Bible Verses about “the church family”

“not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as you see the Day approaching.”

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.”

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.”

“But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?”

“In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;”

“rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;”

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."”

“Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,”

“They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.”

“Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.”

“not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”

“contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.”

“My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.”

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.”

“Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,”

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.”

“praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.”

“So then, as we have opportunity, let's do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.”

“They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.”

“All who believed were together, and had all things in common.”

“Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.”

“Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.”

“Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.”

“He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”

“the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.”

“Don't rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;”

“Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.”

“Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.”

“By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.”

“Whoever remains in him doesn't sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.”

“In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn't love his brother.”

“Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.”

“because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.”

“Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.”

“So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,”

“You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him is no sin.”

“For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."”

“and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.”

“He stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Behold, my mother and my brothers!”

“unlike Cain, who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.”

“And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,”

“For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;”

“Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;”

“Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.”

“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who doesn't love his brother remains in death.”

“This is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he commanded.”

“He who keeps his commandments remains in him, and he in him. By this we know that he remains in us, by the Spirit which he gave us.”

“Don't be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.”