Speaking Ill Of Others

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 →

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.

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

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.”

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking, — read the full passage →

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

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

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.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

Now the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,

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

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

having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

On some have compassion, making a distinction,

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

and some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.

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.

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

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

“If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

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.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

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

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

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

In praying, don’t use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

who his own self bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered.

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:

each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

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;

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

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,

The father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.

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

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord,

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love;

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.

being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”