Calling Someone Names

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

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

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God. — read the full passage →

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’ — read the full passage →

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — read the full passage →

But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. — read the full passage →

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. — read the full passage →

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

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.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. — read the full passage →

Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! — read the full passage →

Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.

for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men. — read the full passage →

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous, — read the full passage →

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. — read the full passage →

You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna?

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’

It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

You didn’t choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

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 →

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. — read the full passage →

The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling;