Bible verses about "etiquette" | AUV

¹ “Do not pass [condemning] judgment [on other people] so that you do not receive such judgment [on yourselves]. ² For the way you judge [other people] is the way you [yourselves] will be judged. And the standard you use [for dealing] with others is the standard that they [and God] will use on you. ³ And why do you look for the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye but ignore the board in your own eye? ⁴ Or, how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take that speck of sawdust out of your eye,’ while there is a board in your own eye? ⁵ You hypocrite, take the board out of your own eye first; and then you will be able to see clearly enough to take the speck of sawdust out of your brother’s eye. ⁶ “Do not offer sacred things to dogs, and do not throw your pearls in front of [wild] pigs [i.e., to those who will not appreciate them], because they will probably trample on them with their feet and then turn around and attack you. ⁷ “Ask [God for something] and it will be given to you; look [to God for something] and you will find it; knock [on the door of opportunity] and it will be opened up to you. ⁸ For every person who asks will [certainly] receive; and the one who looks will [certainly] find; and to the person who knocks, the door will [certainly] be opened. ⁹ Or, what person among you would give his son a stone if he asked you for a piece of bread? ¹⁰ Or who would give him a snake if he asked you for a fish? ¹¹ If then you know how to give good gifts to your children, even though you are sinful [human beings], how much more [likely] is it that your Father in heaven will give good things to those who ask Him? ¹² Therefore, everything that you would like people to do to you, do [these things] to them also. For this is [what is required by] the law of Moses and the prophets. ¹³ “You should enter [God’s kingdom] by means of the narrow door, for the wide door and the broad road are the ones that lead to [spiritual and physical] destruction. And many people will enter [that wide door]. ¹⁴ But the door that is narrow and the road that is restricted lead to [spiritual] life and [only] a few people will find them. ¹⁵ “Look out for deceiving prophets, who approach you wearing sheep’s clothing, but who are [actually] starving wolves in their hearts. ¹⁶ You can recognize them by their fruit [i.e., by what their lives produce]. Do people harvest grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistle weeds? ¹⁷ In a similar way, every healthy tree produces wholesome fruit; but a diseased tree produces [only] bad fruit. ¹⁸ A healthy tree cannot produce bad fruit and neither can a diseased tree produce wholesome fruit. ¹⁹ Every tree that does not produce wholesome fruit should be chopped down and thrown into the fire. ²⁰ Therefore, you will recognize them [i.e., prophets] by their fruit [i.e., by what their lives produce]. ²¹ “Not every person who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven; but [only] that person who does what my Father in heaven requires. ²² Many persons will say to me on the [judgment] day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by [the authority of] your name, and drive out evil spirits and perform many powerful [supernatural] deeds by your name?’ ²³ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never acknowledged you [as my people]; go away from me, you people who have done sinful things.’ ²⁴ “Every person therefore, who hears these words of mine and obeys them will be like the sensible person who built his house on a [foundation of] rock. ²⁵ The [heavy] rains came down and the flood waters rose and the winds blew and beat down on that house, but it did not collapse, for it was [built] on a foundation of rock. ²⁶ And every person who hears these words of mine but does not obey them will be like the foolish person who built his house on [a foundation of] sand. ²⁷ And the [heavy] rains came down and the flood waters rose and the winds blew and struck against that house [until] it collapsed with a terrible crash.” ²⁸ And so it happened when Jesus had finished [speaking] these words, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, ²⁹ for he taught like a person who had authority, instead of like their experts in the law of Moses.

¹ Then some Pharisees and experts in the law of Moses came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, ² “Why do your disciples violate the tradition of the [Jewish] elders? For they do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before eating [their meals].” ³ And He answered them, “Why do you also violate the commandments of God by [following] your traditions? ⁴ For God said, [Ex. 20:12], ‘Give honor to your father and mother.’ and [Ex. 21:17], ‘Whoever says bad things about his father or mother should surely be put to death.’ ⁵ But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, I have given to God the money I could have helped you with;’ ⁶ this person does not honor his father [or mother]. You have made God’s message useless by [thus enforcing] your traditions. ⁷ You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied accurately about you, saying [Isa. 29:13], ⁸ ‘These people [claim to] honor me with their lips [i.e., by what they say], but their heart is far from [honoring] me. ⁹ They are worshiping me for nothing [because they are] teaching principles that are [merely] the requirements of men.’” ¹⁰ Then Jesus called the crowds to come to Him, and He said to them, “Listen and understand. ¹¹ It is not what enters the mouth of a person that [spiritually] corrupts him, but what proceeds out of his mouth that [spiritually] corrupts him.” ¹² Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were upset [with you] when they heard [you say] that?” ¹³ But He answered and said, “Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted. ¹⁴ [So], let these Pharisees alone; they are blind leaders. And if a blind person leads a blind person, both of them will fall into a ditch.” ¹⁵ And Peter said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.” ¹⁶ And He replied, “Are you still unable to understand? ¹⁷ Do you not realize that whatever enters a person’s mouth goes into his stomach and [eventually] passes out into the toilet? ¹⁸ But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from his heart. These are what [spiritually] corrupt a person. ¹⁹ For evil thoughts, murder, extramarital affairs, sexual immorality, stealing, perjury, slander --- [all these] come from a person’s heart, ²⁰ and are what corrupt him [spiritually]. But eating [a meal] with [ceremonially] unwashed hands does not [spiritually] corrupt him.” ²¹ And Jesus left there and went into the regions of Tyre and Sidon [i.e., cities on the northwest coast of Palestine]. ²² Just then a Canaanite woman came out of that area [Note: Mark 7:26 calls her a Syrophoenician Gentile], crying, “O Lord, son of David, have pity on me. My daughter is seriously troubled by an evil spirit.” ²³ But He did not say a word to her. His disciples came and begged Him, “Send her away, for she is [continually] shouting at us [as we go along].” ²⁴ He answered them, “I was sent only to the straying sheep of the Israelites.” ²⁵ But she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me.” ²⁶ And He answered [her], “It is not proper to take bread away from the children and throw it to the dogs.” ²⁷ But she replied, “Yes, Lord, but even dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their owner’s table.” ²⁸ Then Jesus answered her, “O, woman, how great your faith is. May what you want be done for you.” And her daughter was healed that very moment. ²⁹ Jesus left there and went [over] near Lake Galilee. He went up into a mountain and sat down there. ³⁰ Large crowds came to Him, bringing crippled, blind, deaf-mute, disabled and many other [sick] people and laid them down at His feet. And He healed [all of] them, ³¹ so that the crowd marveled when they saw deaf-mutes talking, injured people healed, crippled people walking and blind people seeing. And they honored the God of the Israelites [for such great miracles]. ³² Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I feel deeply moved over this crowd, because they have continued listening to me for three days now, and have nothing [left] to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry because they will become weak along the way.” ³³ And the disciples said to Him, “Where will we get enough loaves of bread to feed a large crowd in [such] a deserted place [as this]?” ³⁴ Jesus replied, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” They said, “[We have] seven [loaves] and a few small fish.” ³⁵ Then He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground, ³⁶ and He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks to God for them. He divided the food and gave it to the disciples who, [in turn], distributed it to the crowds. ³⁷ They all ate until they were full; then gathered up seven baskets full of broken pieces which were left over. ³⁸ The number who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹ Jesus then sent the crowds away while He boarded a boat and crossed the lake to the region of Magadan [i.e., the west side of Lake Galilee].

²³ “Everything is permissible [to do];” but not everything is profitable [See note at 6:12]. “Everything is permissible [to do];” but not everything builds [people] up.

³⁷ And do not pass [hypocritical] judgment [on other people. See Matt. 7:1-5] and you will not receive such judgment [on yourselves]. And do not condemn [others] and you will not be condemned [yourselves]. Release people [i.e., from guilt for offending you] and you will be released [i.e., by God?]

²³ But the time will come, and is now [actually] here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit [i.e., from the heart] and truth [i.e., according to God’s revealed will], for these are the people whom the Father seeks to be His worshipers. ²⁴ God is Spirit and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

¹⁶ Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken against [i.e., the exercise of a liberty by the strong to eat anything must not become the occasion of criticism by the weak].

¹ First of all, then, I urge you to offer [special] requests, prayers, intercessions [Note: “Intercessions” probably refers to praying on behalf of others], and thanksgivings for all people. ² [Offer them] for kings and for all people in prominent [governmental] positions, so that we can live a peaceful and quiet life in all reverence [toward God] and respectability [toward people]. ³ This is good and acceptable [behavior] in the sight of God our Savior, ⁴ who wants all people to be saved and come to a [full] knowledge of the truth. ⁵ For there is one God and one Mediator between God and mankind --- the man Christ Jesus, ⁶ who gave Himself as a ransom on behalf of all people [i.e., as a substitute in place of others]. The proper time for the testimony [of this event to be proclaimed] has arrived. [Note: The correct meaning of the foregoing sentence is very difficult to determine]. ⁷ I was appointed to be a preacher [of this testimony] and an apostle and teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles. (I am telling the truth and not lying). ⁸ Therefore, I want the men to pray in every place [i.e., in all worship assemblies. See verses 1-2], lifting up holy hands without being angry or argumentative. [Note: This passage stresses both the physical and spiritual aspects of prayer]. ⁹ I also want the women to dress themselves in proper clothing, with modesty and discretion, not with [elaborately] braided hair, or gold [ornaments], or pearls, or expensive clothing, ¹⁰ but with good deeds, which are [more] appropriate for women who claim to be godly. ¹¹ A woman should learn [the Scriptures] in quietness, being fully submissive. ¹² But I do not allow a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man [in the assembly], but she should remain quiet. ¹³ For Adam was created first, and then Eve was. [See Gen. 1:27; 2:21-22]. ¹⁴ And Adam was not [the one] deceived, but [it was] the woman who, when deceived, fell into sin. ¹⁵ But she [i.e., womankind] will be saved [from condemnation, in spite of the “curse” of suffering pain] through childbearing [See Gen. 3:16], provided they [i.e., all women] continue to have faith and love and holiness, along with discretion.

¹² So, as God’s elect [i.e., His people], holy and dearly loved [by Him], clothe yourselves with a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

⁵ You should let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near. [Note: This “nearness” could refer to Christ’s second coming or to His nearness to His people in a spiritual sense].

⁴⁰ But everything [in the assembly] should be done properly and orderly.

⁵ Be wise in the way you live in front of outsiders [i.e., non-Christians], making the most of every opportunity. ⁶ Your speech should always be favorable, seasoned with salt [i.e., interesting and appropriate], so that you may know how to properly answer each person [you talk with].