Duty to Others (1 of 2)

God uses scripture to teach his people what duties they must fulfill. This list reveals the duties to others.  

Bless

Instruction

Numbers 6:23-24 KJV — "23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:"

Numbers 23:20 KJV — "Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it."

Matthew 5:44 KJV — "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"

Luke 6:28 KJV — "Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you."

Romans 12:14 KJV — "Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not."

Wisdom

Psalm 129:8 KJV — "Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD."

Examples

Genesis 27:4, 7, 10, 19, 25, 31, 34, 38 KJV - "4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. ... 7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death. ... 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. ... 19 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. ... 25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. ... 31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. ... 34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. ... 38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept."

Genesis 28:3 KJV - "And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;"

Testimonials

Genesis 48:9, 16, 20; 49:25 KJV — "9 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them…. 16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. … 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. … 49:25 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:”

Ruth 2:4 KJV — "And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee."

2 Samuel 6:20 KJV — "Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!"

2 Samuel 8:10 KJV — "Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:"

1 Kings 1:47 KJV — "And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed."

1 Chronicles 16:43 KJV — "And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house."

Psalm 134:3 KJV — "The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion."

1 Corinthians 4:12 KJV — "And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:"

​​Prophetic

Deuteronomy 27:12 KJV — "These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:"

Jeremiah 31:23 KJV — "Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness."

Bring Up

Bring Up (Brought Up)

Instruction

Ephesians 6:4 KJV - "And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."​

1 Timothy 5:9-10 KJV - "9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, 10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work."

Cherisheth

Wisdom

Ephesians 5:28-29 KJV - "28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:"

Testimonials

1 Thessalonians 2:7 KJV - "But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:"

Deed

Affirmation

2 Corinthians 10:11 KJV - "Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present."

Distribute

Testimonials

2 Chronicles 31:14 KJV - "And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things."​

Nehemiah 13:13 KJV - "And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren."

Doing

Imploration

2 Corinthians 8:9-11, 13-14 KJV - "9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago. 11 Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. ... 13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: 14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:"​

Implication

Romans 12:20 KJV — "Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head."

Duty

Wisdom

Luke 17:10 KJV — "So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do."

Romans 15:27 KJV — "It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things."

Edifying

Edifying (Edify/Edifieth/Edified/Edification)

Instruction

Romans 14:19 KJV — "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."

Romans 15:2 KJV — "Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification."

1 Thessalonians 5:11 KJV — "Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do."

Wisdom

1 Corinthians 8:1 KJV — "Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth."

1 Corinthians 10:23 KJV — "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not."

Testimonials

2 Corinthians 12:19 KJV — "Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying."

Ensample

Ensample (Ensamples)

Instruction

Philippians 3:17 KJV — "Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample."

Wisdom

1 Corinthians 10:11 KJV — "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come."

Testimonials

2 Corinthians 12:19 KJV — "Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying."

1 Thessalonians 1:7 KJV — "So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia."

2 Thessalonians 3:9 KJV — "Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us."

2 Peter 2:6 KJV — "And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;"

Exhorting

Exhorting (Exhort/Exhorteth/Exhorted)

Instruction

Hebrews 10:25 KJV - "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."

Wisdom

1 Corinthians 14:3 KJV — "But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort."

Examples

1 Thessalonians 4:1 KJV — "Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more."

1 Thessalonians 5:14 KJV — "Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men."

2 Thessalonians 3:12 KJV — "Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread."

1 Timothy 2:1 KJV — "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;"

Testimonials

Luke 3:18 KJV — "And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people."

Acts 2:40 KJV — "And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation."

Acts 11:23 KJV — "Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord."

Acts 13:15 KJV — "And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.”

Acts 14:22 KJV — "Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God."

Acts 15:32 KJV — "And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them."

Acts 18:27 KJV — "And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:"

Acts 20:1-2 KJV - "1 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. 2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,"

Acts 27:21-22 KJV - "21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship."

2 Corinthians 8:16-17 KJV - "16 But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you. 17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you."

2 Corinthians 9:5 KJV — "Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness."

1 Thessalonians 2:3-6 KJV - "3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. 5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness: 6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ."

1 Thessalonians 2:11 KJV — "As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,"

Furtherance

Furtherance (furthered)

Affirmation

Philippians 1:25 KJV — "And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;"

Testimonials

Ezra 8:36 KJV — "And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.”

Love

* Same as Dispositions Toward Others

Instruction​

Leviticus 19:18 KJV — "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD."

Leviticus 19:34 KJV — "But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God."

Deuteronomy 10:19 KJV — "Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt."

Matthew 5:43-44 KJV — "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"

Matthew 19:19 KJV — "Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

Matthew 22:39 KJV — "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

Mark 12:31 KJV — "And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." 

Mark 12:33 KJV — "And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Luke 6:27 KJV — "But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,"

Luke 6:35 KJV — "But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil."

Luke 10:27 KJV — "And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."

John 13:34 KJV — "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."

John 15:12 KJV — "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you."

John 15:17 KJV — "These things I command you, that ye love one another."

Romans 12:9 KJV — "Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good."

Romans 12:10 KJV — "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;"

Romans 13:8 KJV — "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."

Romans 13:9 KJV — "For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

Galatians 5:13 KJV — "For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another."

Ephesians 5:2 KJV — "And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour."

Ephesians 5:25, 28 KJV — "25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;... 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself."

Ephesians 5:33 KJV — "Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband."

Ephesians 4:13-15 KJV — "13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."

Colossians 3:19 KJV — "Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them."

James 2:8 KJV — "If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:"

1 Peter 1:22 KJV — "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:"

1 Peter 2:17 KJV — "Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king."

1 Peter 3:8 KJV — "Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:"

1 John 3:11 KJV — "For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another."

1 John 3:23 KJV — "And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment."

1 John 4:21 KJV — "And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."

2 John 1:5 KJV — "And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another."

Imploration

2 Corinthians 2:8 KJV — "Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him."

Philippians 2:2 KJV — "Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind."

Philippians 2:1 KJV — "1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind."

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 KJV - "12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves."

Hebrews 10:24 KJV — "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:"

Hebrews 13:1 KJV — "Let brotherly love continue."

1 John 4:7 KJV — "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."

1 John 4:11 KJV — "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."

Learning

Matthew 5:46 KJV — "For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?"

Luke 6:32 KJV — "For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them."

Luke 7:41-43 KJV — "There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged."

1 Thessalonians 3:12 KJV — "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:"

1 Thessalonians 4:9 KJV — "But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another."

Titus 2:4 KJV — "That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,"

Wisdom

Proverbs 9:8 KJV — "Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee."

Proverbs 10:12 KJV — "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins."

Proverbs 16:13 KJV — "Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right."

Proverbs 17:9 KJV — "He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends."

John 8:42 KJV — "Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me."

John 13:35 KJV — "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."

John 15:13 KJV — "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Romans 13:10 KJV — "Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law."

Galatians 5:14 KJV — "For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

1 John 3:14 KJV — "We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death."

1 John 4:12 KJV — "No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us."

Implication

Ephesians 3:14-19 KJV — "14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."

Colossians 2:1-2 KJV — "1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;"

Testing

2 Corinthians 8:8 KJV — "I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love."

Coterie

Titus 3:15 KJV — "All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen."

Affirmation

1 Corinthians 16:24 KJV — "My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen."

2 Corinthians 2:4 KJV — "For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you."

2 Corinthians 12:15 KJV — "And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved."

2 John 1:1 KJV — "The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;"

Testimonials

2 Samuel 1:26 KJV — "I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women."

2 Corinthians 8:7 KJV — "Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also."

2 Corinthians 8:24 KJV — "Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf."

Colossians 1:4 KJV — "Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,"

Colossians 1:8 KJV — "Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit."

2 Corinthians 11:9-11 KJV — "And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth."

Ephesians 1:15-16 KJV — "Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;"

Ephesians 5:25 KJV — "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it:"

1 Thessalonians 3:12 KJV — "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:"

2 Timothy 1:13 KJV — "Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus."

Philemon 1:5 KJV — "Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;"

Philemon 1:7 KJV — "For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother."

Philemon 1:9 KJV — "Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ."

3 John 1:1 KJV — "The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth."