18 Bible Verses about Social duties

Take care not to practise your charity before men in order to be noticed; otherwise you get no reward from your Father in heaven. No,

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell your property, give the money to the poor and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

Pure, unsoiled religion in the judgment of God the Father means this: to care for orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself from the stain of the world.

But I tell you, any one who even looks with lust at a woman has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

They have not been defiled by intercourse with women ??they are celibates; they follow the Lamb wherever he goes; they have been ransomed from among men, as the first to be reaped for God and the Lamb.

It is God's will that you should be consecrated, that you abstain from sexual vice,

Then after breakfast Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than the others do?" "Why, Lord," he said, "you know I love you." "Then feed my lambs," said Jesus.

they must give good counsel, so that the young women may be trained to love their husbands and children,

For married people these are my instructions (and they are the Lord's, not mine). A wife is not to separate from her husband ??11 if she has separated, she must either remain single or be reconciled to him ??and a husband must not put away his wife.

Wives, be subject to your husbands as to the Lord,

but when he argued about morality, self-mastery, and the future judgment, Felix grew uneasy. "You may go for the present," he said; "when I can find a moment, I will send for you"

Every athlete practises self-restraint all round; but while they do it to win a fading wreath, we do it for an unfading.

Never pay back evil for evil to anyone; aim to be above reproach in the eyes of all;

Be in debt to no man ??apart from the debt of love one to another. He who loves his fellow-man has fulfilled the law.

In the presence of God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels, I adjure you to be unprejudiced in carrying out these orders; be absolutely impartial.

For these people are murmurers, grumbling at their lot in life ??they fall in with their own passions, their talk is arrogant, they pay court to men to benefit themselves.

Hold your ground, tighten the belt of truth about your loins, wear integrity as your coat of mail,

Lay aside falsehood, then, let each tell his neighbour the truth, for we are members one of another.

No, you must love your enemies and help them, you must lend to them without expecting any return; then you will have a rich reward, you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind even to the ungrateful and the evil.

see that none of you pays back evil for evil, but always aim at what is kind to one another and to all the world;

if your enemy is hungry, feed him, if he is thirsty, give him drink; for in this way you will make him feel a burning sense of shame.

It was by faith that Abel offered God a richer sacrifice than Cain did, and thus won from God the record of being 'just,' on the score of what he gave; he died, but by his faith he is speaking to us still.

As an example of fortitude and endurance, brothers, take the prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord.

for I have been setting you an example, that you should do what I have done to you.

It is your vocation; for when Christ suffered for you, he left you an example, and you must follow his footsteps.

Not that we have no right to such support; it was simply to give you a pattern to copy.

Despite it all, these visionaries pollute their flesh, scorn the Powers celestial, and scoff at the angelic Glories.

Do honour to all, love the brotherhood, reverence God, honour the emperor.

Every subject must obey the government-authorities, for no authority exists apart from God; the existing authorities have been constituted by God.

Put affection into your love for the brotherhood; be forward to honour one another;

that is only to prove your faith is sterling (far more precious than gold which is perishable and yet is tested by fire), and it redounds to your praise and glory and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

As God's own chosen, then, as consecrated and beloved, be clothed with compassion, kindliness, humility, gentleness, and good temper ??13 forbear and forgive each other in any case of complaint; as Christ forgave you, so must you forgive.

Love is very patient, very kind. Love knows no jealousy; love makes no parade, gives itself no airs,

be kind to each other, be tender-hearted, be generous to each other as God has been generous to you in Christ.

Masters, treat your servants justly and fairly; remember you have a Master of your own in heaven.

if your enemy is hungry, feed him, if he is thirsty, give him drink; for in this way you will make him feel a burning sense of shame.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Jesus burst into tears.

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tell them to be bountiful, rich in good works, open-handed and generous,

Do not forget beneficence and charity, either; these are the kind of sacrifices that are acceptable to God.

I showed you how this was the way to work hard and succour the needy, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'To give is happier than to get.'"

contribute to needy saints, make a practice of hospitality.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men and in particular to the household of the faith.

The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, forbearing, conciliatory, full of mercy and wholesome fruit, unambiguous, straightforward;

men who are above reproach, only once married, with children who believe and who are not liable to the charge of being profligate or insubordinate.

be at peace with all men, if possible, so far as that depends on you.

Aim at peace with all ??and at that consecration without which no one will ever see the Lord;

Whoever considers he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is futile.

he who would love Life and enjoy good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile:

give to the man who begs from you, and turn not away from him who wants to borrow.

No, you must love your enemies and help them, you must lend to them without expecting any return; then you will have a rich reward, you will be sons of the Most High for he is kind even to the ungrateful and the evil.

I have said all this to you that in me you may have peace; in the world you have trouble, but courage! I have conquered the world.

Cheer up, men! I believe God, I believe it will turn out just as I have been told.

Then they all cheered up and took food for themselves

Is anyone ill? let him summon the presbyters of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

I was unclothed and you clothed me, I was ill and you looked after me, I was in prison and you visited me.'

Never censure an older man harshly; appeal to him as a father. Treat younger men like brothers, older women like mothers, younger women like sisters ??with perfect propriety.

Lastly, you must all be united, you must have sympathy, brotherly love, compassion, and humility,

let your talk always have a saving salt of grace about it, and learn how to answer any question put to you.

Next day we put in at Sidon, where Julius very kindly allowed Paul to visit his friends and be looked after.

There was an estate in the neighbourhood which belonged to a man called Publius, the governor of the island; he welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

And may the Lord make you increase and excel in love to one another and to all men (as is my love for you),

Let your brotherly love continue.

If you really fulfil the royal law laid down by scripture, You must love your neighbour as yourself, well and good;

As God's own chosen, then, as consecrated and beloved, be clothed with compassion, kindliness, humility, gentleness, and good temper ??13 forbear and forgive each other in any case of complaint; as Christ forgave you, so must you forgive.

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

We who are strong ought to bear the burdens that the weak make for themselves and us. We are not to please ourselves.

Blessed are the peacemakers! they will be ranked sons of God.

Peace, then, and the building up of each other, these are what we must aim at.

to be mistress of themselves, chaste, domestic, kind, and submissive to their husbands ??otherwise it will be a scandal to the gospel.

For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and men say, 'He has a devil';

Sell what you possess and give it away in alms, make purses for yourselves that never wear out: get treasure in heaven that never fails, that no thief can get at, no moth destroy.

give to the man who begs from you, and turn not away from him who wants to borrow.

He replied, "Let everyone who possesses two shirts share with him who has none, and let him who has food do likewise."

the right course is to abstain from flesh or wine or indeed anything that your brother feels to be a stumbling-block.

Therefore if food is any hindrance to my brother's welfare, sooner than injure him I will never eat flesh as long as I live, never!

As for you fathers, do not exasperate your children, but bring them up in the discipline and on the admonitions of the Lord.

Fathers, avoid irritating your children, in case they get dispirited.

There were also a number of women there looking on from a distance, women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and waited on him, including Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedaeus.

At the close of the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

able to manage his own household properly and keep his children submissive and perfectly respectful

Deacons are only to be married once, and they must manage their children and households properly.

Now that your obedience to the Truth has purified your souls for a brotherly love that is sincere, love one another heartily and steadily.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love belongs to God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God;

Let your love be a real thing, with a loathing for evil and a bent for what is good.

You must not commit adultery, you must not kill, you must not steal, you must not covet ??these and any other command are summed up in a single word, You must love your neighbour as yourself.

I showed you how this was the way to work hard and succour the needy, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'To give is happier than to get.'"

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

for you did sympathize with the prisoners, and you took the confiscation of your own belongings cheerfully, conscious that elsewhere you had higher, you had lasting, possessions.

The natives showed us uncommon kindness, for they lit a fire and welcomed us all to it, as the rain had come on and it was chilly.

Lastly, you must all be united, you must have sympathy, brotherly love, compassion, and humility,

Pure, unsoiled religion in the judgment of God the Father means this: to care for orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself from the stain of the world.

Here am I all ready to pay you my third visit. And I will not be a burden to you; I want yourselves and not your money. Children have not to put money by for their parents; that is what parents do for their children.

But he turned and checked them.

but as they persisted with their question, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent among you throw the first stone at her";

Now in this matter of stewards your first requirement is that they must be trustworthy.

Masters, treat your servants justly and fairly; remember you have a Master of your own in heaven.

May the Lord show favour to the household of Onesiphorus, for many a time he braced me up; he was not ashamed of my imprisonment ??17 no, he made eager search for me when he reached Rome, and he found me

There is a second like it: you must love your neighbour as yourself.

And as for you masters, act by your servants in the same way, and stop threatening them; be sure that they and you have a Lord and Master in heaven, and there is no partiality about him.

However a Samaritan traveller came to where he was and felt pity when he saw him; he went to him, bound his wounds up, pouring oil and wine into them, mounted him on his own steed, took him to an inn, and attended to him.

Remember prisoners, as if you were in prison yourselves; remember those who are being ill-treated, since you too are in the body.

Besides, while Moses was faithful in every department of God's house as an attendant ??by way of witness to the coming revelation ??6 Christ is faithful as a Son over God's house. Now we are this house of God, if we will only keep confident and proud of our hope.

who have risked their lives for me; I thank them, and not only I but all the Gentile churches as well.

This is my command: you are to love one another as I have loved you.

By this everyone will recognize that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another."

Then he took them at that very hour of the night and washed their wounds and got baptized instantly, he and all his family.

Whereupon Thomas (called 'the Twin') said to his fellow-disciples, "Let us go too, let us die along with him!"

Now before the passover festival Jesus knew the time had come for him to pass from this world to the Father. He had loved his own in this world and he loved them to the end;

for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, he will drink neither wine nor strong drink, he will be filled with the holy Spirit from his very birth;

they must give good counsel, so that the young women may be trained to love their husbands and children,