Galatians 2:14

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

“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.

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

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

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

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

The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

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.

After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

All Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall not do any more wickedness like this among you.

You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.

“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

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

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.

Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won’t stumble.

Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,

Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.

The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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.

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

He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?

However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

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,

to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.

For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

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.

But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

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

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.

Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak: not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

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

This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and doesn’t know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed; and hidden that will not be known.

That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’

For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.

of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

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,

He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will go out from there no more. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ,

Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.

“ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

He also removed Maacah his mother from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah. Asa cut down her image and burned it at the brook Kidron.

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;

Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

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;

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I don’t burn with indignation?

but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the uncircumcised, even as Peter with the Good News for the circumcised—

and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned.

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

I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

As many as desire to make a good impression in the flesh compel you to be circumcised; just so they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

being only (with meats and drinks and various washings) fleshly ordinances, imposed until a time of reformation.

and make straight paths for your feet, so what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.

The elder, to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those who know the truth,

But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.