Bible Verses About Reintegration into Community

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

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

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;

Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.

Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them.

For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies’ lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;

Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.