Relationships — Page 2
Verses 11–20 of 51
Matthew 5:23-24 KJV
“Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.”
Context & Meaning
Jesus places relational reconciliation above religious ritual, being right with people is presented as a prerequisite for acceptable worship of God.
John 13:34-35 KJV
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
Context & Meaning
Jesus establishes love for one another as the identifying mark of His followers, the quality of Christian relationships is meant to be a witness to the watching world.
Philippians 2:3-4 KJV
“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
Context & Meaning
Paul prescribes humility and other-centeredness as the antidote to relational conflict, calling believers to genuinely prioritize others' interests alongside their own.
Romans 13:8 KJV
“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”
Context & Meaning
Paul frames love as an ongoing debt that can never be fully discharged, we are always to be paying out love, and this payment fulfills the entire moral law.
Amos 3:3 KJV
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”
Context & Meaning
This rhetorical question highlights the importance of shared values and direction in relationship, genuine fellowship requires a meaningful degree of alignment.
Romans 12:9 KJV
“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”
Romans 12:11 KJV
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”
Romans 12:12 KJV
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
Romans 12:13 KJV
“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.”
Romans 12:14 KJV
“Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.”