Bible verses about "etiquette" | Mace

¹ Judge not, that ye be not judged. ² for according as ye judge others, ye shall be judged yourselves: the measure you mete, shall be measured to you again. ³ why do you observe the mote that is in your brother's eye, and not consider the beam that is in your own eye? ⁴ with what assurance can you say, brother, let me take that mote out of your eye; when there is such an apparent beam in your own eye? ⁵ thou hypocrite, first get rid of the beam in your own eye; and then see how to remove the mote out of thy brother's eye. ⁶ Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest these trample them under foot, and those turn upon you and tear you. ⁷ Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock, and the door shall be opened. ⁸ for every one that asks, does receive: he that seeks, does find: and he that knocks at the door, is admitted. ⁹ is there any of you that would offer his son a stone when he ask'd for bread? ¹⁰ or instead of a fish, would he give him a serpent? ¹¹ if ye then, as wicked as ye are, know how to bestow proper gifts upon your children; how much more shall your heavenly father give good things to them that ask him? ¹² Let your actions be such, with regard to others, as you should think reasonable with regard to yourselves, for this is the substance of the law and the prophets. ¹³ Enter ye in at the strait gate; the gate that leadeth to destruction is broad, and the way is open, and they who pass through are numerous. ¹⁴ but the gate which leads to life is narrow, and the way is difficult, and few there be that find it. ¹⁵ Beware of false prophets, who to outward appearance are sheep, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. ¹⁶ you will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns, ¹⁷ or figs of thistles? so every good tree yields good fruit: but a corrupt tree yields bad fruit. ¹⁸ a good tree cannot produce bad fruit: neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. ¹⁹ every tree that doth not yield good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire. ²⁰ by their fruits then shall ye know them. ²¹ Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but only they who do the will of my Father who is in heaven. ²² many will cry out to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? have we not cast out devils in thy name? and in thy name have we not wrought many miracles? ²³ and then will I make this declaration to them: I never knew you: depart from me ye that have practised iniquity. ²⁴ therefore, whoever heareth these instructions of mine, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the prudent man, who built his house upon a rock: ²⁵ the rain descended, the floods came, the winds blew, and beat upon that house: but it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock. ²⁶ but every one that heareth these instructions of mine, and practiseth them not, shall be compared to a fool who built his house upon the sand: ²⁷ the rain descends, the flood rushes on, the winds blow, and beat upon the house: down it falls, and wide are its ruins. ²⁸ At length Jesus finished his discourse, and the people were fill'd with astonishment at his doctrine. ²⁹ for he taught them, as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

¹ Then the Scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, came to him and said, ² why do your disciples violate the tradition of our ancestors, in not washing their hands when they eat bread? ³ but he answered them, why do you violate the law of God to follow your tradition? ⁴ for this is a commandment of God, "honour thy father and mother; and, he that curses father or mother, let him be punish'd with death." ⁵ but your doctrine is this, if any man declares to his father or mother, that whatever he has to give for their relief is dedicated to the temple; he is not oblig'd to regard his father or his mother. ⁶ thus have ye disannull'd the commandment of God by your tradition. ⁷ the prophecy of Esaias exactly suits such hypocrites as you; ⁸ "this people, says he, draw nigh to me, they honour me with their lips: while their hearts are far from me. ⁹ but in vain they worship me, teaching for doctrines the institutions of men." ¹⁰ Then he called the multitude and said to them, hear and understand. ¹¹ that which entereth by the mouth is not what defiles a man: but what defiles the man is that which is discharged by the mouth. ¹² Thereupon his disciples drawing nigh, said, did you observe, how the Pharisees were scandalized at your discourse? ¹³ but he answered, every plantation which my heavenly father hath not planted shall be rooted up. ¹⁴ let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. now if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. ¹⁵ then Peter said to him, tell us the meaning of that expression. ¹⁶ and Jesus said, are ye also yet without understanding? ¹⁷ do not ye yet conceive, that whatever enters at the mouth, passes to the belly, and is discharged downwards? ¹⁸ but what proceeds out of the mouth, is deriv'd from the heart, and that defiles the man. ¹⁹ out of the heart proceed evil designs, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, slanders. ²⁰ these are the things which defile a man: but to eat without washing one's hands, that does not defile a man. ²¹ Then Jesus went thence, and retir'd towards the district of Tyre and Sidon. ²² and there came a woman of Canaan from those quarters, and cried out to him, have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously tormented by a demon. ²³ but Jesus not making her any answer, his disciples came and entreated him to grant her request; for, said they, she is very importunate with us. ²⁴ but he answered, my commission was only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ²⁵ however she advanc'd, and throwing her self at his feet, cried, O Lord, assist me. ²⁶ but he answered, it is not just to take the childrens bread, and throw it to puppies. ²⁷ 'tis true, Lord, said she: yet even puppies eat of the crumbs which fall from their master's table. ²⁸ then Jesus answered her, O woman, great is thy faith: as you desire, be it done. and her daughter was healed from that very hour. ²⁹ Jesus having left that place, drew nigh to the sea of Galilee, and went up a mountain, where he sat down. ³⁰ there a great crowd of people came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them down at Jesus feet, and he healed them: ³¹ insomuch that the people wondred when they perceived the dumb to speak, the maimed to be heal'd, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. ³² Then Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, I am concern'd for this people; they have attended me now three days, without eating: I will not send them away fasting, lest they saint by the way. but his disciples said to him, ³³ how can we get bread enough in the desert to satisfy such a multitude? ³⁴ Jesus asked, how many loaves have ye? they reply'd, seven, and a few small fish. ³⁵ and he bid the people sit down on the ground. ³⁶ then taking the seven loaves, and the fish, he gave thanks, and distributed them, by pieces, to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. ³⁷ so that they all eat, and were satiated: the superfluous fragments they carried off, amounting to seven baskets full: ³⁸ though the guests were to the number of four thousand men, beside women and children. ³⁹ then dismissing the multitude, he embark'd, and came to the coast of Magada.

²³ are all things lawful for me? yet all things are not expedient: are all things lawful for me? yet all things do not edify.

³⁷ don't judge others, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

²³ but the time is coming, nay, is very nigh, when the true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth: for they are the worshippers which he requires. ²⁴ God is a spirit, and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth.

¹⁶ Don't let our religion then be expos'd to reproach.

¹ I exhort you therefore, above all things, to present supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving for all men: ² for kings, and for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in the practice of all piety and virtue; ³ for such offices are commendable, and agreeable to God our saviour, ⁴ who wills that all men be saved, by embracing the truth. ⁵ for there is but one God, and but one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, ⁶ who gave himself for the redemption of all mankind: this is what was to be promulg'd in due time: ⁷ for this I was establish'd a herald and an apostle, I speak the truth without disguise, a doctor to instruct the Gentiles in the true faith. ⁸ I direct therefore that the men pray in publick and private, lifting up their hands to heaven with innocence, charity, and composure. ⁹ and that the women be decent in their apparel, adorned with modesty and reserve, not with broider'd hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; ¹⁰ but, as becomes women, who make a profession of religion, to be adorn'd with virtue. ¹¹ Let the women with submissive silence attend to instruction. ¹² for I don't allow a woman to be a teacher, nor to dictate to her husband; but let her be silent. ¹³ for Adam was the first that was form'd, then Eve. ¹⁴ Adam was not seduc'd, but the woman, who was the cause of his transgression. ¹⁵ however the women may be saved by educating their children, and persevering themselves in faith, in charity, in holiness and chastity. this may be depended upon as true.

¹² be you therefore adorn'd with a compassionate temper, with benevolence, humility, meekness, patience as becometh saints and chosen favourites of God:

⁵ let your meekness be known unto all men.

⁴⁰ let all things be done with decency, and without disorder.

⁵ Be prudent in your conduct to those, who are not christians: and make the best of of every opportunity. ⁶ let an air of modesty appear in all your discourse; and let it be seasoned with discretion, in making a proper reply, when you are call'd into question.