29 Bible Verses about Duty

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

so they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband

Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord.

I myself am satisfied about you, my brethren, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

I do not write this to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

And we urge you, brethren, admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so that I might by all means save some.

And we urge you, brethren, admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you took me in, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'

No, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head."

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

If you really fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.

The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

And we urge you, brethren, admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Then the King will say to those on his right hand, 'Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you took me in, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' read more.
Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.' "Then he will say to those on his left hand, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not take me in, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" And he answered, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind'; and 'your neighbor as yourself.'" read more.
And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live." But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him of his clothing, beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you,

Let brotherly love continue.

If you really fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.

See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, read more.
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophecies. But test everything; hold fast to what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. Brethren, pray for us. Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss. I charge you by the Lord to have this letter read to all the brethren. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."

And now, behold, bound in the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity

Deacons must be the husband of one wife, and must manage their children and their households well.

Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren, love one another earnestly from the heart.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

Let love be genuine. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet," and any other commandment there may be, are summed up in this sentence, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not what is yours but you; for children ought not to lay up for their parents, but parents for their children.

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion. For woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!

The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come." And let him who hears say, "Come." And let him who is thirsty come; let him who wishes take the water of life without price.

Slaves, in everything obey those who are your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct;

Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be spoken against.

Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ;

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

Masters, do the same to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with him.

Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are overbearing.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.

But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "Today," so that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

So he called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'

For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not to talk back to them,

so they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

Then he said to them all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

we must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. Night is coming, when no one can work.

For I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and I am sure is in you as well.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they will become discouraged.

He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity

Deacons must be the husband of one wife, and must manage their children and their households well.

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not what is yours but you; for children ought not to lay up for their parents, but parents for their children.

so they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,