63 Bible Verses about Relationships
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And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.
I will say to the north wind, Give up, and to the south, Do not keep back; bring my sons from far and my daughters from the ends of the earth even every one that is called by my name, for I have created them for my glory; I have formed them; yea, I have made them.
When Israel was a boy, I loved him and called my son out of Egypt.
and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
Children's children are the crown of old men, and the honour of the children are their fathers.
The man that has friends must show himself to be a friend, and there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
Do not forsake thine own friend and thy father's friend, neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity, for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on his name, who are not born of blood, nor of the will of flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, the same is my brother and sister and mother.
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do it.
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
For ye are all sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
And I will take you as my people, and I will be your God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the sons of men; but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I took away from before thee.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son; and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee; but I will confirm him in my house and in my kingdom for ever, and his throne shall be established for evermore.
Likewise also he took and gave them the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, I will dwell in them and walk in them and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Likewise the Holy Spirit gives us the same witness, who afterwards said, This is the testament that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will give my laws in their hearts, and in their souls will I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.read more.
Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, said the LORD, I will give my law in their souls and write it in their hearts and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall no longer teach every man his neighbour and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD, for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, said the LORD, for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Here there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
For he is our peace, who of both has made one, breaking down the middle wall of separation, abolishing in his flesh the enmity, which was the law of commandments in the order of rites, to edify in himself the two in one new man, making peace, and to reconcile both with God by the cross in one body, having slain the enmity thereby;
Let us, therefore, follow after the things which make for peace and the edification of each one to the others.
Follow peace with everyone and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
Therefore if thy brother shall sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember that thy brother has something against thee; leave thy gift there before the altar, and go; first restore friendship with thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
The righteous causes his neighbour to consider: but the way of the wicked causes them to err.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
And the man said, This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of Man.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter against them.
It is expedient, therefore, that the bishop be blameless, the husband of only one wife, vigilant, temperate, of worldly affections mortified, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, not hurtful, not greedy of dishonest gain, but gentle, not contentious, not covetous; one that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all integrity;read more.
(for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the congregation of God?)
Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his soul for his friends. Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you. From now on I do not call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his lord does; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
By this shall everyone know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brothers, ye have done it unto me.
The virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but she that makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Topics on Relationships
Abusive Relationships
1 Peter 3:8And finally, be ye all of one consent, of one affection, loving each other fraternally, merciful, courteous,
Age Differences In Relationships
Genesis 17:17Then Abraham fell upon his face and laughed and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him who is one hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear?
Bad Relationships
Proverbs 27:6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Building Relationships
1 Corinthians 3:9For we are labourers together with God; ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Covenant Relationships
2 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king in Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel.
Faithfulness, In Human Relationships
Hosea 12:6Therefore be thou converted unto thy God; keep mercy and judgment, and in thy God wait continually.
Father And Daughter Relationships
2 Corinthians 6:18and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Forbidden Sexual Relationships
Leviticus 18:6-18No man shall approach any woman that is near of kin to him, to uncover her nakedness. I am the LORD.
Grace, In Human Relationships
Ruth 2:10Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes that thou should acknowledge me, seeing I am a stranger?
Love And Relationships
Colossians 3:14And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfection.
Love, In Relationships
Colossians 3:18-19Wives, be subject to your own husbands as it is fit in the Lord.
Patience In Relationships
Romans 5:11And not only this, but we even glory in God through our Lord Jesus, the Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Relationships And Dating
1 Corinthians 5:1It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
Relationships To This Day
Genesis 19:37And the firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.
Relationships With Boyfriend
1 Corinthians 7:1Now concerning the things of which ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Sexual Relationships
Genesis 1:27-28So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Trust In Relationships
Micah 7:5Do not believe in a friend, do not trust in a prince; from her that lies at thy side, take care, open not thy mouth.
Unchanging Relationships
Daniel 6:8Now, O king, confirm the decree and sign the writing that it not be moved, according to the law of Media and of Persia, which does not change.