48 Bible Verses about Love, Abuse Of

doing nothing in strife and vain glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Consider not each one his own gifts, but each one also the gifts of others.

For whoever will save his life, shall lose it. But whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.

For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever will lose his life for my sake and the gospel s, shall save it.

For whoever will save his life, shall lose it; but whoever will lose his life for my sake, shall save it.

But if your brother is grieved on account of your food, you no longer walk according to love. Do not, with your food, destroy him, for whom Christ died.

But we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves.

But take heed, lest, by any means, this right of yours become a stumbling-block to those who are weak.

Let no one seek his own, but each the welfare of the other.

Let us not be vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom comes not from above, but is earthly, animal, demoniac.

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love boasts not; is not vain,

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

For every one that exalts himself shall Le humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

in love to the brotherhood, be kindly affectionate one to another; in showing honor, be examples one to another;

My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

He said to her: What do you wish? She said to him: Command that these two sons of mine may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

They also love the most honorable places at suppers, and the first seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

Beware of the scribes, who delight to walk in robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;

And he spoke a parable to those who had been invited, when he observed how they were choosing the first places at table; and he said to them:

And there had been also a contention among them, which of them was thought to be the greatest.

for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.

who opposes and exalts himself above every one that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, openly showing him self that he is God.

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, but lose his own life? Or, what will a man give as the ransom of his life?

For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own life? Or, what will a man give as a ransom for his life?

For what will it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and destroy himself, or be lost?

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

mind the things that are above, not the things that are on the earth:

Every one that serves as a soldier keeps himself free from the business of this life, that he may please him that has chosen him to be a soldier.

teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in the present age;

Adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friend ship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, therefore, will be a friend of the world, is an enemy of God.

For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day in which Noah entered the ark,

And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, have me excused.

for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age; and he has gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

But those who will be rich fail into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil; through the desire of which, some have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

And he said to them: Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man's life depends not on the abundance of his possessions.

When the young man heard that saying, he went away grieved; for he had great possessions.

But becoming sad at that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

And when he heard this, he was very sad, for he was very rich.

and said: What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed to him thirty pieces of silver.

And the Pharisees also, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

But he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and took what was put in it.

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the market to the rulers.

He hoped, at the same time, that money would have been given him by Paul, to release him. For this reason, he sent for him very frequently, and conversed with him.

who have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

that all may be condemned who believe not the truth, but have pleasure in unrighteousness.