Bible verses about "virtue" | Godbey

³⁶ Teacher, what is the great commandment in the law? ³⁷ And He said to him; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. ³⁸ This is the first and great commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

¹⁵ But if thy brother may sin, go, and convict him between thee and him alone: if he may hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother: ¹⁶ if he may not hear thee, take with thyself one or two, in order that in the mouth of two or three witnesses the word may stand. ¹⁷ But if he may not hear them, tell the church: and if indeed he may not hear the church, let him be to thee as a heathen and publican.

¹⁷ So if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, they have become new. ¹⁸ All things are from God, the one having reconciled us unto himself through Christ, and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, ¹⁹ as that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their transgressions to them, even having placed in us the word of reconciliation. ²⁰ Therefore we are embassadors in behalf of Christ, as God is intreating you through us; we pray you in behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God. ²¹ He made him sin in our behalf, who knew no sin; in order that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

¹ But working together we indeed intreat you not to have received the grace of God in vain: ² (for he says, At a set time I heard you, and in the day of salvation I assisted you; behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation);

³⁰ For we know him who said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay; and again, The Lord will judge his people.

¹ Criticise not, that you may not be criticised. ² For with what criticism you criticise, you will be criticised: and with what measure you measure, it will be measured unto you.

¹³ forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any one may have a quarrel against any one; as Christ also forgave you, so indeed do you likewise:

² with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;

⁵ And in harmony with this same thing also, add to your faith heroism; and to heroism, knowledge; ⁶ and to knowledge holiness; and to holiness patience; and patience, godliness; ⁷ and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness divine love. ⁸ For these things, being in you and overflowing, render you neither barren nor unfruitful in the perfect knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ;

⁸ Finally, brethren, so many things as are true, so many things as are noble, so many things as are righteous, so many things as are pure, so many things as are lovely, so many things as are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.

⁵ And in harmony with this same thing also, add to your faith heroism; and to heroism, knowledge;