Being Falsely Accused

Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you,

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh — read the full passage →

If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.

Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name. — read the full passage →

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth. — read the full passage →

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; — read the full passage →

(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds);

For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. — read the full passage →

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.

Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be reprobate.

So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.

abstain from every form of evil.

And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: — read the full passage →

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you; — read the full passage →

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:

Who is the liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, even he that denieth the Father and the Son. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

The elders therefore among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: — read the full passage →

For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;