24 Bible Verses about Resolving Conflict
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Dare any of you, having a matter of complaint against another, try it before the unjust, and not before the saints?
leave thy gift there before the altar, and go and first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
but if he regard thee not, take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Be friends with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; least the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison:
And there was also a dispute among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest:
So the apostles and elders were assembled together to consider about this matter.
take also the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
praying at all seasons with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance, and intercession for all the saints;
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil.
but Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was inclined to break off the contract with her privately;
Or what king, going to engage with another king in battle, doth not sit down first and consult, whether he be able with ten thousand men to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
And one among the multitude said to Him, Master, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me: but He said unto him,
saying, Where is the king of the Jews that is born here? for we have seen his star in the east and are come to worship Him.
and they cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Jesus thou Son of God? Art Thou come hither to torment us before the time?
And when He was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things, and who gave thee this authority?
And after the sop Satan entred into him. Then Jesus saith unto him, What thou dost, do quickly.
and I made a proficiency in Judaism above many of the same age with me in my own nation, being excessively zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
Stand therefore having your loins girt about with truth, and putting on the breast-plate of righteousness:
over all taking the shield of faith, whereby ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one:
A dissension therefore arising, and Paul and Barnabas having no small dispute with them, it was resolved that Paul and Barnabas, and some others, should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem about this question.
And now behold I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
and when he was thinking on these things, behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph thou Son of David, scruple not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.