Legacy Standard Bible's Pre-Trib Proof-Text Agenda Exposed

The translators of the Legacy Standard Bible have an agenda, and it could not have been revealed in a more blundered manner. I say 'blunder' because I sure hope it was not willful and deliberate. In their Inside Column Reference Bible, proof text methodology is on full display in their cross reference system. In Daniel 9:25, right next to the words "Messiah the Prince," appears a superscript letter 'c.' Please take special notice of those words again: "Messiah the Prince." Would anyone care to venture a guess as to precisely who "Messiah the Prince" is? That is correct; it is JESUS!

If you look in the inside column reference for verse 25, the superscripted letter 'c' has been cross referenced to Daniel 8:11 and 25. Normally, Dispensationalists (or Pre-Tribulationists) apply the first half of verse 27 to their mythical future "Anti-Christ," thereby turning JESUS into the Anti-Christ. (Look in any commentary from the 1800s and earlier and note how they identified JESUS as the person in the first half of verse 27.) However, in the LSB Inside Column Reference Bible, they blatantly turn JESUS into the Anti-Christ by a colossal blunder. They link "Messiah the Prince" by cross reference to their imagined "Anti-Christ."

Why was this cross reference not applied to the "prince" in verse 26? While it would still be wrong, nevertheless it would have made more sense than to link "Messiah the Prince," which is JESUS, to their mythical future "Anti-Christ." Why would this cross reference still be wrong if linked to the "prince" in verse 26? Because the entirety of Daniel 8 is in conjunction with the Greek empire, whereas the "prince" of Daniel 9:26 is in conjunction with the Roman empire. The "little horn" in Daniel 8 is Antiochus Epiphanes, as history bears out.

Dispensationalists have a problem with reading the Bible literally and paying attention to the context. They interpret the Bible using a proof text methodology similar to that of the Jehovah's Witnesses, choosing random isolated verses from Genesis to Revelation and then trying to assemble them in a manner to support their ridiculous and nonsensical doctrines, which the Scriptures utterly repudiate.

If you are going to insist that the 70th week of Daniel has not yet been fulfilled, then go read Daniel 9:24-27, and ask yourself these questions:

1. During which week of the seventy-week prophecy did Messiah carry out his multi-year ministry?
2. In which week did He die for our sins?

If you are the least bit honest with the text, you will discover that the only place for those events is in the 70th week. Daniel's 70 weeks have already been fulfilled! There is no debate here.

Furthermore, the Hebrew word gabar does not mean "to make," as the Legacy Standard Bible has translated it in verse 27. It means "to confirm, to strengthen, to cause to prevail." Which covenant is being confirmed, strengthened, and caused to prevail? The same covenant mentioned back in Daniel 9:4: "I prayed to Yahweh my God and confessed and said, "Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments."" It is the Abrahamic covenant.

THE POETIC STRUCTURE OF DANIEL 9:25-27

The prophecy in Daniel 9:25-27 is presented in a poetic form of parallelism with two foci—Jerusalem and the Messiah. The text alternates between these two foci. Below, the phrases referring to the Messiah are in bold while the phrases referring to Jerusalem are in italics.

²⁵ So you are to know and have insight that from the going out of a word to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be restored and rebuilt, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress. ²⁶ Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are decreed. ²⁷ And he will [confirm, strengthen, cause to prevail] a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will make sacrifice and grain offering cease; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate.

A strict chronologically literal sequence is prohibited by the poetic parallelism. The mention of Messiah immediately after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem in verse 25 implies that the city was rebuilt to receive the Messiah. The mention of the destruction of the city immediately after the killing of Messiah in verse 26 implies that the city is once again destroyed because it did not receive the Messiah. There is a cause and effect relationship happening here. Even Jesus acknowledges this: "They will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation" (Luke 19:44; cf. 21:20-24).

THE CHIASTIC STRUCTURE OF DANIEL 9:25-27
A chiastic structure is a literary device used to emphasize the statement at the center of the chiasm. Verses 25 to 27 of Daniel 9 form a chiasm, which means that the first item corresponds to the last, the second item corresponds to the second last, etc. The central point of the chiasm is the death of Messiah. Observe:

Messiah cut off (v.26a)
Construction (v.25c)	——	Destruction (v.26b)
Unto Messiah (v.25b)	——	Messiah covenant (v.27a)
Construction (v.25a)	——	Destruction (v.27c)

Viewing Daniel 9:24-27 in this way clarifies a great deal of confusion. The last part of verse 27 describes the destruction of Jerusalem, which corresponds to its construction in the beginning of verse 25. The "he" in the first part of verse 27 quite obviously corresponds to the Messiah in the second part of verse 25. The death of the Messiah is the great focus of this prophecy as His death would make atonement for all evil and, as a result, bring in everlasting righteousness (v.24).

FINAL POINT
While the Legacy Standard Bible is an excellent translation, nevertheless their cross reference system and headings are saturated with proof text methodology and erroneous opinion. Anyone who purchases the LSB (or any other translation for that matter), I encourage you to purchase a copy without cross references. If you can obtain one without chapters, verses, and headings, even better. None of these things (chapters, verses, headings, or cross references) are inspired; they are more frequently a hindrance to your understanding the Scriptures correctly than any kind of help.

Unfortunately, this erroneous cross reference is not just limited to the LSB; it is also found in the New American Standard Bible (NASB). Once you break free of proof text methodology, it is disheartening every time you see it.

Daniel 9:24-27 forever puts Jews in the wrong as Messiah had to be born and die before the destruction of Jerusalem, which occurred in A.D. 70. There is no debate here. Moreover, Isaiah 53 forever puts Jews in the wrong because it clearly identifies the Messiah, which they cannot deny describes Jesus.

Christians and Movies with Nudity and Sex

Here's the Problem with Just Closing Your Eyes During the Sex Scenes
by Cap Stewart in Reformed Perspective, pp. 11-13

Several years ago, Kate Beckinsale was conned into signing a movie contract that required nudity—something she didn't want to do. With her acting career in jeopardy, she found herself browbeaten by the director. At long last, she gave in to intimidation and performed the nude scene, which made her feel, as she put it, "violated and horrible." Afterwards, she secretly urinated in the director's thermos in revenge.

In more recent history, Jennifer Lawrence wrestled with inner turmoil while filming her first sex scene (for the sci-fi movie Passengers). During an actress roundtable for The Hollywood Reporter, Lawrence described the experience:

I got really, really drunk. But then that led to more anxiety when I got home because i was like, "What have I done? I don't know." And he was married. And it was going to be my first time kissing a married man, and guilt is the worst feeling in your stomach. And I knew it was my job, but I couldn't tell my stomach that. So I called my mom, and I was like, "Will you just tell me it's OK?"

Notice three sobering facts about Lawrence's experience. First, she battled anxiety before and after filming the scene. Second, she felt intense guilt for sexually acting out with a married man. Third, she tried several coping mechanisms to eliminate her distress: alcohol (which only made things worse), telling herself everything was okay, and asking for consolation.

Would you believe me if I told you that stories like these are numerous? Sadly, it's true. The amount of pressure and intimidation Hollywood places on actors—especially women—to undress and sexually act out for the camera is commonplace. When asked about sex scenes, celebrities often reply with something like, "We're actors; it's a part of the job." Indeed, those who want to make it as an actor won't be taken seriously if they have qualms about nudity and bed scenes.

The movers and shakers in Hollywood have acquired what seems to be an almost limitless amount of power to enforce the sexualization of actors. To cite one more example (this time from the world of television): director Neil Marshall once commented on how he was pressured by an HBO executive to put more sex and nudity in an episode of Game of Thrones:

...one of the exec producers...took me to one side and said, "Look, I represent the pervert side of the audience, okay? Everybody else is the serious drama side—I represent the perv side of the audience, and I'm saying I want full frontal nudity in this scene. So you go ahead and do it."

Notice the implicit acknowledgement that the nudity had nothing to do with are—that it was designed solely for the satisfaction of a perverted audience base. The producer pushed his weight around, and the director (and everyone else) acquiesced. All of this to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

FOLLOW THE MONEY
What gives entertainment executives the authority to force others into such compromising situations? What gives a producer the power to manipulate a director into catering to perverse fantasies? What gives a director the right to coerce an actress  into agreeing to do more than she meant to?

If this page was a mirror, you would be looking at the answer.

You see, when average folks like you and me support films and TV shows like these, we are perpetuating the sexualized culture we say we deplore. My guess is that, because it's often hard to see how "A" eventually leads to "X," we think little of doing "A," even if we abhor "X." We may complain about the objectification of women (and men) in our culture. We may complain about how movies are ruined by sex scenes and gratuitous nudity. But if we then turn around and financially support that culture, something is askew.

It doesn't matter if you avert your eyes during sex scenes—at the end of the day, studies care about profit margins. That being the case, prudes and perverts give equal support for a film when they buy a movie ticket or purchase a DVD. The truth is, if people stopped financially supporting the abuse of actors, the industry would change. But producers follow the money, and there's money to be made through the objectification of entertainers. As one acquaintance of mine with ties to Hollywood once put it in a Facebook discussion:

I know how many of the women in these scenes (and probably men too, you just don't hear from them) have talked about throwing up in the bathroom between scenes, crying, stressing out constantly, etc. So basically, I'm paying for that person to do that for me? .... there are perhaps no handcuffs involved with these performers, but social constraints / expectations / demands / culture can be equally, if not more, powerful. And that's the problem. I've lived in Hollywood. I've worked with prostitutes one on one. The line between the two worlds is thin. I know not other culture more willing to use people and throw them away.

Consider also that plenty of actors in the entertainment industry are not professing believers. They do not subscribe to a Christian sexual ethic. Still, their consciences bother them when it comes to nudity and sex scenes. Yet most movie-goers, including many professing believers, say their consciences are clear when they watch the consciences of others be violated—for entertainment, no less. They pay for actors to be abused or debased and experience no qualms about it.

In contrast, Paul calls Christians to give up their rights if it means hurting the conscience of others (see 1 Corinthians 9 an Romans 14). We have it backwards: we participate in the violation of others' dignity so we can benefit from their moral and emotional compromises. Granted, the context of Paul's teaching on this matter is the relationship between members of the church, but I don't think that gives us an excuse to disregard the wellbeing [sic] of unbelievers.

As patrons of Hollywood, our pursuit of personal freedom has hijacked our ability to consider the needs of others. We have adopted a consumeristic mindset that disregards most every other factor in favor of us having a positive, cathartic experience. If the story is interesting enough, and if it "demands" the objectification and dehumanization of actors, then the needs of the story win out.

Brothers and sisters, this should not be!

WHAT ABOUT ACTORS WHO UNDRESS WILLINGLY
Now, it is true that some actors do sex and/or nude scenes willingly, with little or no manipulation involved. Even so, that shouldn't be of supreme importance to people of faith. Not if we take seriously God's command to love our neighbor as ourselves.

With this command in mind, whether or not actors agree with the nudity and sex acts required of them is actually beside the point. Why? Because it doesn't negate the fact that they are being objectified and degraded as human beings in what is essentially a pornographic act. It is unloving of us as Christians to support such actions, even when they are free from coercion.

We see this principle at work in Romans 13, which says loving your neighbor includes avoiding adultery. The point is not that all adultery is rape. Some adultery—much of it, in fact—takes place by mutual consent. Does that suddenly make the adultery excusable? Not according to Scripture. By its nature, sexual perversion is sin, even if it takes place between consenting adults.

All forms of immorality are inherently unloving. That's the Bible's stance. That should be the Christian's stance. In contrast, to this, the film industry has created a socially acceptable ménage à trois: two actors commit sexually intimate acts, and audiences sit in on the proceedings with complete approval.

THE LAW OF LOVE
What finally opened my eyes to this culture of sexual abuse was Wayne A. Wilson's book Worldly Amusements. Wilson himself became aware of the issue after watching a movie in which the director had his own daughter perform sex acts on screen.

The fact that a director would sacrifice his child's dignity for the sake of a movie changed Wilson's perspective. He now implements what he calls the "law of love" in his movie watching habits: he refuses to support films that sexually objectify or degrade actors. He now asks himself, "Would I approve if my sister [or wife or daughter] were asked to behave or expose herself in any way that undermined her purity?"

It is a question we would do well to ask ourselves. This law of love exhorts us to consider the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of men and women in front of the camera. Is that restricting for a movie-going audience? I suppose so. It has definitely kept me from visiting the theater on several occasions where I otherwise would have willingly and excitedly done so.

NOT A RESTRICTION
But this law of love is not "restricting" in a lastingly negative sense any more than monogamy is a negative restriction for married couples. it's a law that protects, not harms. It's a law that governs for good, not evil. It's a law that helps one cultivate the greatest motive known to humankind. In the end, what is truly more freeing: living a self-centered or an others-centered life? The Bible's answer is the latter.

Think about the implications here. How would it affect you if you put the law of love into practice? What if you refused to financially support movies that objectified actors because you wanted to treat them with the humanity they deserve? Would you not start viewing the actors you encounter in the movies as real people and not just potential sources of eye candy or gratification? Would the law of love not help you fight sexual lust even more effectively with gospel power? Would it not help you keep from focusing on yourself (which is what lust does) and instead focus on the needs of others (which is what a healthy, Biblically-informed sexuality is all about)? Would that not be a gloriously countercultural way to demonstrate God's love to your fellow human beings?

I think it would. In fact, my personal experience has been that it does. I dare you (in the most positive sense possible) to prove me wrong.

Titles of Honour and Humility

Jesus strongly forbade titles of honour for shepherds of His Congregation, yet every major denominational branch of Christendom employs them. Why?

"But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ." Matthew 23:8-10

Evangelicals are extremely familiar with this passage; or as least with verse 9, which they bludgeon Roman Catholics with for the title of "Father." Ironically, Evangelicals are oblivious to the fact that Jesus forbade all titles of honour here, including "Minister," "Pastor," and "Reverend."

There is nothing wrong with being known as a teacher or a shepherd or an apostle, but we are not to bestow such titles upon people in order to show honour. We are not to elevate anyone above anyone else. Many such people in positions of authority will argue that you should simply because they desire such honour, but Jesus was against it, which means these people are against Jesus.

Not once in Scripture do you see people addressed as Apostle So-and-so or Disciple So-and-so or Prophet So-and-so. Instead, you see them addressed by their names only. It is not "Pastor So-and-so"; it is simply "So-and-so."

Look at the context of the above passage. How does it begin?

"Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men."" Matthew 23:1-7

The leaders of Israel (1) seated themselves in the chair of Moses, taking authority unto themselves; (2) tied heavy burdens and placed them upon the peoples' shoulders; (3) performed deeds solely to be noticed by and praised by men; (4) love the place of honour at events; (5) love the best seats in the house; and (6) love respectful greetings in the markets. They were very egotistical and filled with pride. If they had a PhD, they would remind people to call them "Doctor So-and-so," despite knowing nothing of medicine. They yearn for the honour and praise of men while ignoring the approval of God.

Jesus continues by saying,

"But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted." Matthew 23:11-12

Jesus teaches His disciples concerning proper attitude. The greatest among us should be our servant. Elsewhere He says that the greatest among us must be like the youngest member of the family. What authority does a servant have? What authority does the youngest member of the family have? Biblical shepherds are to be servants, not authoritarian dictatorial tyrants on power trips.

Jesus then launches into eight (8) woes pronounced against the Jewish leaders:

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.
Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.' You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold? And, 'Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.' You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering? Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears both by the altar and by everything on it. And whoever swears by the temple, swears both by the temple and by Him who dwells within it. And whoever swears by heaven, swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits upon it.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, and say, 'If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers." Matthew 23:13-32

The phrase "son of hell" uses the word γεεννησ, which was a reference to the Valley of Gehinnom, which was Jerusalem's garbage dump. It was apparently visible from the city and burned day and night. Ergo, Jesus was saying that the Jewish leaders and their disciples were sons of a garbage dump. Could there be a greater insult to one's teachings?

Jesus was not mild mannered when He addressed titles of honour; He was angry! And rightfully so. We all know that there is a bond between pride and titles of honour. Men are puffed up with titles of honour, and lust after the praise of men because of their titles. This goes for having the alphabet before or after your name. Most men who study to become "wise and intelligent" often turn into ignorant, arrogant fools who are blinded by their own education, degrees, and titles. This is why God is opposed to them. Observe Jesus' words elsewhere:

"Calling them to Himself, Jesus said to them, "You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great men exercise authority over them. But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant; and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many." Mark 10:42-45

Everyone in Christendom knows that "it is more blessed to give then to receive," but how many sermons have you heard that rightly point out that the context of this statement has to do with leaders working with their own two hands for their own income? Observe:

"I have coveted no one's silver or gold or clothes. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me. In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:33-35

The context here is Paul summoning the Ephesian elders to himself while he was in Miletus (the elders that existed in Ephesus 5 or 6 years before Paul wrote his letters to Timothy) and informing them that he provided himself as an example for them to follow.

When you adopt titles of honour for yourself, are you disciples of the apostles, or of the Pharisees? Have you inherited the traditions of Jesus and the apostles, or the traditions of the Pharisees? Are shepherds and teachers only supposed to teach with words, like the Pharisees, or are they to teach by example, like Jesus and the apostles? Could you imagine if the leaders of your organized religious institutions sat among you and behaved even remotely like Jesus did? All the New Testament Scriptures are opposed to honouring and showing partiality to specific people. We are to treat all people as equals.

The One Another Commands

There are 66 explicit "one another" commands / exhortations / imperatives / statements in the New Testament, 39 of which are unique. There are 32 positive and 7 negative. There are also other verses where "one another" is not present, but nevertheless they alludes to it.

POSITIVE COMMANDS

Love one another
John 13:34 — “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.”
John 15:12 — “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”
John 15:17 — “These things I command you, so that you will love one another.”
Romans 13:8 — “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.”
1 Thessalonians 4:9 — “Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another,”
1 Peter 1:22 — “Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,”
1 Peter 4:8 — “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
1 John 3:11 — “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”
1 John 3:23 — “And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.”
1 John 4:7 — “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.”
1 John 4:11 — “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
2 John 5 — “And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.”

Encourage one another
1 Thessalonians 4:18 — “Therefore encourage one another with these words.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 — “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”
Hebrews 3:13 — “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”
Hebrews 10:25 — “not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”

Greet one another with a holy kiss
Romans 16:16 — “Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.”
1 Corinthians 16:20 — “All the brothers send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.”
2 Corinthians 13:12 — “Greet one another with a holy kiss.”
1 Peter 5:14 — “Greet one another with the kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.”

Live in harmony with one another
Romans 12:16 — “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.”
Romans 15:5 — “May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,”

Serve one another
Galatians 5:13 — “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”
1 Peter 4:10 — “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:”

Be compassionate to one another
Ephesians 4:32 — “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”
1 Peter 3:8 — “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.”

Forgive one another
Ephesians 4:32 — “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”
Colossians 3:13 — “bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Bear with one another
Ephesians 4:2 — “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”
Colossians 3:13 — “bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Teach and admonish one another
Romans 15:14 — “I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.”
Colossians 3:16 — “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”

Be devoted to one another in love
Romans 12:10 — “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

Honor one another above yourselves
Romans 12:10 — “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

Accept one another
Romans 15:7 — “Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.”

Agree with one another
1 Corinthians 1:10 — “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.”

Have equal concern for one another
1 Corinthians 12:25 — “that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.”

Carry each other’s burdens
Galatians 6:2 — “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”

Be kind to one another
Ephesians 4:32 — “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

Submit to one another
Ephesians 5:21 — “submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit
Ephesians 5:19 — “addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,”

Build each other up
1 Thessalonians 5:11 — “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”

Spur one another on toward love and good deeds
Hebrews 10:24 — “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,”

Do not give up meeting together
Hebrews 10:25 — “not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”

Confess your sins to each other
James 5:16 — “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”

Pray for each other
James 5:16 — “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”

Offer hospitality to one another
1 Peter 4:9 — “Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.”

Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another
1 Peter 5:5 — “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’”

Live in peace with each other
1 Thessalonians 5:13 — “and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.”

Show patience to one another
Ephesians 4:2 — “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Show gentleness to one another
Ephesians 4:2 — “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Be sympathetic to one another
1 Peter 3:8 — “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.”

Have unity of mind
1 Peter 3:8 — “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.”

Do good to one another
1 Thessalonians 5:15 — “See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.”

Use your gifts to serve one another
1 Peter 4:10 — “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace:”

NEGATIVE COMMANDS

Do not grumble against one another
James 5:9 — “Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.”

Do not judge one another
Romans 14:13 — “Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.”

Do not put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of one another
Romans 14:13 — “Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.”

Do not provoke and envy one another
Galatians 5:26 — “Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.”

Do not slander one another
James 4:11 — “Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.”

Do not lie to each other
Colossians 3:9 — “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices”

Do not deprive one another (marriage context)
1 Corinthians 7:5 — “Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.”