Bible verses about "patriotism" | BBE

¹⁴ If my people, on whom my name is named, make themselves low and come to me in prayer, searching for me and turning from their evil ways; then I will give ear from heaven, overlooking their sin, and will give life again to their land.

³⁷ And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. ³⁸ This is the first and greatest rule. ³⁹ And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. ⁴⁰ On these two rules all the law and the prophets are based.

⁶ And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.

¹³ Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.

¹ Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God. ² For which reason everyone who puts himself against the authority puts himself against the order of God: and those who are against it will get punishment for themselves. ³ For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise; ⁴ For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer. ⁵ So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right. ⁶ For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times. ⁷ Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given. ⁸ Be in debt for nothing, but to have love for one another: for he who has love for his neighbour has kept all the law. ⁹ And this, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not put to death, Do not take what is another's, Do not have desire for what is another's, and if there is any other order, it is covered by this word, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. ¹⁰ Love does no wrong to his neighbour, so love makes the law complete. ¹¹ See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith. ¹² The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light, ¹³ With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy. ¹⁴ But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.

¹⁶ As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God;

²⁹ But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

³⁶ Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.

⁹ But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven. ¹⁰ In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

¹⁷ Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

¹ My desire is, first of all, that you will make requests and prayers and give praise for all men; ² For kings and all those in authority; so that we may have a calm and quiet life in all fear of God and serious behaviour. ³ This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;

¹ Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God. ² For which reason everyone who puts himself against the authority puts himself against the order of God: and those who are against it will get punishment for themselves. ³ For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise; ⁴ For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer. ⁵ So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right.

¹³ All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth. ¹⁴ For those who say such things make it clear that they are searching for a country for themselves. ¹⁵ And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances of turning back. ¹⁶ But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.

²⁰ For our country is in heaven; from where the Saviour for whom we are waiting will come, even the Lord Jesus Christ:

¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage. ¹³ The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men; ¹⁴ From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth; ¹⁵ He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him. ¹⁶ A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength. ¹⁷ A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger. ¹⁸ See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy; ¹⁹ To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need. ²⁰ Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation. ²¹ For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope. ²² Let your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we are waiting for you.