Bible verses about "community" | MNT

¹³ "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt lose its savor, in what way shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot of men. ¹⁴ "You are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hid; ¹⁵ "nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. ¹⁶ "So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

²⁵ that there should be no disunion in the body, but that members mutual care for one another. ²⁶ When one member suffers, all the others suffer with it; and when one member is honored, all the members are glad with it. ²⁷ Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.

³ Do nothing out of strife, nothing out of vanity, but let each one in true humility consider the others to be of more account than himself. ⁴ Let each have an eye not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. ⁵ Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, ⁶ who, though from the beginning he had the nature of God, did not reckon equality with God something to be forcibly retained, ⁷ but emptied himself of his glory by taking the form of a slave, when he was born in the likeness of men. ⁸ More than this, after he had shone himself in human form, he humbled himself in his obedience even to death; yes, and to death on a cross. ⁹ And for this God highly exalted him, and graciously bestowed upon him the name which is above every name; ¹⁰ that in the name of Jesus every knee in heaven, on earth, and under the earth should bend, ¹¹ and every tongue confess that "Jesus Christ is Lord," to the glory of God the Father. ¹² And so, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, with reverence and self-distrust work out your own salvation; ¹³ for it is God who, in his good-will is ever working in you both will and deed. ¹⁴ Do everything without grumbling and disputes, ¹⁵ that you may become blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in a dark world, ¹⁶ holding out a message of life. Thus it will be my boast at the day of Christ that I have not run in vain, or toiled for nothing.

²⁰ "For wherever there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I among them."

³⁷ Jesus answered, "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 great and first commandment. ³⁹ "The second, which is like it, is this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. ⁴⁰ "On those two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets."

¹⁴ And, brothers, we urge you to admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, lose patience with none.

³ For, through the grace that was given to me, I tell every man among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think, as to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God has given him. ⁴ For even as we have many members in one body, and not all members have the same function; ⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and we are severally members of one another. ⁶ But we have gifts differing according to the grace which was given to us. He that has the gift of prophecy, let him prophesy according to the proportion of his faith. ⁷ If it is the gift of administration, let us give ourselves to our service. ⁸ Let the teacher give himself to his teaching; and he who exhorts others to his exhortation. He who gives, let him do it in singleness of mind. He who rules, let him rule with diligence; and he who shows mercy must be cheerful. ⁹ Let love be without insincerity. Abhor what is evil; wed yourselves to what is good. ¹⁰ As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another. ¹¹ In your diligence be free from sloth. Be glowing in spirit. Slave for the master. ¹² Rejoice in hope; be patient under affliction; continue stedfast in prayer. ¹³ Be liberal to needy saints. Practise hospitality.

⁴² and they stedfastly continued in the teaching of the apostles, and in the fellowship, in the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers. ⁴³ And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were wrought by the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all the believers were together, and had all things in common. ⁴⁵ They would sell their lands and other property, and distribute the proceeds among all, just as any one from time had need. ⁴⁶ Day after day they continued stedfastly with one accord in the Temple; and breaking bread together in their own homes, they continued to eat their food with gladness and an undivided heart, ⁴⁷ praising God, and looked on with favor by all the people. Meanwhile the Lord kept adding to them daily those that were being saved.

² Ever be bearing one another's burdens, and so be fulfilling the law of Christ.

²⁴ and let us consider one another, to provoke unto love and good works; ²⁵ not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but exhorting one another; all the more as you behold the Day drawing near.