You shall not hate your brother in your heart: you shall surely rebuke your neighbor, so you shall not bear sin on his account.

And your hand shall not avenge you; and you shall not be angry with the children of your people; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord

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.

Sufficient to such a person is this punishment which was [inflicted] by the majority,

Therefore I appeal to you to reaffirm [your] love towards him.

And to whom you forgive anything, I also [forgive]; for if indeed I have forgiven anything, [the] one whom I have forgiven, [I have done so] for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

For even if I should boast somewhat more concerning our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed,

Because of this I write these things being absent, in order that when I am present I may not deal sharply with you, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for edification and not for destruction.

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.

Now we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the discouraged, be supportive of the weak, be patient toward all.

And have mercy on some, making a distinction;

but others save with fear, snatching them out of the fire, hating even the garment having been stained by the flesh.

The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: for yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures.

Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: instruct a just man, and he will receive more [instruction].

In an earring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.

"And if your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have won your brother.

I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I admonish [you].

Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition,

Brothers, if anyone among you wanders away from the truth, and anyone turns him back,

let him know that he who turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.