1 Timothy 6:4

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

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

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

Yahweh, my heart isn’t arrogant, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.

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

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.

receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and defects, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

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

not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

But you, Yahweh, know me. You see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

“Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the middle of the seas;’ yet you are man, and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God—

“The king will do according to his will. He will exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and will speak marvelous things against the God of gods. He will prosper until the indignation is accomplished; for that which is determined will be done.

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;

Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.

To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

Finally, brothers, rejoice! Be perfected. Be comforted. Be of the same mind. Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

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,

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.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

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.

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.

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;

These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported everything that God had done with them.

When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News and believe.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many “gods” and many “lords”;

So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental principles of the world.

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

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

desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don’t argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

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

traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:

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

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,

which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts—and their mouth speaks proud things—showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

Jacob heard Laban’s sons’ words, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. He has obtained all this wealth from that which was our father’s.”

The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Behold, you fast for strife and contention, and to strike with the fist of wickedness. You don’t fast today so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

A sword is on the boasters, and they will become fools. A sword is on her mighty men, and they will be dismayed.

The Lord Yahweh says, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”

but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation,

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

Let’s walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

For you bear with a man if he brings you into bondage, if he devours you, if he takes you captive, if he exalts himself, or if he strikes you on the face.

Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified?

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.

Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

Do all things without complaining and arguing,

Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;

But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason.

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;