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Key Bible Verses — Important Scriptures to Read and Understand
Important passages from Genesis to Revelation, each shown in full in your chosen Bible version, with where it comes from and what it means in its setting.
For Family Conflict
See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity! How good it is to live together in unity
A short song of ascents by David celebrating the goodness of unity among God's people.
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. A gentle answer turns away wrath
A saying about speech: a gentle answer calms anger, while harsh words stir it up.
“He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him. His father ran and embraced him
In the parable of the lost son, the father sees his son coming home while he is still far off, runs to him and welcomes him.
If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men. Live at peace with everyone
Paul urges believers, as far as it depends on them, to live at peace with all, and not to take revenge (12:19).
4Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, 5doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 6doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love is patient, love is kind
Written to a divided church proud of its spiritual gifts. Paul describes the love that must shape all their relationships; it is often read at weddings.
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you. Be kind and forgiving
Paul ends a section on new life together: be kind and tender-hearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you.
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do. Forgive as the Lord forgave you
Part of Paul's description of new life in Christ: bear with one another and forgive, as the Lord forgave you.
19So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; 20for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God. Quick to listen, slow to speak
James urges believers to listen readily and be slow to speak and slow to anger, because human anger does not produce God's righteousness.