13 Bible Verses about Accepting Others
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Do not forget to show love for strangers; for thereby some entertained angels unawares.
But him that is weak in the faith receive ye, yet not for decisions of scruples. One believes that he may eat all things; but he that is weak eats herbs. Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and let not him that does not eat despise him that eats; for God received him.read more.
Who are you that judge another's servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. But he shall be made to stand; for the Lord is able to make him stand.
Now the God of patience and of consolation grant you to be of the same mind one with another, according to Christ Jesus: that with one accord ye may, with one mouth, glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore, receive one another, as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.
All that the Father giveth to Me shall come to Me; and him who comes to Me I will in no wise cast out;
Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, suffer me to cast out the mote that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Hypocrite! cast first the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the mote that is in your brother's eye.
Every one that hates his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with them according to knowledge, assigning honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.
"He that receives you receives Me; and he that receives Me receives Him Who sent Me.
Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me salute you.
(although Jesus Himself did not immerse, but His disciples), He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. And it was necessary that He should go through Samaria.read more.
He cometh, therefore, to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph; and Jacob's well was there. Jesus, therefore, being wearied with His journey, was sitting thus at the well. It was about the sixth hour. There comes a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, "Give Me to drink." For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy bread. The Samaritan woman, therefore, says to Him, "How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans). Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the Gift of God, and Who it is, That saith to you 'Give Me to drink,' you would have asked of Him, and He would have given you living water." She says to Him, "Sir, Thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Whence, therefore, hast Thou the living water Art Thou greater than our Father Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank of it, and his sons, and his cattle?" Jesus answered and said to her, "Every one who drinks of this water will thirst again;
My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For, if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in splendid apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile apparel; and ye show regard to him who is wearing the splendid apparel, and say, "Sit here in a good place"; and say to the poor man, "Stand, or sit under my footstool";read more.
do ye not make a distinction among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
And Jesus, answering, said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers; who, both stripping him and inflicting blows, went away, leaving him half dead. And by chance, a certain priest was going down that way; and, seeing him, he passed by on the opposite side. And, in like manner, a Levite also, coming to the place, and seeing him, passed by on the opposite side.read more.
But a certain Samaritan, going on his way, came down to him; and, seeing him, he was moved with compassion; and, coming to him, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and, setting him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And, on the morrow, taking out two denaries, he gave them to the host, and said, 'Take care of him; and whatsoever you expend additional, I, when I return, will repay you.' Which, therefore, of these three seems to you to have become neighbor of him who fell among the robbers?"
