Communication

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ;

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man; — read the full passage →

and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know <FI>them<Fi> , because spiritually they are discerned;

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

and become one to another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, according as also God in Christ did forgive you.

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

`Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things--being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

always rejoice ye; — read the full passage →

So, then, the things of peace may we pursue, and the things of building up one another;

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves-- — read the full passage →

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to write to thee, — read the full passage →

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, — read the full passage →

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

In many parts, and many ways, God of old having spoken to the fathers in the prophets, — read the full passage →

Our mouth hath been open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart hath been enlarged! — read the full passage →

what therefore God did join together, let not man put asunder.'

and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; — read the full passage →

for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, --the things not fit--but rather thanksgiving;

the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;

`And when the Comforter may come, whom I will send to you from the Father--the Spirit of truth, who from the Father doth come forth, he will testify of me;

`Ye are of a father--the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar--also his father.

`Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;

for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart; — read the full passage →

but exhort ye one another every day, while the To-day is called, that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of the sin,

fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

`And whenever ye may stand praying, forgive, if ye have anything against any one, that your Father also who is in the heavens may forgive you your trespasses;

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;