Fellowship of the Righteous

We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.

I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.

Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?

At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.

Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. …

But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. …

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. …

A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.

…that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. …

With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

All the believers were together and had everything in common. …

Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

…that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. …

Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

Therefore let us stop judging one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. …

For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men. …

We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. …

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.

Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.

For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.

All the brothers here send you greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.

And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.

For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility …

…and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

For we are members of His body.

I thank my God every time I remember you.

…because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,

Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

…then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.

…that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.

Continue in brotherly love.

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. …