Romans 14:19

Therefore pursue the things that make for peace and that build one another up. Mutual edification, not self-assertion, is the goal in disputable matters.

Cross-references · 22

• Eph 4:29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
• Rom 12:18If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
• Ps 34:14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
• Rom 15:2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
• Heb 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
• 2 Cor 13:11Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
• 1 Th 5:11–12Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
• Mark 9:50Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
• Matt 5:9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
• Col 3:12–15Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
• Phil 2:1–4Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
• 1 Cor 14:26What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
• Jas 3:13–18Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
• 1 Cor 14:12–17It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.
• 1 Pet 3:11He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
• Eph 4:3–7and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
• 1 Cor 10:33as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
• Ps 133:1A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
• 1 Cor 7:15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
• 2 Tim 2:22Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• 2 Cor 12:19Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
• 1 Tim 1:4or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.

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