1 Thessalonians 2:3

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

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith,

Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,

The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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,

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state and that he may comfort your hearts.

But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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 above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.

Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, “Hasn’t Yahweh anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?

He said to his men, “Yahweh forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, Yahweh’s anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is Yahweh’s anointed.”

Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Should I go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or should I refrain?” They said, “Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.

I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God, and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

but there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.

and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith—

Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,

For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.

We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as the Savior of the world.

“ ‘When you offer an offering of a meal offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

so that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God.

You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

He plots iniquity on his bed. He sets himself in a way that is not good. He doesn’t abhor evil.

You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

Yahweh has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the middle of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in all of its works, like a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.

to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

For I don’t know what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

to the assembly of God which is at Corinth—those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

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.

For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

We don’t control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.

in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

But though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge. No, in every way we have been revealed to you in all things.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

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

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.

Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue,

but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

Moses was very angry, and said to Yahweh, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.”

Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”

Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ,

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshipers, and all of his priests. Let no one be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live.” But Jehu did deceptively, intending to destroy the worshipers of Baal.

When he had gone through those parts, and had encouraged them with many words, he came into Greece.

or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

Even so, I myself didn’t burden you. “But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.”

For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake,

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Christ’s apostles.

As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,

Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;

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

For we didn’t follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.