Therefore put to death your members on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

Do not lie to one another, since you have stripped off the old man with his practices,

that you put off, concerning your former way of life, the old man which is being corrupted according to the deceitful lusts,

So therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every impediment, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

Therefore laying aside all filthiness and abundance of evil, in meekness receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

Therefore having put away all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all slanders,

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret, so as not to do evil.

Rightful rule gives power to words, but sedition and strife precede poverty.

A malicious man shall be severely punished, and if he commit injury, he shall also lose his life.

A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.

But I say to you that whoever gets angry with his brother without cause will be liable to the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'Empty-head!' will be liable to the council. But whoever says, ' fool!' will be liable to the fiery hell.

Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelries and drinking bouts, not in orgies and debaucheries, not in strife and jealousy.

for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal, and walking according to human principles?

For I am afraid, lest perhaps when I come, I will not find you as I desire, and that I will be found by you as you do not desire; lest perhaps there [be] contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, disputes, slanders, gossipings, pride, disorders;

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another!

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

"Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun set on your anger,

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and blasphemy be removed from you, with all malice.

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

But reject foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they bring forth fights.

And a servant of the Lord ought not to fight, but to be gentle to all, skillful at teaching, forbearing,

for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

But if you have bitter jealousy and strife in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.

For where jealousy and strife [exist], there unrest and every evil deed [are].

And the son of the Israelite woman named THE NAME and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. And his mother's name was Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

And speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them, Whosoever shall curse God shall bear his sin.

thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, arrogance, foolishness.

I, who was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I was shown mercy because, being ignorant, I did it in unbelief,

of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

Do they not blaspheme the noble name by which you are called?

Likewise indeed even these [filthy] dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glories.

And men were burned with severe burns, and men blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent to give Him glory.

Let no corrupt word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, that it may give grace to them that hear.

neither wickedness, nor foolish talk or coarse jesting, which are not proper, but rather thanksgiving.

Consider also the ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the pilot desires.

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. Thus the tongue is set among our members, as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.

and He rescued righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the indecent conduct of lawless [men]

For when they speak haughty [words] of emptiness, they entice through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, those who are escaping from those who are living in error,

Likewise indeed even these [filthy] dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glories.

raging waves on the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars for whom the darkness of the netherworld has been reserved forever.