And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Be kind and forgive one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Bible Verses for Relationships
Most of the Bible’s teaching about relationships fits in one line: love one another as Christ loved you. These verses help with friendship, family, forgiveness and the hard conversations in between. Here is one for today.
A verse for you
Ephesians 4:32
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Be kind and forgive one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
KJV9 Bible verses for Relationships
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Bear with each other and forgive, because the Lord forgave you.
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
A real friend loves at all times and is there in the hard ones.
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
Love each other like family and try to outdo one another in showing honor.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Jesus’ new command: love one another as He loved you.
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
Comfort and build each other up. Relationships are meant to strengthen.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
As iron sharpens iron, good friends make each other better.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
The golden rule: treat others the way you want to be treated.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
As far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
What the Bible says about relationships
The Bible is realistic about people. It expects friction, so its relationship verses are full of words like “forbearing,” “forgiving” and “as much as lieth in you.” Peace with others is something you work toward from your side, even when the other side is not ready.
Forgiveness is central. Ephesians 4:32 and Colossians 3:13 ground it in what God has already done: forgive “even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” Forgiving is not pretending nothing happened; it is releasing the debt.
And the Bible values good friends. “A friend loveth at all times,” and “iron sharpeneth iron.” The right people make you better.
Questions people ask
What does the Bible say about relationships?
Love one another as Christ loved you (John 13:34), be kind and forgive (Ephesians 4:32), and live at peace with everyone as far as it depends on you (Romans 12:18).
What verse helps me forgive someone?
Colossians 3:13 and Ephesians 4:32 connect forgiving others with being forgiven by God.
Is there a Bible verse about true friendship?
Proverbs 17:17: “A friend loveth at all times.” And John 15:13 describes the greatest love as laying down your life for your friends.