“Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.”
Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges the law — the prohibition against katalaleo (speak ill of/slander) establishes that disparaging a fellow believer is not a personal matter but a transgression against the law. The person who judges (krinō) their brother assumes a prerogative belonging to God and the law. Judgment of another person becomes judgment of God's law and God's authority.
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