6 Bible Verses about Manners
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When they arrived, he said to them: "You know how I lived among you all the time from the day I first set foot in the province of Asia, and how I continued
If some unbelieving heathen invites you to his house, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question for conscience' sake. But if someone says to you, "This meat has been offered as a heathen sacrifice," make it your rule not to eat it, for the sake of the man who warned you and for conscience' sake; I mean his conscience, not yours. Why then should my personal freedom be limited by another's conscience?read more.
If I give thanks and thus partake of food, why am I to be blamed for that for which I give thanks?
It does not act with rudeness, or insist upon its rights; it never gets provoked, it never harbors evil thoughts;
Practice living prudently in your relations with outsiders, making the most of your opportunities. Always let your conversation be seasoned with salt, that is, with winsomeness, so that you may know how to make a fitting answer to everyone.
You know yourselves how you ought to follow my example; for I was not a shirker when I was with you; I did not eat any man's bread without paying for it, but with toil and hard labor I worked night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you. Not that I have no right to be supported, but to make myself an example for you to follow.read more.
For when I was with you, I gave you this direction, "If a person refuses to work, he must not be allowed to eat."
From Thematic Bible
Manners » Rules for guests
If some unbelieving heathen invites you to his house, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question for conscience' sake.
Manners » In presence of » Superiors
Manners » Obeisance to strangers
Manners » In presence of » The aged
Manners » Standing while guests eat
Manners » Courteousness encouraged
Finally, you must all live in harmony, be sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble,