And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

You do the works of your father." Then they said to Him, "We were not born of fornication; we have one Father--God."

For who shall be pure from uncleanness? Not even one;

For who, being a mortal, [is such] that he shall be blameless? Or [who that is] born of a woman, that he should be just?

Alas then, abominable and unclean is man, drinking unrighteousness as a draught.

For how shall a mortal be just before the Lord? Or who that is born of a woman shall purify himself?

For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me.

We [who are] Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the senses, and were by nature children of wrath, as also the rest.

Then [some] of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, "Are we blind also?"

Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?

But this crowd which does not know the law is accursed."

And they said to him, Stand back! You came here to sojourn, was it also to judge? Now then we would harm you more than them. And they pressed hard on the man, even Lot, and they drew near to break down the door.

And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? Will you slay me as you slew the Egyptian yesterday? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If [it be] thus, this matter has become known.

And it came to pass when the prophet was speaking to him, that he said to him, Have I made you the king's counselor? Take heed lest you be scourged! And the prophet became silent, and said, I know that [God] is disposed against you to destroy you, because you have done this thing, and have not hearkened to my counsel.

He that reproves evil [men] shall get dishonor to himself, and he that rebukes an ungodly [man] shall disgrace himself.

Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.

A reprover is better than a stiff-necked man, for when the latter is suddenly set on fire, there shall be no remedy.

who say, Depart from me, draw not near to me, for I am pure. This is the smoke of My wrath, a fire burns with it continually.

Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, "Teacher, by saying these things You insult us also."

For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

I fast twice a week, I tithe [on] all things, as many as I acquire.'

I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

Likewise, younger [people], subject yourselves to [the] elders. And all of you be subject to one another, and be clothed with humility, because "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

These things his parents said because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone should confess that He was Christ, he would be excommunicated.

All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.

Cast out a pestilent person from the council, and strife shall go out with him; for when he sits in the council he dishonors all.

Hear the words of the Lord, you that tremble at His word; speak, our brethren, to them that hate you and abominate you, that the name of the Lord may be glorified, and may appear their joy; but they shall be ashamed.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you, and shall revile you, and cast out your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves the preeminence over them, does not receive us.

and that no one may buy or sell except he that has the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

But if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the assembly. But if he refuses even to hear the assembly, let him be to you as a heathen and a tax collector.

Assuredly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, in order that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

But those who are outside God will judge. Therefore "put away from yourselves the evil person."