Brothers, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness, looking out for yourself lest you also be tempted.

Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ.

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ forgave us.

forbearing one another and forgiving yourselves, if anyone should have a complaint against any; just as Christ forgave you, so you also [do].

But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother living in idleness, and not according the tradition which they received from us.

Now if anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take note of him, and do not associate with him, that he may be ashamed.

Yet do not consider him as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.

Therefore strengthen the hands which are weakened, and the feeble knees,

Pursue peace and holiness with all [people], without which no one shall see the Lord:

For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, inasmuch as we do not desire to be stripped, but to put on [clothing], that that which is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

I am a peaceable one of the strong ones in Israel; but you seek to destroy a city and a mother city in Israel: why do you seek to ruin the inheritance of the Lord?

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.

You shall make them as a fiery oven at the time of Your presence; the Lord shall trouble them in His anger, and fire shall devour them.

For the end, concerning the people that were removed from the sanctuary, by David for a memorial, when the Philistines caught him in Gath. Have mercy upon me, O God; for man has trodden me down; all the day long his warring has afflicted me.

My enemies have trodden me down all the day from the dawning of the day; for there are many warring against me.

He sent from heaven and saved me; He reproached them that trampled on me; God has sent forth His mercy and His truth;

verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

and let us swallow him alive, as Hades would, and remove the memorial of him from the earth:

For these have trespassed through wine; they have erred through strong drink; the priest and the prophet are mad through strong drink, they are swallowed up by reason of wine, they have staggered through drunkenness; they have erred; this is [their] vision.

So when this corruptible should put on incorruption, and this mortal should put on immortality, then will come to pass the word which was written: "Death was swallowed up in victory."

For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, without regret; but worldly sorrow produces death.

A glad heart promotes health, but the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.

For indeed he was sick, [and] near death; but God showed mercy [on] him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who have died, lest you be sorrowful as those who have no hope.