- But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
- Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
- And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
- Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
- For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
- Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
- Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
- Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not;
neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity:
for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. - Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
- If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
- And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
- Is not this the fast that I have chosen?
to loose the bands of wickedness,
to undo the heavy burdens,
and to let the oppressed go free,
and that ye break every yoke? - No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
- Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
- Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand:
forget not the humble. - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
- Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
- Defend the poor and fatherless:
do justice to the afflicted and needy. - He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
- Honour widows that are widows indeed.
- If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
- There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
- But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant.
- Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
- Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
Bible verse of the day
Help us, O God of our salvation,for the glory of thy name:
and deliver us, and purge away our sins,
for thy name's sake.