May those who accuse others falsely not succeed; may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.

(SEE 6:16)

Paul answered, "My fellow Israelites, I did not know that he was the High Priest. The scripture says, 'You must not speak evil of the ruler of your people.' "

or who steal or are greedy or are drunkards or who slander others or are thieves---none of these will possess God's Kingdom.

I am afraid that when I get there I will find you different from what I would like you to be and you will find me different from what you would like me to be. I am afraid that I will find quarreling and jealousy, hot tempers and selfishness, insults and gossip, pride and disorder.

Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort.

Their wives also must be of good character and must not gossip; they must be sober and honest in everything.

Do not criticize one another, my friends. If you criticize or judge another Christian, you criticize and judge the Law. If you judge the Law, then you are no longer one who obeys the Law, but one who judges it.

Rid yourselves, then, of all evil; no more lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting language.

As the scripture says, "If you want to enjoy life and wish to see good times, you must keep from speaking evil and stop telling lies.

And now the heathen are surprised when you do not join them in the same wild and reckless living, and so they insult you.

especially those who follow their filthy bodily lusts and despise God's authority. These false teachers are bold and arrogant, and show no respect for the glorious beings above; instead, they insult them.

In the same way also, these people have visions which make them sin against their own bodies; they despise God's authority and insult the glorious beings above.

But these people attack with insults anything they do not understand; and those things that they know by instinct, like wild animals, are the very things that destroy them.

If someone has a hot temper, let him take the consequences. If you get him out of trouble once, you will have to do it again.

Better to live on the roof than share the house with a nagging wife.

he must not be a drunkard or a violent man, but gentle and peaceful; he must not love money;

As the Lord's servant, you must not quarrel. You must be kind toward all, a good and patient teacher,

who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that God will give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth.

O LORD, you protect me and save me; your help has made me great.

He will take care of his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs together and carry them in his arms; he will gently lead their mothers.

Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest.

I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you---I who am said to be meek and mild when I am with you, but harsh with you when I am away. By the gentleness and kindness of Christ

But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

My friends, if someone is caught in any kind of wrongdoing, those of you who are spiritual should set him right; but you must do it in a gentle way. And keep an eye on yourselves, so that you will not be tempted, too.

Be always humble, gentle, and patient. Show your love by being tolerant with one another.

Show a gentle attitude toward everyone. The Lord is coming soon.

You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.

even though as apostles of Christ we could have made demands on you. But we were gentle when we were with you, like a mother taking care of her children.

As the Lord's servant, you must not quarrel. You must be kind toward all, a good and patient teacher,

who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that God will give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth.

Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry.

Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose.

But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.

To conclude: you must all have the same attitude and the same feelings; love one another, and be kind and humble with one another.

I am a free man, nobody's slave; but I make myself everybody's slave in order to win as many people as possible.

So then, as often as we have the chance, we should do good to everyone, and especially to those who belong to our family in the faith.

We urge you, our friends, to warn the idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

See that no one pays back wrong for wrong, but at all times make it your aim to do good to one another and to all people.

Respect everyone, love other believers, honor God, and respect the Emperor.