6 Bible Verses about Strife

The Lord's slave must not quarrel, but must be kind to all men; a skilful teacher, patient of wrong.

For I dread that perhaps, when I come, I may not find you to be such as I wish, and that I may be found by you such as you do not wish; I dread lest there should be quarrels, jealousy, tempers, party spirit, slandering, gossip, arrogance, tumults;

For it has been plainly told me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe's people, that there are dissensions among you.

You are not able even now, for you are still unspiritual. While there is among you jealousy and strife, are you not still unspiritual, and behaving like worldlings?

Must brother go to law with brother, and that, too, before unbelievers?

Euodia I entreat, and I entreat Syntyche, to be of the same mind of the Lord;

Then a great clamor arose; some of the scribes who belonged to the Pharisaic party stood up, and contended. "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?"

Let us live honestly, as in the day, Not in reveling and drunkenness, Not in lust and licentiousness, Not is strife and jealousy;

Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself.

For it has been plainly told me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe's people, that there are dissensions among you.

You are not able even now, for you are still unspiritual. While there is among you jealousy and strife, are you not still unspiritual, and behaving like worldlings?

But in giving you the following instructions, I cannot praise you; your solemn assemblies do more harm than good. To begin with, I am told??nd I believe there is some truth in it??hat when you meet at a church there are divisions among you.

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars do not be dismayed, such things must come, but the end is not yet.

Then he said to them. "Nation shall rise against nation, kingdom against kingdom. "and there shall be great earthquakes, and, in many places, famines and pestilences; and there shall be terror and great portents from heaven.

He was reviled, and reviled not back. When he suffered he never threatened but always committed his cause to the One who judges rightly.

So when Jesus knew it, he withdrew from that place, and numbers of people followed him. He cured them all; but he strictly forbade them to blaze abroad his doings, that the word spoken through Isaiah, the prophet, might be fulfilled. read more.
Behold my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom my soul delights; I will breathe my spirit upon him, and he shall announce justice to the Gentiles. He will not strive nor cry aloud, Nor shall anyone hear is voice in the streets.

and sent messengers before him. These went and entered into a Samaritan village to make ready for him. But they did not receive him because his face was set to go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples, James and John, saw this they said, "Lord, are you willing for us to bid fire come down from heaven and destroy them?" As Elijah did. read more.
But he turned and rebuked them and said, "You know not what kind of spirit you share, for the Son of man came not to destroy men's lives, but to save them." And they went to another village.

Indeed, to say nothing more, the fact that you have lawsuits with one another is altogether a defect in you. Why not rather suffer injustice? Why not rather endure being cheated?

"But I tell you not to retaliate the injury; but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also; "and if any one wants to go to law with you and takes away your coat, let him take your cloak also.

Now I beg you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to speak in accord, all of you, and to have no divisions among you, but to be knit together in a common mind and temper.

Always call these truths to men's mind; adjuring them in the presence of God to avoid controversy. It is a useless thing, and subverts those who listen to it.

For I dread that perhaps, when I come, I may not find you to be such as I wish, and that I may be found by you such as you do not wish; I dread lest there should be quarrels, jealousy, tempers, party spirit, slandering, gossip, arrogance, tumults;

But if you have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, do not be boasting of that, and be false to the truth.

The Lord's slave must not quarrel, but must be kind to all men; a skilful teacher, patient of wrong.

no drinker or brawler; but forbearing, peaceable, and no money-lover;

he is puffed up with conceit and knows nothing, but is doting about disputations and a strife of words. These give rise to envy, quarrels, railings, evil suspicions,

Ever shun foolish and puerile discussions, for you know that they lead to quarrels.

and endeavor to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace.

But avoid foolish questionings and genealogies and dissensions and wranglings about the law; for these are unprofitable and empty.

Ever shun foolish and puerile discussions, for you know that they lead to quarrels.

he is puffed up with conceit and knows nothing, but is doting about disputations and a strife of words. These give rise to envy, quarrels, railings, evil suspicions,

For wherever jealousy and faction exist, there is confusion and every evil deed.

Some indeed are preaching Christ out of envy and contentiousness, but others from good-will. but the former preach Christ out of rivalry, not sincerely, because they think they are adding bitterness to my bonds.

For it has been plainly told me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe's people, that there are dissensions among you.

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

But they were silent, for on the road they were disputing together which one was greatest.

You are not able even now, for you are still unspiritual. While there is among you jealousy and strife, are you not still unspiritual, and behaving like worldlings?

You are not able even now, for you are still unspiritual. While there is among you jealousy and strife, are you not still unspiritual, and behaving like worldlings?

idol-worship, sorcery, quarrels, party-spirit, jealousy, passionate anger, intrigues, factions, sectarianism, envy, drunkenness, revellings, and things like these. I tell you beforehand, as I have already told you, that those who practise such sins shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Do everything without grumbling and disputes,

For it has been plainly told me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe's people, that there are dissensions among you. I mean by this that one of you says, "I am a follower of Paul"; another, "I of Apollos"; another, "I of Cephas"; another, "I of Christ."

Must brother go to law with brother, and that, too, before unbelievers?

Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself.

Always call these truths to men's mind; adjuring them in the presence of God to avoid controversy. It is a useless thing, and subverts those who listen to it.

But if you are always biting and devouring one another, take heed lest you be utterly consumed one by another.

idol-worship, sorcery, quarrels, party-spirit, jealousy, passionate anger, intrigues, factions, sectarianism,

Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show his deeds by his good life, in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, do not be boasting of that, and be false to the truth. Such wisdom is not that which is descending from on high, but is earthly, sensual, demonlike. read more.
For wherever jealousy and faction exist, there is confusion and every evil deed.

Let us live honestly, as in the day, Not in reveling and drunkenness, Not in lust and licentiousness, Not is strife and jealousy;

But Paul thought it unwise to take with them one who had deserted them to the Pamphylia, and had not gone on with them to the work. So there arose a sharp irritation, so that they parted company; Barnabas taking Mark with him, sailed away to Cyprus;

When he said this, there arose a quarrel between the Pharisees and Sadducees; the meeting was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit; the Pharisees affirm them all. Then a great clamor arose; some of the scribes who belonged to the Pharisaic party stood up, and contended. "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?" read more.
But when the dissension became violent, the tribune, fearing that they would tear Paul in pieces, ordered the troops to march down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

So there arose a sharp irritation, so that they parted company; Barnabas taking Mark with him, sailed away to Cyprus;

For wherever jealousy and faction exist, there is confusion and every evil deed.

When he said this, there arose a quarrel between the Pharisees and Sadducees; the meeting was divided.

The Jews were again divided over these words.

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.

Where do the conflicts and quarrels that go on among you come from? Do they not come from your passions which are always making war among your bodily members?

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.