63 Bible Verses about Relationships
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And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling of God [is] with humanity, and he will take up residence with them, and they will be his people and God himself will be with them.
I will say to the north, 'Give!' and to [the] south, 'You must not withhold!' Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the end of the earth-- everyone who is called by my name, and whom I created for my glory, whom I formed, indeed whom I made."
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me," says the all-powerful Lord.
Then Yahweh God said, "[it is] not good [that] the man is alone. I will make for him a helper {as his counterpart}."
The crown of the elderly [are] {grandchildren}, and the glory of children [is] their fathers.
A man of [many] friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake [them], and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity. Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
But as many as received him--to those who believe in his name--he gave to them authority to become children of God, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.
For whoever does the will of my Father [who is] in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother."
But he answered [and] said to them, "These are my mother and my brothers--the ones who hear the word of God and do [it].
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus,
And I will take you {as my people}, and I will be {your God}, and you will know that I [am] Yahweh your God, who brought you out from under the {forced labor} of Egypt.
And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and between your offspring after you, throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant to be as God for you and to your offspring after you.
I will be a father to him, and he will be a son for me, whom I will punish when he does wrong, with a rod of men and with blows of the {human beings}. But my loyal love shall not depart from him as I took [it] from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
I myself will be a father to him, and he himself will be a son to me. And I will not remove my steadfast love from him as I took it away from whoever was before you. And I will establish him in my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever." '"
And in the same way the cup after [they] had eaten, saying, "This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.
for this is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
And what agreement [does the] temple of God [have] with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and will walk about [among them], and I will be their God and they will be my people."
And I will walk about in your midst, and I shall be your God, and you shall be my people.
And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying, "This [is] the covenant that I will decree for them after those days, says the Lord: I am putting my laws on their hearts, and I will write them on their minds." [He] also [says], "Their sins and their lawless deeds I will never remember again."read more.
Now where [there is] forgiveness of these, [there is] no longer an offering for sin.
"But this [is] the covenant that I will {make} with the house of Israel after those days," {declares} Yahweh: "I will put my law in their inward parts and on their hearts I will write it, and I will be to them God, and they themselves will be to me people. And they will no longer teach each one his neighbor, or each one his brother, {saying}, 'Know Yahweh,' for all of them will know me, from their {smallest} and up to their {greatest}," {declares} Yahweh, "for I will forgive their iniquity and their sin I will no longer remember."
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
For he himself is our peace, who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of the partition, the enmity, in his flesh, invalidating the law of commandments in ordinances, in order that he might create the two in himself into one new man, [thus] making peace, and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, killing the enmity in himself.
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
"Now if your brother sins against you, go correct him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Therefore if you present your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and first go be reconciled to your brother, and then come [and] present your gift.
A righteous person will seek out his neighbor, but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.
The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.
And the man said, "{She is now} bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh; {she} shall be called 'Woman,' for {she was taken} from man."
Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them.
Therefore the overseer must be irreproachable, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching, not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money, managing his own household well, having children in submission with all dignityread more.
(but if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything that I have heard from my Father I have revealed to you.
And the second [is] like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples--if you have love for one another."
And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'
A woman of strength [is] the crown of her master, but like rot in his bones is she who brings shame.
Topics on Relationships
Abusive Relationships
1 Peter 3:8And finally, all [of you be] harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble,
Age Differences In Relationships
Genesis 17:17And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed. And he said in his heart, "{Can a child be born to a man a hundred years old}, or {can Sarah bear a child at ninety}?"
Bad Relationships
Proverbs 27:6The wounds of a friend mean well, but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
Building Relationships
1 Corinthians 3:9For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.
Covenant Relationships
2 Samuel 5:3All the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David {made a covenant} with them at Hebron in the presence of Yahweh; then they anointed David as king over Israel.
Faithfulness, In Human Relationships
Hosea 12:6But you, you must return to your God; keep love and justice, and wait continually for your God.
Father And Daughter Relationships
2 Corinthians 6:18and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me," says the all-powerful Lord.
Forbidden Sexual Relationships
Leviticus 18:6-18" '{None} [of] you shall approach anyone [who is] {his close relative} to expose nakedness; I [am] Yahweh.
Grace, In Human Relationships
Ruth 2:10And she fell on her face and bowed down to the ground and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your eyes by recognizing me--for I [am] a foreigner?"
Love And Relationships
Colossians 3:14And to all these [things] [add] love, which is [the] bond of perfection.
Love, In Relationships
Colossians 3:18-19Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Patience In Relationships
Romans 5:11And not only [this], but also [we are] boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
Relationships And Dating
1 Corinthians 5:1It is reported everywhere [that there] is sexual immorality among you, and sexual immorality of such a kind which [does] not [even exist] among the Gentiles, so that someone has the wife of [his] father.
Relationships To This Day
Genesis 19:37The firstborn gave birth to a son, and she called his name Moab. He [is] the father of Moab until this day.
Relationships With Boyfriend
1 Corinthians 7:1Now concerning [the things] about which you wrote: "[It is] good for a man not to touch a woman."
Sexual Relationships
Genesis 1:27-28So God created humankind in his image, in the likeness of God he created him, male and female he created them.
Trust In Relationships
Micah 7:5Do not put faith in a friend; put no trust in a close friend. Guard the doorways of your mouth from the one who lies in your lap.
Unchanging Relationships
Daniel 6:8Now, O king, establish the edict and you must sign the document [so] that [it] cannot be changed, according to [the] law of [the] Medes and Persians which cannot be revoked."