20 Bible Verses about Grace, In Human Relationships

The natives showed us uncommon kindness, for they lit a fire and welcomed us all to it, as the rain had come on and it was chilly.

Then Peter, filled with the holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers of the people and elders of Israel, if we are being cross-examined to-day upon a benefit rendered to a cripple, upon how this man got better, you and the people of Israel must all understand that he stands before you strong and well, thanks to the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead.

when defamed, we try to conciliate. To this hour we are treated as the scum of the earth, the very refuse of the world!

I tell you, my hearers, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you: bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

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

Welcome one another, then, as Christ has welcomed yourselves, for the glory of God.

be kind to each other, be tender-hearted, be generous to each other as God has been generous to you in Christ.

Go and learn the meaning of this word, I care for mercy not for sacrifice. For I have not come to call just men but sinners."

Then his master summoned him and said, 'You scoundrel of a servant! I discharged all that debt for you, because you implored me. Ought you not to have had mercy on your fellow-servant, as I had on you?'

Which of these three men, in your opinion, proved a neighbour to the man who fell among the robbers?" He said, "The man who took pity on him." Jesus said to him, "Then go and do the same."

Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins, check him, and if he repents forgive him. Even if he sins against you seven times in one day and turns to you seven times saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

We who are strong ought to bear the burdens that the weak make for themselves and us. We are not to please ourselves. Each of us must please his neighbour, doing him good by building up his faith.

Lastly, you must all be united, you must have sympathy, brotherly love, compassion, and humility,

Each of us must consult his neighbour's interests, not his own.

for the service rendered by this fund does more than supply the wants of the saints, it overflows with many a cry of thanks to God. This service shows what you are, it makes men praise God for the way you have come under the gospel of Christ which you confess, and for the generosity of your contributions to themselves and to all;

Never let us grow tired of doing what is right, for if we do not faint we shall reap our harvest at the opportune season. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men and in particular to the household of the faith.

tell them to be bountiful, rich in good works, open-handed and generous,

And the Lord's servant must not be a man of strife; he must be kind to everybody, a skilled teacher, a man who will not resent injuries;

Do not forget beneficence and charity, either; these are the kind of sacrifices that are acceptable to God.

intelligence with self-control, self-control with stedfastness, stedfastness with piety, piety with brotherliness, brotherliness with Christian love.