Busybodies

And withal they learn also to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men’s matters:

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.

Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

And if any man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that should be written.

Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book:

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, giveth you. — read the full passage →

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

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

and having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation;

And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight.

I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.

And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

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 →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

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;

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you; — 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 →

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Islikeone that taketh a dog by the ears.

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

But younger widows refuse: for when they have waxed wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; — read the full passage →

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

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? — read the full passage →

who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.

One only is the lawgiver and judge, even he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbor?

For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies. — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as alsoit iswith you; — read the full passage →

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life?

unto the church of God which is at Corinth, eventhem that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, calledto besaints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirLordand ours:

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Nowthere wasa certain man in Cæsarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, — read the full passage →

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his coat about him (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.

And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

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.

He that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; But he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth a matter.