Let the righteous strike me; let the faithful correct me. Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head, for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.
2 Thessalonians 3:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Do not regard them as enemies, but admonish them as brothers and sisters. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not regard him as an enemy, but simply admonish and warn him as [being still] a brother. American Standard Version (1901) And yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. Common English Bible Don’t treat them like enemies, but warn them like you would do for a brother or sister. Catholic Public Domain Version But do not be willing to consider him as an enemy; instead, correct him as a brother. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Yet do not esteem him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. |
Let the righteous strike me; let the faithful correct me. Never let the oil of the wicked anoint my head, for my prayer is continually against their wicked deeds.
Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.
Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will gain in learning.
“If your brother or sister sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If you are listened to, you have regained that one.
I am not writing this to make you ashamed but to admonish you as my beloved children.
you are to hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
Now, even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it.
So I write these things while I am away from you, so that when I come I may not have to be severe in using the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
My brothers and sisters, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care that you yourselves are not tempted.
And we urge you, brothers and sisters, to admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them.
Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister living irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they received from us.
After a first and second admonition, have nothing more to do with anyone who causes divisions,