Bible Verses about “being kind to others”

“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”

“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”

“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”

“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”

“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

“¶ Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.”

“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.”

“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”

“And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”

“But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”

“And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”

“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.”

“¶ Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.”

“Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”

“‹A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.›”

“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.”

“[Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”

“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”

“‹By this shall all› [men] ‹know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.›”

“¶ Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:”

“¶ Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”

“And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”

“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”

“‹And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.›”

“Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.”

“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.”

“[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”

“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:”

“For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.”

“Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.”

“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”

“Use hospitality one to another without grudging.”

“¶ Let brotherly love continue.”