What Does the Bible Say About Fellowship?

“And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:”

“And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”

“These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. perfect: or, upright”

“O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. digged: or, houghed oxen”

“Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.”

“They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.”

“And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.”

“And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.”

“And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.”

“For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.”

“Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:”

“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: images: Heb. statues”

“And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.”

“And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.”

“And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.”

“Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.”

“And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:”

“Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. by: Heb. after them”

“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. sleep: Heb. lie down”

“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? befall: Heb. find”

“Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left;”

“That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:”

“Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:”

“Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.”

“And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?”

“Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.”

“And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites:”

“And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,”

“And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.”

“Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.”

“For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.”

“Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.”

“Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.”

“Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?”

“Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.”

“That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.”

“They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; by: Heb. by the hand of”

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ungodly: or, wicked”

“Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.”

“I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.”

“I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.”

“Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.”

“When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. hast: Heb. thy portion was with”

“We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. We: Heb. Who sweetened counsel”

“A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.”

“I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.”

“And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.”

“Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.”

“I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.”

“Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.”

“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”

“Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.”

“Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.”

“Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.”

“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”

“Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.”

“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”

“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.”

“Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.”

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”

“For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.”

“Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?”

“And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

“For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”

“I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.”

“In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers , uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. strangers: Heb. children of a stranger”

“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”

“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.”

“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.”

“But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?”

“Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.”

“And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.”

“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

“But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.”

“But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.”

“Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,”

“Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.”

“But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. are: or, think good”

“And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.”

“But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.”

“(The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.”

“And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.”

“And they said one to another , Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”

“At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.”

“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.”

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”

“And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.”

“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.”

“I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.”

“And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.”

“These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.”

“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”

“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”

“And all that believed were together , and had all things common;”

“And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.”

“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”