Bible verses about "fighting" | ACV

³⁶ Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world my subordinates would have fought so that I would not be delivered to the Jews, but now my kingdom is not from here.

¹⁵ But if ye bite and devour each other, watch out that ye be not consumed by each other.

¹⁰ Finally my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. ¹¹ Put on the full armor of God to enable you to stand against the wiles of the devil. ¹² Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the heavenly things. ¹³ Because of this take ye up the full armor of God, so that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, ¹⁵ and having shod your feet in preparation of the good news of peace. ¹⁶ Above all having taken up the shield of faith, by which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of evil. ¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, ¹⁸ praying through every prayer and entreaty at every time in spirit, and being alert in this same thing in all perseverance and entreaty for all the sanctified, ¹⁹ and for me, so that utterance may be given to me in boldness in opening my mouth to make known the mystery of the good news, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in bondage, so that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

¹ Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but examine the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous so that he will forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from every unrighteousness.

⁴ And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And there will not be any more death, nor grief, nor crying, nor will there be any more anguish, because the former things are gone.

¹³ Because of this take ye up the full armor of God, so that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹⁰ Shun a factious man after a first and second admonition,

¹ Blessed be LORD, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight,

²⁵ He who is of a greedy spirit stirs up strife, but he who puts his trust in LORD shall be made fat.

⁹ Because God appointed us not for wrath, but for an acquired possession of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us.

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are apparent, which are, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness, ²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strifes, jealousies, wraths, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions, ²¹ envyings, murders, intoxications, revelings, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, as I also did forewarn, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ meekness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ And those of the Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and the lusts.

¹⁷ rendering to no man evil for evil, premeditating things right in the sight of all men.

³⁶ But I say to you, that every idle word, whatever men may speak, they will render account about it in the day of judgment. ³⁷ For from thy words thou will be justified, and from thy words thou will be condemned.

¹⁵ But if thy brother should sin against thee, go and reprove him between thee and him alone. If he should hear thee, thou have gained thy brother.