4 Bible Verses about Social Life
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My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect to persons. For if a gold-ringed man may come into your synagogue, in shining apparel, and a poor man may also come in with soiled clothing; and you may look upon the one wearing the shining garment, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and may say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit down beneath my footstool:read more.
are you not condemned among yourselves, and have you not become the judges of evil reasonings?
Then Jesus, six days before the passover came into Bethany, where Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead, was, Then they made a supper for Him there: and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those sitting at the table with Him. Then Mary taking a pound of myrrh of spikenard, estimated very valuable, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the myrrh.read more.
Then Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one about to betray Him, says: Why was not this myrrh sold for three hundred denaria, and given to the poor? And He spoke this, not because there was a care to him for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the purse, and was carrying those things cast in. Then Jesus said, Let her alone; she hath reserved this unto the day of my burial; for you have the poor always with you; but you have not me always. then a great multitude of the Jews came not only on account of Jesus, but that they might see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead; because he was there.
And daily of one accord in the temple they were persevering; and breaking bread from house to house, they received their food with gladness and purity of heart,
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as is the custom to some; but exhorting: and this the more, as you see the days drawing nigh.
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Social life » Guests advices to » Washing the feet of
Social life » Social functions » General references to
Then they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets from the live barley loaves, which remained to those having eaten.
Then they made a supper for Him there: and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those sitting at the table with Him.
And Levi made a great feast for Him in his own house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and others who were sitting along with Him.
Social life » Wedding feasts » Examples of
And behold, Jesus met them, saying, Hail. And they having come forward, took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him.
And the angel having come to her said; Hail, thou blessed one; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women.
Social life » Wedding feasts » Revelry at
For the past time is sufficient to have wrought the will of the heathens, walking in impurities, in lusts, in wine-drinkings, in revelries, in intemperance, and in unlawful idolatries:
envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and things like unto these: which I tell you beforehand, as I did previously say to you, that those doing such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » Inhospitality
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Duty to enemies
But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink: for doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies with a divine love, bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you:
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Duty of neighbours
If indeed you keep the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor with divine love as thyself, you do well.
And the second is like unto it; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
Divine love works no evil to its neighbor: for divine love is the fulfilling of the law.
But we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor in that which is good, unto edification;
Social life » Hospitality » The duty of
being witness in beautiful works; if she has brought up children, if she has entertained strangers, if she has washed the feet of saints, if she has succored those in tribulation, if she has followed in every good work.
Therefore it behooves the bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, modest, prudent, orderly, hospitable, competent to teach,
Forget not hospitality: for by it some having entertained angels were incognizant.
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Visitation of the sick
Is any one sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
was naked, and ye clothed me: was sick, and ye visited me: was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Social life » Wedding feasts » Of affection
And having risen, he came to his father. And he being yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him copiously.
Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ salute you.
Social life » Guests advices to » Anointing of
Then Mary taking a pound of myrrh of spikenard, estimated very valuable, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the myrrh.
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » A common father
Social life » Wedding feasts » Birthdays celebrated
Herod's birthday being celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod;
Social life » Guests advices to » Not to be critical of food
If any one of the unbelievers invite you, and you wish to go; eat everything which is placed before you, asking no questions on account of conscience.
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Demands self-sacrifice
If indeed meat causes my brother to stumble, I never eat any more meat, in order that I may not lay a stumblingblock in the way of my brother.
Social life » Guests advices to » Not to prolong visits
Social life » Wedding feasts » The king's son
The kingdom of the heavens is like a king-man, who made a marriage for his son. And he sent his servants to invite those who had been called to the marriage: and they were not willing to come. And again he sent other servants, saying; Speak to those who have been called, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatling are slain, and all things are ready: come to the marriage.
Social life » Wedding feasts » Jacob's
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » Forbids harsh judgment
Then let us no longer judge one another: but rather judge this, not to place before a brother an offence for a stumblingblock.
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » In the home of matthew
And it came to pass, He was sitting at the table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners, having come were sitting along with Jesus and His disciples.
Social life » Guests advices to » Not to seek social pre-eminence
When you may be called by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down upon the first couch; lest one more worthy than thee may have been called by him, and the one having called thee and him, having come in shall say to thee, Give place to him; and then thou shalt with shame begin to take the last place.
Social life » Wedding feasts » Esther's
Social life » Wedding feasts » Samson's
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » A blood relationship
and of (one) man he created every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined their predestinated times, and the boundaries of their habitation;
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » Of martha
And it came to pass while they were going round, He also came into a certain village: and a certain woman by name Martha received Him into her house.
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » At emmaus
and they constrained Him, saying, Abide with us: because it is at the evening, and the day has already declined. And He came in to abide with them.
Social life » Social duties to regard all men as brothers » A spiritual kinship
And looking round on His disciples sitting about Him in a circle, He says, Behold my mother and my brothers!
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » Of one of the chief pharisees
And it came to pass when He entered into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching Him.
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » Of simon the leper
And He being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, He sitting at the table, a woman came having an alabaster box of myrrh of spikenard estimated very valuable; and breaking the alabastar box, she poured it on His head.
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » Of a pharisee
And a certain one of the Pharisees, asked Him, that He would eat with him, and having come into the house of the Pharisee, He sat down to the table.
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » Of zacchaeus
And all seeing, murmured, saying, that He is come in to abide with a sinner man.
Social life » Christ entertained in various homes » At cana of galilee
Social life » Wedding feasts » At cana of galilee
On the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
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