40 Bible Verses about ethics, basis of

FOR the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and wickedness of men who hold the truth in wickedness, because what can be known of God is manifest among them; for God has manifested [himself] to them. For his invisible [attributes] are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being perceived by the things which are made, even his eternal power and deity, so that they have no defense,

for when the nations which have not the law perform by nature [the commandments] of the law, these who have not the law are a law to themselves, and they show the work of the law written in their minds, their consciences testifying with them, and their judgments mutually acusing or defending one another;??16 in the day when God shall judge the secret [doings] of men according to my gospel through Jesus Christ.

All Scripture is divinely inspired and is profitable for instruction, for conviction, for correction, for education in righteousnes, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly fitted for every good work.

And he said, Yes indeed, blessed are those that hear the word of God and keep it.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gayest me out of the world; they were thine, and thou gavest them me, and they have kept thy word.

I know your works; behold, I have placed before you an opened door, which no man can shut; because you have a little power, and kept my word, and did not deny my name.

Whoever shall do the will of God, this is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in prayers that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

If you keep my commandments you shall continue in my love, as I have kept my Father's commandments and continue in his love.

I give you a new commandment to love another, as I have loved you that you also should love one another.

If you love me, keep my commandments;

This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No man has greater love than this, that one should give his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you;read more.
I no longer call you servants, for the servant knows not what his Lord does; but I have called you friends: for all things which I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should continue, that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. These things I charge you, that you love one another.

If any one thinks he is a prophet, or a spiritual man, let him acknowledge the [things] which I write to you, that they are the Lord's;

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

Let us each please our neighbor in that which is good for edification; for Christ also pleased not himself, but, as it is written, The reproaches of those that reproached thee fell on me.

for you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, though rich, that you by his poverty might be rich.

Be therefore followers of God, as dear children, and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, an offering and sacrifice to God of good odor.

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,

forbearing one another, and forgiving one another if any one has a charge against any, as Christ forgave you, so [do] you also,

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you a copy that you should follow his steps,

But I tell you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, Worthless fellow, shall be subject to the Sanhedrim; and whoever says, You fool, shall be subject to the hell of fire.

for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.

The light was the true [light] which lights every man that comes into the world.

He that believes in him is not judged; but he that believes not has been judged already; because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment; that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light, because their deeds are evil.

Then Jesus answered and said to them, I tell you most truly, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do; for whatever he does, these things also does the Son in like manner.

He that rejects me and receives not my words, has one that judges him; the word which I have spoken, that shall judge him at the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father who sent me gave me commandment what to say and what to speak;

Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no pretext for their sin.

Therefore God gave them up to infamous affections; for their females changed a natural enjoyment for that which is against nature, and in like manner also the males, leaving the natural enjoyment of the female, became the subjects of inordinate desires for each other, males with males committing indecency, and receiving in return the recompense of their error which was fit.

IT is commonly reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not among the gentiles, that a man should have his father's wife.

Let every soul be subject to the superior powers. For there is no power except from God, and the [powers] which exist have been ordained by God.

They said to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give therefore Caesar's dues to Caesar, and God's to God.

And Jesus said, Render Caesar's dues to Caesar, and God's to God. And they wondered at him.

And he said to them, Render therefore Caesar's dues to Caesar, and God's to God.

Jesus answered, You would have had no power against me if it had not been given you from above; therefore he that delivered me to you has a greater sin.

So that he who resists the power resists the ordinance of God; and those who resist shall receive judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Will you not fear the power? Do good, and you shall have praise from it; for [the power] is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister of justice for punishment to him that does evil.read more.
Wherefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only on account of punishment, but also on account of conscience.

Be subject therefore to every human government, for the Lord's sake, whether to the king, as superior, to governors, sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and the praise of those who do well;

Who ever goes on a military expedition at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and eats not the fruit of it? or who feeds a flock and eats not of the milk of the flock?

Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For what a man sows, that shall he also reap;