Philippians 2:4

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

“ ‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

However, if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.

Didn’t I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn’t my soul grieved for the needy?

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.

doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling.

Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.

If others partake of this right over you, don’t we yet more? Nevertheless we didn’t use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Good News of Christ.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

Abstain from every form of evil.

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.

So speak and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.

But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear— not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

“Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

Yes, the dogs are greedy. They can never have enough. They are shepherds who can’t understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck, and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her.

“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.

Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;

For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles.

But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

They zealously seek you in no good way. No, they desire to alienate you, that you may seek them.

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body; but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; and Titus to Dalmatia.

For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.

And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

“I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here?

“But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh; and be sure your sin will find you out.

until Yahweh has given your brothers rest, as he has given you, and they have also possessed the land which Yahweh your God gives them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and possess it, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise.’ ”

For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear the sound of chariots, and the sound of horses, even the noise of a great army; and they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians to attack us.”

Then they said to one another, “We aren’t doing right. Today is a day of good news, and we keep silent. If we wait until the morning light, punishment will overtake us. Now therefore come, let’s go and tell the king’s household.”

This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai’s name.

“Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me,” says Yahweh of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones.

Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I don’t burn with indignation?

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

As many as desire to make a good impression in the flesh compel you to be circumcised; just so they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs, whom he had appointed to attend her, and commanded him to go to Mordecai, to find out what this was, and why it was.