67 Bible Verses about Love, Abuse Of
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Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory, - but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves, - Not, to your own things, severally looking, but, to the things of others, severally: -
For, whosoever intendeth, his life, to save, shall lose it, - but, whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, shall find it.
For, whosoever willeth, his own life, to save, shall lose it, but, whosoever shall lose his life for the sake of me and of the glad-message, shall save it;
For, whosoever intendeth, his life, to save, shall lose it; but, whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same, shall save it?
If, in fact, because of food, thy brother is being grieved, no longer, by the rule of love, art thou walking: - do not, by thy food, that man, be destroying, on whose behalf Christ died!
We are bound, however, we, who are strong, the weakness of them who are not strong to be bearing, and not, unto ourselves, to give pleasure.
But be taking heed, lest, by any means, your right, itself, become, an occasion of stumbling, unto the weak;
Let, no one, be seeking, what concerneth himself, but that which concerneth some one else.
Let us not become vain-glorious, - one another, challenging, one another, envying.
But, if, bitter jealousy, ye have, and rivalry, in your hearts; be not boasting and showing yourselves false against the truth! This wisdom is not one, from above, coming down, but is earthly, born of the soul, demoniacal!
Alas for them who join house to house, Field to field, bring they near, - Until there is no room, But ye are left to dwell alone in the midst of the land.
the king spake and said, Is not, this, Babylon the great, - which, I myself, have built as the home of the kingdom, by the might of my power, and for the dignity of my majesty?
For men will be - fond of themselves, fond of money, ostentatious, arrogant, defamers, to parents, unyielding, unthankful, unkind,
Ye have luxuriated upon the land, and run riot, ye have pampered your hearts in a day of slaughter;
To eat honey in abundance, is not good, nor is, searching out their own honour, an honourable thing.
Love, is patient, is gracious. Love, is not envious, vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Loftiness of eyes, and ambition of heart - the lamp of the lawless, are sin.
Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand; For better it be said to thee, Come up hither, - than that thou be put lower down before a noble, whom thine own eyes, have beheld.
And, whoever shall exalt himself, shall be, abased, and, whoever shall abase himself, shall be, exalted,
Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?
In your brotherly love, unto one another, being tenderly affectioned, in honour, unto one another, giving preference;
Not, many teachers, become ye, my brethren, knowing that, a severer sentence, shall ye receive;
And it came to pass, after this, that Absolom prepared him chariots and horses, - and fifty men, to run before him.
And, Adonijah son of Haggith, exalted himself, saying - I, will be king. Therefore prepared he for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
Yet, thou, didst say in thy heart - The heavens, will I ascend, Above the stars of GOD, will I lift up my throne, - That I may sit in the Mount of Assembly In the Recesses of the North:
Why have I seen it? They, panic-struck, are drawing back, Yea, their heroes, are crushed, Yea they have, fled, and not turned, - Terror round about! Declareth Yahweh.
Son of man Say to the Prince of Tyre. Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh - Because lofty, is thy heart and thou hast said A GOD, am I, In the seat of God, have I taken my seat In the heart of the seas; Whereas thou art a man, and not a GOD, But hast set thy heart as the heart of God:
And, he, said to her - What desirest thou? She saith unto him - Bid, that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.
And dearly love the first couch in the chief meals, and the first seats in the synagogues, And the salutations in the market-places, and to be called by men, Rabbi.
Be taking heed of the Scribes - Who desire to walk about in long robes, and are fond of salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the chief meals, -
And he went on to speak, unto the invited, a parable, - observing how, the first couches, they were choosing; saying unto them -
And it came to pass that there was, a rivalry also, among them, as to which of them seemed to be greater than the rest .
The one who opposeth and exalteth himself on high against every one called God, or an object of worship; so that he, within the sanctuary of God, shall take his seat, showeth himself forth, that he is, God: -
Be not loving the world, nor yet the things that are in the world: if anyone be loving the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Thou shalt not follow multitudes to commit wickedness, - neither shalt thou answer in a quarrel, so as to turn away after multitudes to mislead,
For what shall a man be profited, though, the whole world, he gain, and, his life, he forfeit? Or what shall a man give, in exchange for his life?
For, what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and be made to forfeit his life? For what can a man, give, in exchange for his life?
For what doth a man profit, who hath gained the whole world, but hath lost, or been made to forfeit, himself?
And be not configuring yourselves unto this age, but be transforming yourselves by the renewing of your mind, to the end ye may be proving what is the thing willed by God - the good and acceptable and perfect.
The things on high, hold in esteem, not the things upon the earth:
No one that is serving as a soldier, entangleth himself with the matters of his livelihood, that he may please him that hath summoned him to serve as a soldier;
Putting us under discipline - in order that, - denying ourselves of ungodliness and worldly covetings, in a soberminded and righteous and godly manner, we should live, in the present age,
Adulteresses! Know ye not that, the friendship of the world, is, enmity to God? Whosoever, therefore, is minded to be, a friend, of the world, an enemy of God, doth constitute himself.
For, as they were in those days that were before the flood, feeding and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, - until the day Noah entered into the ark;
And they all began, one after another to excuse themselves. The first, said unto him - A field, have I bought, and have need to go out and see it: I request thee, hold me excused.
For, Demas, hath forsaken me, having loved the present age, and hath journeyed unto Thessalonica; Crescens unto Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia:
But, they who are determined to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful covetings, the which, sink men into ruin and destruction, - For, a root of all the vices, is the love of money, which, some, being eager for, have been seduced from the faith, and have pierced, themselves, about with many pangs.
Do not trust in extortion, Nor, with robbery, become vain, As for wealth, when it beareth fruit, Do not set thereon your heart.
A man of fidelity, aboundeth in blessings, but, one hasting to be rich, shall not be held innocent.
And he said unto them - Mind and be guarding yourselves from all covetousness; for not, in one's abundance, doth his life spring out of his possessions.
When I saw among the spoil a certain goodly mantle of Babylonia and two hundred shekels of silver and a certain wedge of gold - fifty shekels the weight thereof, then I coveted them, then I took them, - and, there they are, hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said - Lo! my lord, hath restrained, this Naaman the Syrian, by not taking at his hand that which he brought! By the life of Yahweh, verily, I will runs after him, and accept of him, something.
Her heads, for a bribe, pronounce sentence, and, her priests, for a price, give direction, and, her prophets, for silver, divine, - yet, on Yahweh, they lean, saying, Is not, Yahweh, in our midst? there shall not come upon us, calamity.
And the young man, hearing, this word, went away sorrowing, - for he was holding large possessions.
And, he, becoming gloomy because of the word, departed sorrowing, for he was holding, many possessions.
But, he, hearing these things, became, encompassed with grief; for he was rich exceedingly.
and said - What are ye willing to give unto me? and, I, unto you, will deliver him up. And they appointed him thirty pieces of silver.
Now the Pharisees, who were, lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were openly sneering at him.
Howbeit he said this, not that, for the destitute, he cared, but because, a thief, he was, and holding, the bag, used to carry away, what was cast therein.
And, her masters, seeing that their hope of gain had gone out, laying hold on Paul and Silas, dragged them into the market-place, unto the rulers;
at the same time, also hoping that, money, would be given him by Paul; wherefore also, the more frequently sending for him, he used to converse with him.
Forsaking a straight path, they have gone astray, following out the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved, a reward of wrong,
In order that should be judged who would not believe in the truth, but were well-pleased with the unrighteousness.
How much less when one is detested and corrupt, a man who drinketh in - like water - perversity.
A lover of transgression, is one who loveth strife, he that heighteneth his door, seeketh grievous harm.
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