29 Bible Verses about Duty

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

that they should teach what is right, so as to train the younger women to love their husbands and children,

To those who are married my direction is-yet it is not mine, but the Master's-that a woman is not to leave her husband

Wives should submit to their husbands as submitting to the Lord.

I am persuaded, my Brothers--yes, I Paul, with regard to you- that you are yourselves full of kindness, furnished with all Christian learning, and well able to give advice to one another.

It is with no wish to shame you that I am writing like this; but to warn you as my own dear children.

And fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up with Christian discipline and instruction.

Let the Message of the Christ dwell in your minds in all its wealth, bringing all wisdom with it. Teach and admonish one another with psalms, and hymns, and sacred songs, full of the loving- kindness of God, lifting your hearts in song to him.

We entreat you also, Brothers--warn the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, give a helping hand to the weak, and be patient with every one.

And every one that listens to this teaching of mine and does not act upon it may be compared to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men, so as at all costs to save some.

We entreat you also, Brothers--warn the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, give a helping hand to the weak, and be patient with every one.

I left nothing undone to show you that, laboring as I labored, you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said himself-- 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

We, the strong, ought to take on our own shoulders the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves.

For, when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was a stranger, you took me to your homes; When I was naked, you clothed me; when I fell ill, you visited me; and when I was in prison, you came to me.'

Rather--'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him to drink. By doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head.'

I, however, say to you--Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

Yet, if you keep the royal law which runs--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself,' you are doing right;

The second is this--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost love thyself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

Love never wrongs a neighbor. Therefore Love fully satisfies the Law.

We, the strong, ought to take on our own shoulders the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his neighbor's good, to help in the building up of his character.

We entreat you also, Brothers--warn the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, give a helping hand to the weak, and be patient with every one.

Do to others whatever you would wish them to do to you; for that is the teaching of both the Law and the Prophets.

Then the King will say to those on his right 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, enter upon possession of the Kingdom prepared for you ever since the beginning of the world. For, when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was a stranger, you took me to your homes; When I was naked, you clothed me; when I fell ill, you visited me; and when I was in prison, you came to me.' read more.
Then the Righteous will answer 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? Or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you a stranger, and take you to our homes? Or naked, and clothe you? When did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?' And the King will reply 'I tell you, as often as you did it to one of these my Brothers, however lowly, you did it to me.' Then he will say to those on his left 'Go from my presence, accursed, into the 'aeonian fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels.' For, when I was hungry, you gave me no food; when I was thirsty, you gave me no drink; When I was a stranger, you did not take me to your homes; when I was naked, you did not clothe me; and, when I was ill and in prison, you did not visit me.' Then they, in their turn, will answer 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and did not supply your wants?' And then he will reply 'I tell you, as often as you failed to do it to one of these, however lowly, you failed to do it to me.' And these last will go away 'into aeonian punishment,' but the righteous 'into aeonian life.'"

Just then a Student of the Law came forward to test Jesus further. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do if I am to 'gain Immortal Life'?" "What is said in the Law?" answered Jesus. "What do you read there?" His reply was--"'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thou dost thyself.'" read more.
"You have answered right," said Jesus; "do that, and you shall live." But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus: "And who is my neighbor?" To which Jesus replied: "A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side. A Levite, too, did the same; he came up to the spot, but, when he saw the man, passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out four shillings and gave them to the inn-keeper. 'Take care of him,' he said, 'and whatever more you may spend I will myself repay you on my way back.' Now which, do you think, of these three men," asked Jesus, "proved himself a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?" "The one that took pity on him," was the answer; on which Jesus said: "Go and do the same yourself."

And for you, may the Lord fill you to overflowing with love for one another and for every one, just as we are filled with love for you;

Let your love for the Brethren continue. :24 Give our greeting to all your Leaders, and to all Christ's People. Our friends from Italy send their greetings to you.

Yet, if you keep the royal law which runs--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself,' you are doing right;

Take care that none of you ever pays back wrong for wrong, but always follow the kindest course with one another and with every one. Always be joyful; Never cease to pray; read more.
Under all circumstances give thanks to God. For this is his will for you as made known in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit; Do not make light of preaching. Bring everything to the test; cling to what is good; Shun every form of evil. May God himself, the giver of peace, make you altogether holy; and may your spirits, souls, and bodies be kept altogether faultless until the Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you will not fail you; he will complete his work. Brothers, pray for us. Greet all the Brothers with a sacred kiss. I adjure you in the Lord's name to have this letter read to all the Brethren. May the blessing of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

But, when Silas and Timothy had come down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself entirely to delivering the Message, earnestly maintaining before the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Judge for yourselves, for we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard."

And now, under spiritual constraint, I am here on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

And all of us, with faces from which the veil is lifted, seeing, as if reflected in a mirror, the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into his likeness, from glory to glory, as it is given by the Lord, the Spirit.

Do not conform to the fashion of this world; but be transformed by the complete change that has come over your minds, so that you may discern what God's will is--all that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

he should be a man who rules his own household well, and whose children are kept under control and are well-behaved.

Assistant-Officers should be faithful husbands, and men who rule their children and their households well.

Now that, by your obedience to the Truth, you have purified your lives, so that there is growing up among you a genuine brotherly affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts;

Dear friends, let us love one another, because Love comes from God; and every one who loves has received the new Life from God and knows God.

Let your love be sincere. Hate the wrong; cling to the right.

The commandments, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet,' and whatever other commandment there is, are all summed up in the words--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself.'

Remember, this is the third time that I have made every preparation to come to see you, and I shall refuse to be a burden to you; I want, not your money, but you. It is not the duty of children to put by for their parents, but of parents to put by for their children.

If I tell the Good News, I have nothing to boast of, for I can but do so. Woe is me if I do not tell it!

'Come,' say the Spirit and the Bride; and let him who hears say 'Come.' Let him who thirsts come; let him who will take the Water of Life freely.

Slaves, always obey your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you, as if you had but to please men, but giving them ungrudging service, in your reverence for the Master.

Be like obedient children; do not let your lives be shaped by the passions which once swayed you in the days of your ignorance, but in your whole life show yourselves to be holy, after the pattern of the Holy One from whom you received your Call.

Masters, do what is right and fair by your slaves, for you know that you also have a Master--in Heaven.

All who are in the position of slaves should regard their masters as deserving of the greatest respect, so that the Name of God, and our Teaching, may not be maligned.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters, with anxious care, giving them ungrudging service, as if obeying the Christ;

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life shall find it.

The second, which is like it, is this--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thou dost thyself.'

And masters, treat your slaves in the same spirit. Give up threatening them; for you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in Heaven, and that before him there is no distinction of rank.

Those of you who are domestic servants should always be submissive and respectful to their masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are arbitrary.

Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.

Whatever the gift that each has received, use it in the service of others, as good stewards of the varied bounty of God.

Rather encourage one another daily--while there is a 'To-day'--to prevent any one among you from being hardened by the deceitfulness of Sin.

He called ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds each, and told them to trade with them during his absence.

For I have given you an example, so that you may do just as I have done to you.

I left nothing undone to show you that, laboring as I labored, you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said himself-- 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

There is a baptism that I must undergo, and how great is my distress until it is over!

This is my command--Love one another, as I have loved you.

It is by this that every one will recognize you as my disciples--by your loving one another."

Urge slaves to be submissive to their owners in all circumstances, and to try their best to please them.

that they should teach what is right, so as to train the younger women to love their husbands and children,

And to all present he said: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

We must do the work of him who sent me, while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.

now that I have been reminded of the sincere faith that you have shown. That faith was seen first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and is now, I am convinced, in you also.

And fathers, do not irritate your children, but bring them up with Christian discipline and instruction.

Fathers, never irritate your children, lest they should become disheartened.

he should be a man who rules his own household well, and whose children are kept under control and are well-behaved.

Assistant-Officers should be faithful husbands, and men who rule their children and their households well.

Remember, this is the third time that I have made every preparation to come to see you, and I shall refuse to be a burden to you; I want, not your money, but you. It is not the duty of children to put by for their parents, but of parents to put by for their children.

that they should teach what is right, so as to train the younger women to love their husbands and children,