sins against you, go and reprove him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not hear you, take with you one or two more, that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established; and if he will not hear them, tell the assembly; and if he will not hear the assembly, let him be to you as a gentile and a publican.read more.
I tell you truly, that whatever you bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you unbind on the earth shall be unbound in heaven.

to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness to all men.

But if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

But now I have written to you not to associate, if any one called a brother is a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or rapacious, even to eat with such a one.

Marriage is honorable in all, and married life without blame; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.