24 Bible Verses about Resolving Conflict

Dare any one of you who has a grievance against his neighbor go to law before heathen judges, instead of before the saints?

"leave there your gift before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother, first of all; then come and offer your gift.

"But if he will not listen to you, take one or two others along, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every word may be established. If he will not listen to them, tell the church;

"Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way [to the court], to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison.

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which of them could be considered the greatest,

"Be angry and sin not"; let not the sun go down upon your anger.

If we are living by the Spirit, let us also keep step in the Spirit.

The apostles and elders met to consider the matter;

Take likewise the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Continue to pray at all times, with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching for it with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.

But Joseph her husband, because he was just a man and unwilling to disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly.

"Or what king as he goes forth to join battle with another king in war does not sit down first and deliberate whether he can meet with ten thousand men the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand?

Then one of the crowd said to him, "Master, tell my brother to give me my share of our inheritance."

"Where is the new-born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him."

"You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?"

When he had entered the Temple courts, and was teaching, the high priests and elders of the people came to him and asked him, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

So when he had dipped the bread, he took it and gave it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon. And after he had received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. "What you do, do quickly," said Jesus.

and how in my zeal for Judaism I outstripped many of my own age and nation, in my special zeal for the traditions of my forefathers.

Stand firm then, girt about with the belt of truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness,

And take up to cover you the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming darts of the Evil One.

Now when dispute and controversy sprang up between them and Paul and Barnabas, the brethren appointed Paul and Barnabas, and certain others, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

And now I know that not one of you among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will ever see my face again.

And while he was having this in mind, behold! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying.