Bible verses about "troublemakers" | ABU

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes on him, should not perish, but may have everlasting life.

¹⁹ There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day. ²⁰ And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores, ²¹ and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. ²² And it came to pass, that the beggar died; and he was borne away by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried; ²³ and in the underworld, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. ²⁴ And he cried and said: Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. ²⁵ But Abraham said: Child, remember that in thy lifetime thou receivedst thy good things in full, and Lazarus in like manner his evil things; but now here, he is comforted and thou art tormented. ²⁶ And besides all this, between us and you a great gulf is fixed; that they who would pass from hence to you may not be able, nor those from thence pass over to us. ²⁷ And he said: I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house. ²⁸ For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, that they may not also come into this place of torment. ²⁹ Abraham says to him: They have Moses and the prophets let them hear them. ³⁰ And he said: Nay, father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they will repent. ³¹ And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.

¹² For to us, the contest is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places.

¹ CHILDREN, obey your parents, in the Lord; for this is right.

¹ LAYING aside therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all backbitings, ² as newborn babes, long for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that ye thereby may grow unto salvation; ³ if indeed ye tasted that the Lord is gracious; ⁴ to whom coming, a living stone, disallowed indeed by men, but with God chosen, honored, ⁵ ye yourselves also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ Because it is contained in the Scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, chosen, honored; and he that believes on him shall not be put to shame. ⁷ To you therefore who believe is the honor; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is become the head of the corner, ⁸ and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, who stumble, being disobedient to the word; to which they were also appointed. ⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession; that ye should show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light; ¹⁰ who once were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. ¹¹ Beloved, I exhort you as sojourners and strangers, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; ¹² having your deportment honorable among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may from your good works, beholding them, glorify God in the day of visitation. ¹³ Submit yourselves to every human institution, for the Lord's sake; whether to the king, as pre-eminent, ¹⁴ or to governors as being sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of those who do well. ¹⁵ For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men; ¹⁶ as free, and as not having your freedom for a vail of wickedness, but as God's servants. ¹⁷ Honor all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king; ¹⁸ ye servants, being in subjection to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and reasonable, but also to the perverse. ¹⁹ For this is acceptable, if a man for conscience toward God endures griefs, suffering wrongfully. ²⁰ For what glory is it, if when ye are beaten for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. ²¹ For to this ye were called; because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps; ²² who committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth; ²³ who when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed it to him who judges righteously; ²⁴ who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to our sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. ²⁵ For ye were going astray like sheep; but have returned now unto the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

⁹ Happy the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God.

¹⁸ If it be possible, as far as depends on you, be at peace with all men.

⁴⁴ But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you;

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the teaching which ye learned, and avoid them.