Bible verses about "spiteful people" | Wesley

¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus a brother, ² To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ at Colosse, grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. ³ We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, (praying always for you, ⁴ Hearing of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of ⁵ your love to all the saints) For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, ⁶ of which ye heard before in the word of truth, Which is come to you, as also it is in all the world, and bringeth forth fruit, as it hath done likewise among you, from the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth: ⁷ As ye likewise learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you: ⁸ Who also declared to us your love in the spirit. ⁹ For this cause from the day we heard it, we do not cease to pray also for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; ¹⁰ That ye may walk worthy of the Lord, unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; ¹¹ Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness: ¹² Giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to partake of the inheritance of the saints in light. ¹³ Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, ¹⁴ In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins: ¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, the first begotten of every creature. ¹⁶ For through him were created all things, that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible; whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all things were created by him and for him. ¹⁷ And he is before all things, and by him all things consist, And he is the head of his body the church; ¹⁸ who is the beginning, the first-begotten from the dead, that in all things he might have the pre-eminence. ¹⁹ For it pleased the Father, that all fulness should dwell in him: ²⁰ And by him to reconcile all things to himself (having made peace by him, through the blood of the cross) whether things on earth, or things in heaven. ²¹ And you that were once alienated, and enemies in your mind by wicked works, ²² he hath now reconciled, By the body of his flesh, through death, to present you holy, and spotless, and unreproveable in his sight: ²³ If ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and are not removed from the hope of the gospel which ye have heard, which is preached to every creature that is under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister. ²⁴ Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ for his body, which is the church: ²⁵ Of which I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is given me for you, fully to preach the word of God: ²⁶ The mystery which hath been hid from ages and generations; but now is manifested to his saints: ²⁷ To whom among the Gentiles it was the will of God to make known, what is the riches of this glorious mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: ²⁸ Whom we preach, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, that we may present every man perfect through Christ Jesus. ²⁹ For which also I labour, striving according to his mighty working, who worketh in me mightily.

¹ My beloved children, I write these things to you, that ye may not sin. But if any one sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous, And he is the propitiation for our sins; ² and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. ³ And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. ⁴ He that faith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. ⁵ But whoso keepeth his word, verily in him the love of God is perfected: hereby we know that we are in him. ⁶ He that saith, he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. ⁷ Beloved, I write not a new commandment to you, but the old commandment, which ye have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. ⁸ Again, I do write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you: for the darkness is past away, and the true light now shineth. ⁹ He that saith, he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness until now. ¹⁰ He that loveth his brother, abideth in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him. ¹¹ But he that hateth his brother, is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because darkness hath blinded his eyes. ¹² I have written to you, beloved children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name sake. ¹³ I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the Father. ¹⁴ I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written to you young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. ¹⁵ Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world: if any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world, the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eye, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. ¹⁷ And the world passeth away, and the desire thereof; but he that doth the will of God abideth for ever. ¹⁸ Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that Antichrist cometh, so even now there are many Antichrists, whereby we know that it is the last time. ¹⁹ They went out from us, but they were not of us: for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that they were not all of us. ²⁰ But ye have an anointing from the Holy one, and know all things. ²¹ I have not written to you, because ye know not the truth; but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. ²² Who is that liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is Antichrist who denieth the Father and the Son. ²³ Whosoever denieth the Son, he hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son, hath the Father also. ²⁴ Therefore let that abide in you which ye heard from the beginning: if that which ye heard from the beginning abide in you, ye also shall abide in the Son and in the Father. ²⁵ And this is the promise which he hath promised us, eternal life. ²⁶ These things have I written to you, concerning them that seduce you. ²⁷ But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any should teach you, save as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie; and as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in them. ²⁸ And now, beloved children, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. ²⁹ If ye know, that he is righteous, ye know that every one who doth righteousness is born of him.

¹ I exhort therefore, that first of all supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made for all men: ² For kings and all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. ³ For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, ⁴ Who willeth all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. ⁵ For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, ⁶ the man Christ Jesus, Who gave himself a ransom for all, ⁷ to be testified of in due season, Whereunto I am ordained a preacher and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. ⁸ I will therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting: ⁹ Likewise that women adorn themselves in decent apparel, with modesty and sobriety, not with curled hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly raiment, ¹⁰ But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. ¹¹ Let a woman learn in silence with all subjection. ¹² For I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. ¹³ For Adam was first formed, then Eve. ¹⁴ And Adam was not deceived; but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. ¹⁵ Yet she shall be saved in child-bearing, if they continue in faith, and love, and holiness, with sobriety.

¹ James a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. ² My brethren, count it all joy, when ye fall into divers temptations, Knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ³ But let patience have it's perfect work, ⁴ that ye may be perfect and intire, wanting nothing. ⁵ If any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. ⁶ But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind and tossed. ⁷ For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord. ⁸ A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. ⁹ Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: ¹⁰ But the rich, in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. ¹¹ For the sun arose with a burning heat, and withered the grass, and the flower fell off, and the beauty of it's appearance perished: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. ¹² Happy is the man that endureth temptation: for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. ¹³ Let no man when he is tempted say, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man. ¹⁴ But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own desire and inticed. ¹⁵ Then desire having conceived, bringeth forth sin; and sin being perfected, bringeth forth death. ¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, ¹⁷ descending from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. ¹⁸ Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. ¹⁹ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. ²⁰ For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. ²¹ Therefore laying aside all the filthiness and superfluity of wickedness, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls. ²² But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves: ²³ For if any one be an hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass. ²⁴ For he beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what manner of man he was. ²⁵ But whoso looketh diligently into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and continueth therein, this man being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the word, this man shall be happy in his doing. ²⁶ If any one be ever so religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. ²⁷ Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspoted from the world.

¹ Wherefore laying aside all wickedness, and all guile, and dissimulation, and envies, ² and all evil-speakings, As new born babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: ³ If ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious: ⁴ To whom coming as unto a living stone, rejected indeed by men, ⁵ but chosen of God and precious, Ye also as living stones are built up, a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God thro' Jesus Christ. ⁶ Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious, and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. ⁷ Therefore to you who believe, he is precious: but to them who believe not, The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner. ⁸ And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, to them who stumble, not believing the word, whereunto also they were appointed. ⁹ But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a purchased people, that ye may shew forth the virtues of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Who in time past were not a people, but now are the people of God; ¹⁰ who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. ¹¹ Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly desires, ¹² which war against the soul, Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. ¹³ Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the king as supreme, Or to governors, ¹⁴ as sent by him, for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well. ¹⁵ For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, ¹⁶ yet not having your liberty for a cloak of wickedness, but as the servants of God. ¹⁷ Honour all men, Love the brotherhood, Fear God, ¹⁸ Honour the king, Servants be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. ¹⁹ For this is thank worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. ²⁰ For what glory is it, if when ye commit faults and are buffeted, ye take it patiently? But if when ye do well and suffer, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. ²¹ For even hereunto are ye called; for Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye might follow his steps: ²² Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: ²³ Who when he was reviled, reviled not again, when he suffered he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: ²⁴ Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we being dead to sin might live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. ²⁵ For ye were as sheep going astray, but are now returned to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.