46 Bible Verses about Relationships

then I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, "behold, the tabernacle of God is with men: he will dwell with them, they shall be his people, God himself shall be with them, as their God.

I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

but to as many as received him, and believed on him, he granted the privilege of being the sons of God. a birth which they had not from circumcision, nor from the constitution of the body, nor the institution of man, but from God.

for whosoever shall do the will of my father, who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

for he that does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.

but he answered them, my mother and brethren are these, who attend to the word of God, and practise it.

and this is life eternal, to acknowledge thee to be the only true God, and Jesus to be the Messiah whom thou hast sent.

for you are all the sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

and after supper he likewise gave the cup, saying, this cup is the new testament sealed by my blood, which is shed for you.

for this represents my blood, the blood of the new covenant which is shed for mankind for the remission of sins.

and he said to them, this represents the effusion of my blood (the sanction of the new covenant) for mankind.

and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, "I will dwell with, and walk among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

and this is what the holy spirit declares, when after having said, "this is the alliance that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their mind will I write them: he adds, and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more."read more.
now where they are remitted, there is no need of any further oblation for sin.

there is now no distinction of Jew or Greek, of bond or free, of male or female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

for he is our peace-maker, who hath united both Jew and Gentile, and hath by his flesh broken down the middle wall of partition (which kept us at variance) by abolishing the dogmatical injunctions of the law, that having made the peace, he might incorporate the two into one new body under himself; that he might reconcile both in one body unto God by the cross, wherefore he destroyed the enmity that was between them:

endeavouring to preserve the spiritual union by your affectionate attachment to one another.

do all you can to live peaceably, if it be possible, with all mankind.

Let us therefore pursue those things which tend to peace, and mutual edification.

seek peace with all men, and sanctity of life, without which no man shall see the Lord:

Now in case such a brother do you an injury, go and expostulate with him in private: if he repents, thou hast saved thy brother.

When therefore you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has reason to be displeas'd with you: leave your gift before the altar, go, and first of all reconcile yourself to your brother; then come to offer your gift.

are you angry? have a care you don't sin. "let not the sun go down upon your wrath,"

husbands, love your wives, and do not exasperate them.

a bishop therefore ought to be of an unspotted character, to have but one wife, to be sober, prudent, grave, hospitable, and qualified for teaching: not given to wine or violence, but of a gentle temper, averse to contention and avarice: a master of economy, obliging his children to behave with decorum.read more.
for if a man is incapable of governing his own family, how can he take care of the church of God?

there cannot be greater love than that of a man, who lays down his life for his friends. you will be my friends, if you do what I have commanded you. henceforth I do not treat you as servants; for the servant is unacquainted with his master's affairs: but I have treated you as friends; for what I have learnt of my father, I have communicated to you.

and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self."

by this mutual love shall all men know that you are my disciples.

and the king will reply, I declare unto you, your having done this for one of the least of these my brethren, is the same thing as doing it for me.