Being Falsely Accused

No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me,” says Yahweh.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, — read the full passage →

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.

Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!” — read the full passage →

But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.

“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him. — read the full passage →

Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me. — read the full passage →

“Don’t be afraid; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you shall not be disappointed: for you shall forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood you shall remember no more. — read the full passage →

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”

But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”

Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. Their doom rushes at them.”

having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

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

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

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

For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust the name of Yahweh our God.

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the 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? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

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

God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods. — read the full passage →

God of my praise, don’t remain silent, — read the full passage →

He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is mute, so he didn’t open his mouth.

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

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

I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ has come; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh; — read the full passage →

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

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

But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”; so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth. — read the full passage →

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. — read the full passage →

God of my praise, don’t remain silent,

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

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; — read the full passage →

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother;

You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word; — read the full passage →

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,

This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those who speak evil against my soul.

Let his days be few. Let another take his office.

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

because he didn’t remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.

For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh;

“Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue, — read the full passage →

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

Then Job answered, — read the full passage →

For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin. — read the full passage →

If then you 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 everything spoken by God is possible.”

So how can you comfort me with nonsense, because in your answers there remains only falsehood?”

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

“Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power? — read the full passage →

Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

Don’t you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth, — read the full passage →

One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

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

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.

Test your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.

So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.

Abstain from every form of evil.

When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say; — read the full passage →

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you; — read the full passage →

and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness is a false witness, and has testified falsely against his brother; — read the full passage →

Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,

Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the Antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed. — read the full passage →

He said, “Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

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

being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;