Rumors

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret. — read the full passage →

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body. — read the full passage →

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

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

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

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

“You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness. — read the full passage →

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

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

Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, — read the full passage →

The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires. — read the full passage →

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.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world, — read the full passage →

“Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?” — read the full passage →

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet. — read the full passage →

“‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

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,

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.

Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they will fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

An evildoer heeds wicked lips. A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.

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.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.

As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!” — read the full passage →

Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.

“Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!

You shall not sacrifice to Yahweh your God an ox, or a sheep, in which is a defect, or anything evil; for that is an abomination to Yahweh your God. — read the full passage →

Another came out, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.

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

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;

Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

When you hear of wars and disturbances, don’t be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won’t come immediately.”

Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet. — read the full passage →

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? — read the full passage →

He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” — read the full passage →

And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.

that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:

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.

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

You lust, and don’t have. You kill, covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. — read the full passage →

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

Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.

For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers, — read the full passage →

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

“Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are all about to be fulfilled?”

“Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.

But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven,but my Father only.

For there will arise false christs, and false prophets, and they will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.