Quarrel

The beginning of contention <FI>is<Fi> a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife, — read the full passage →

and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from--for they are unprofitable and vain.

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

Laying hold on the ears of a dog, <FI>Is<Fi> a passer-by making himself wrath for strife not his own.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

`Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.

An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.

If possible--so far as in you--with all men being in peace;

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice, — read the full passage →

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

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

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment, — read the full passage →

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth, — read the full passage →

for where zeal and rivalry <FI>are<Fi> , there is insurrection and every evil matter;

A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

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

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

`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 →

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

and if one another ye do bite and devour, see--that ye may not by one another be consumed.

`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;

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

as in day-time, let us walk becomingly; not in revellings and drunkennesses, not in chamberings and lasciviousnesses, not in strife and emulation;

Coal to burning coals, and wood to fire, And a man of contentions to kindle strife.

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings,

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

for it was signified to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory <FI>is<Fi> to pass over transgression.

The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and to the teaching according to piety, — read the full passage →

let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

And him who is weak in the faith receive ye--not to determinations of reasonings;

In those days, and at that time, An affirmation of Jehovah, Come in do sons of Israel, They and sons of Judah together, Going on and weeping they go, And Jehovah their God they seek. — read the full passage →

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and word-striving, out of which doth come envy, strife, evil-speakings, evil-surmisings, — read the full passage →

take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.

not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

Cast out a scorner--and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.

And Joseph hath not been able to refrain himself before all those standing by him, and he calleth, `Put out every man from me;' and no man hath stood with him when Joseph maketh himself known unto his brethren, — read the full passage →

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth; — read the full passage →

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

And thou--be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

for this <FI>is<Fi> right and acceptable before God our Saviour, — read the full passage →

All things do without murmurings and reasonings, — read the full passage →

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, — read the full passage →

let us not become vain-glorious--one another provoking, one another envying!

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning;

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

for I fear lest, having come, not such as I wish I may find you, and I--I may be found by you such as ye do not wish, lest there be strifes, envyings, wraths, revelries, evil-speakings, whisperings, puffings up, insurrections,

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.

Thy cause plead with thy neighbour, And the secret counsel of another reveal not,

Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

And Abram saith unto Lot, `Let there not, I pray thee, be strife between me and thee, and between my shepherds and thy shepherds, for we <FI>are<Fi> men--brethren.

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

and so all Israel shall be saved, according as it hath been written, `There shall come forth out of Sion he who is delivering, and he shall turn away impiety from Jacob,

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies. — read the full passage →

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah. — read the full passage →

`One witness doth not rise against a man for any iniquity, and for any sin, in any sin which he sinneth; by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, is a thing established.

Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;

At that hour came the disciples near to Jesus, saying, `Who, now, is greater in the reign of the heavens?' — read the full passage →

`And I also say to thee, that thou art a rock, and upon this rock I will build my assembly, and gates of Hades shall not prevail against it;

`And at that time stand up doth Michael, the great head, who is standing up for the sons of thy people, and there hath been a time of distress, such as hath not been since there hath been a nation till that time, and at that time do thy people escape, every one who is found written in the book. — read the full passage →

`From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, and unto this day--this three and twentieth year--hath the word of Jehovah been unto me, and I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened;

Therefore, thus said Jehovah: If thou turnest back, then I bring thee back, Before Me thou dost stand, And if thou bringest out the precious from the vile, As My mouth thou art! They--they turn back unto thee, And thou dost not turn back unto them. — read the full passage →

For Thou dost not leave my soul to Sheol, Nor givest thy saintly one to see corruption.

`When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgotten a sheaf in a field, thou dost not turn back to take it; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is; so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in all the work of thy hands.

a prophet I raise up to them, out of the midst of their brethren, like to thee; and I have given my words in his mouth, and he hath spoken unto them all that which I command him; — read the full passage →