2 John 1:10

Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, ‘You must be circumcised and keep the law,’ to whom we gave no commandment;

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”

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

Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

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.

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

Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

Avoid a factious man after a first and second warning,

He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”

Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” They answered him, “May Yahweh bless you.”

Blessed is he who comes in Yahweh’s name! We have blessed you out of Yahweh’s house.

Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.

who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

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

“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brothers’ sake, my relatives according to the flesh

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

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, you being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners;

But those who are outside, God judges. “Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.”

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.

Therefore let no one despise him. But set him forward on his journey in peace, that he may come to me; for I expect him with the brothers.

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

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,

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

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

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.

The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.

Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”

Moreover he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.

God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”

If you love me, keep my commandments.

for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.

They led Jesus therefore from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. It was early, and they themselves didn’t enter into the Praetorium, that they might not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

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

When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

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.

All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.

Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.

He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”

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.

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortionist. Don’t even eat with such a person.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom.

Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

If any man doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be cursed. Come, Lord!

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.

I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

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.

By faith, Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

“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.

But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

He who testifies these things says, “Yes, I come quickly.” Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.

for he who welcomes him participates in his evil deeds.

He said, “Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in Yahweh’s name.”

If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

When the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”

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.

They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

After they had spent some time there, they were sent back with greetings from the brothers to the apostles.

When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.

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

that you receive her in the Lord, in a way worthy of the saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she may need from you, for she herself also has been a helper of many, and of my own self.

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

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

As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.