Bible Verses About Strife

Idolatrie, witchcraft, hatred, debate, emulations, wrath, contentions, seditions, heresies,

Enuie, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonie, and such like, whereof I tell you before, as I also haue tolde you before, that they which doe such things, shall not inherite the kingdome of God.

Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Some preache. Christ euen through enuie and strife, and some also of good will.

The one part preacheth Christ of contention and not purely, supposing to adde more affliction to my bandes.

That nothing be done through contention or vaine glory, but that in meekenesse of minde euery man esteeme other better then himselfe.

Do all things without murmuring and reasonings,

That ye may be blamelesse, and pure, and the sonnes of God without rebuke in the middes of a naughtie and crooked nation, among whom yee shine as lights in the world,

For the end of the commandement is loue out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith vnfained.

From the which things some haue erred, and haue turned vnto vaine iangling.

They would be doctours of the Law, and yet vnderstande not what they speake, neither whereof they affirme.

I will therefore that the men pray, euery where lifting vp pure hands without wrath, or douting.

A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,

Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,

If any man teach otherwise, and consenteth not to the wholesome wordes of our Lord Iesus Christ, and to the doctrine, which is according to godlinesse,

He is puft vp and knoweth nothing, but doteth about questions and strife of words, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings,

Frowarde disputations of men of corrupt mindes and destitute of ye trueth, which thinke that gaine is godlines: from such separate thy selfe.

O Timotheus, keepe that which is committed vnto thee, and auoide prophane and vaine babblings, and oppositios of science falsely so called,

Which while some professe, they haue erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee, Amen. The first Epistle to Timotheus, written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest citie of Phrygia Pacaciana.

Of these things put them in remembrance, and protest before the Lord, that they striue not about wordes, which is to no profit, but to the peruerting of the hearers.

And put away foolish and vnlearned questions, knowing that they ingender strife.

But the seruant of ye Lord must not striue, but must be gentle toward all men, apt to teache, suffering the euill,

Instructing them with meekenesse that are contrary minded, prouing if God at any time will giue them repentance, that they may acknowledge the trueth,

Pvt them in remembrance that they bee subiect to the Principalities and powers, and that they bee obedient, and ready to euery good woorke,

That they speake euill of no man, that they be no fighters, but soft, shewing all meekenesse vnto all men.