Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other just as God in Messiah also forgave you.
bearing with one another and forgiving each other, if anyone has a grievance against another. Just as the Lord pardoned you, so also you must pardon others.
A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!
Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught doing something wrong, you who are directed by the Ruach, restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness—looking closely at yourself so you are not tempted also.
For you were called to this, because Messiah also suffered for you, leaving you an example so that you might follow in His footsteps:“He committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth.”When He was abused, He did not return the abuse. While suffering, He made no threats. Instead, He kept entrusting Himself to the One who judges righteously.
Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
so that there may be no division in the body, but so that the parts may have the same care for one another.
Better a meal of vegetables where there is love, than a fattened ox where there is hatred.
Husbands, love your wives just as Messiah also loved His community and gave Himself up for her
Some of you will rebuild the ancient ruins, will raise up the age-old foundations, will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of Streets for Dwelling.
One who is slow to anger shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one exalts folly.
For You, my Lord, are good, and ready to forgive and full of mercy to all who call upon You.
But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to be separated from her husband(but if she gets separated, let her remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband is not to divorce his wife.
He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what Adonai is seeking from you: Only to practice justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
“Keep yourselves alert! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.Things will be the same on the day when the Son of Man is made fully known.In that day, the one who is on the roof, and his possessions in the house, must not go down to take them away. In the same way, the one who is in the field must not turn back.Remember Lot’s wife!Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.“I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken along and the other left.There will be two women grinding at the same place. One will be taken and the other left.”“Where, Lord?” they replied. And He said to them, “Where there is a corpse, there also will the vultures be gathered.”Even if he sins against you seven times a day, and seven times returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
So confess your offenses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also you must love one another.By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
“Come now, let us reason together,” says Adonai. “Though your sins be like scarlet, they will be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they will become like wool.
Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it.
Therefore let us not judge one another from now on, but rather decide this—not to put a stumbling block or a trap in the way of a brother.
Knowing their thoughts, Yeshua said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Messiah may dwell in me.
So in all things, do to others what you would want them to do to you—for this is the Torah and the Prophets.
Adonai your God is in your midst— a mighty Savior! He will delight over you with joy. He will quiet you with His love. He will dance for joy over you with singing.’
This is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife; and they become one flesh.
Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,for human anger doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
The Lord’s slave must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, tolerant.
For thus says the High and Exalted One who inhabits eternity, whose Name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, yet also with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and revive the heart of the contrite.
Do everything without grumbling or arguing,so that you might be blameless and innocent, children of God in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation. Among them you shine as lights in the world,
And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to the children and the disobedient ones to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for Adonai a prepared people.
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Aim for restoration, encourage one another, be of the same mind, live in shalom—and the God of love and shalom will be with you.
Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.Put on the full armor of God, so that you are able to stand against the schemes of the devil.For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the worldly forces of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist when the times are evil, and after you have done everything, to stand firm.Stand firm then! Buckle the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness.Strap up your feet in readiness with the Good News of shalom.Above all, take up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.Pray in the Ruach on every occasion, with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, keep alert with perseverance and supplication for all the kedoshim.And pray for me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may speak boldly, the way I should.Now Tychicus, my dearly loved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will give you all the news about me so you may know how I’m doing.I have sent him to you for this very reason, so you may know how we are and he may encourage your hearts.Shalom to the brothers and sisters, and trusting love from God the Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.Grace be with all those who love our Lord Yeshua the Messiah with undying love.“so that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
My son, keep your father’s mitzvah, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.Bind them on your heart continually— tie them around your neck.When you walk, they will guide you. When you lie down, they will watch over you, and when you wake up, they will speak to you.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, especially those in his own house, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Yes, you yourselves planned evil against me. God planned it for good, in order to bring about what it is this day—to preserve the lives of many people.
But the fruit of the Ruach is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control—against such things there is no law.
Do nothing out of selfishness or conceit, but with humility consider others as more important than yourselves,because he came close to death for the work of Messiah, risking his life to make up for what was lacking in your service to me.looking out not only for your own interests but also for the interests of others.
“Therefore if you are presenting your offering upon the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,leave your offering there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.
Now may the God of patience and encouragement grant you to be like-minded with one another in the manner of Messiah Yeshua,
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, not hypocritical.And the fruit of righteousness is sown in shalom by those who make shalom.
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose.
“And he got up and went to his own father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and felt compassion. He ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.
“Thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot: ‘Administer true judgment and practice mercy and compassion each to his brother.
and he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them. Finally after this, his brothers talked with him.
Owe no one anything except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the Torah.
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves in tender compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience—
See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
Loved ones, let us love one another, for love is from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Messiah died for us.
When one’s ways are pleasing to Adonai, he makes even his enemies be at peace with him.
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all ways into Messiah, who is the Head.
We have come to know love by this—Yeshua laid down His life for us, and we also ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.”
So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between me and you, or between my shepherds and yours, since we are relatives.
Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Messiah and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.That is, in Messiah God was reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them; and He has entrusted the message of reconciliation to us.
For He is our shalom, the One who made the two into one and broke down the middle wall of separation. Within His flesh He made powerless the hostility—
then make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love, united in spirit, with one purpose.
Then Peter came to Him and said, “Master, how often shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”Yeshua said to him, “No, not up to seven times, I tell you, but seventy times seven!
We love, because He first loved us.You know the Ruach Elohim by this—every spirit that acknowledges that Messiah Yeshua has come in human flesh is from God,If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For the one who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.And this commandment we have from Him: that the one who loves God should also love his brother.
Whoever covers up an offense seeks love. Whoever repeats a matter separates close friends.
Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—
Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not brag, it is not puffed up,it does not behave inappropriately, it does not seek its own way, it is not provoked, it keeps no account of wrong,
An offended brother is more formidable than a fortified city, and quarrels are like the bars of a fortress.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.Put on the full armor of God, so that you are able to stand against the schemes of the devil.For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the worldly forces of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist when the times are evil, and after you have done everything, to stand firm.Stand firm then! Buckle the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness.Strap up your feet in readiness with the Good News of shalom.Above all, take up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.Pray in the Ruach on every occasion, with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, keep alert with perseverance and supplication for all the kedoshim.And pray for me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,“Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise),for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may speak boldly, the way I should.Now Tychicus, my dearly loved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will give you all the news about me so you may know how I’m doing.I have sent him to you for this very reason, so you may know how we are and he may encourage your hearts.Shalom to the brothers and sisters, and trusting love from God the Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.Grace be with all those who love our Lord Yeshua the Messiah with undying love.“so that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”
Above all, keep your love for one another constant, for “love covers a multitude of sins.”
Therefore, having been made righteous by trusting, we have shalom with God through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
“For if you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.