Going To Court

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

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother; — read the full passage →

for the Writing saith, `Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,'

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

but brother with brother doth go to be judged, and this before unbelievers! — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

`And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous? — read the full passage →

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother;

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,

and we have known that the law <FI>is<Fi> good, if any one may use it lawfully; — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment; — read the full passage →

`Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

`Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth; — read the full passage →

and if he may not hear, take with thee yet one or two, that by the mouth of two witnesses or three every word may stand.

Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that ye have judgments with one another; wherefore do ye not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be ye not rather defrauded?

and whoever is willing to take thee to law, and thy coat to take--suffer to him also the cloak.

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

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;

of the things of life, indeed, then, if ye may have judgment, those despised in the assembly--these cause ye to sit;

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

Beloved, think it not strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance <FI>is<Fi> Mine,

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

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

have ye not known that the saints shall judge the world? and if by you the world is judged, are ye unworthy of the smaller judgments?

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

unto your shame I speak: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who shall be able to discern in the midst of his brethren!

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

`Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast, — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

Whoredom is actually heard of among you, and such whoredom as is not even named among the nations--as that one hath the wife of the father! -- — read the full passage →

`Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him, — 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, — read the full passage →

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

`And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may say,

`And if he may not hear them, say <FI>it<Fi> to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

but I--I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good <FI>it is<Fi> for a man not to touch a woman, — read the full passage →

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.

and Paul said to them, `Having beaten us publicly uncondemned--men, Romans being--they did cast <FI>us<Fi> to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.'

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

`Judge not, that ye may not be judged, — read the full passage →

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things <FI>done<Fi> through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Timotheus the brother, — read the full passage →

And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ;