And Paul said, Brothers, I did not know that he is high priest; for it has been written, “You shall not speak badly” “of a ruler of your people.” Ex. 22:28
And I myself, Paul, call on you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ I, who indeed according to face am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you;
For I fear lest somehow, coming, I not find you as I wish, and I be found by you such as you do not wish; lest somehow there be strifes, envyings, angers, intrigues, evil speakings, slanders, puffings up, disturbances;
Brothers, if a man is taken in some deviation, you, the spiritual ones, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering yourself, that you not also be tempted.
Do not speak against one another, brothers. The one speaking against a brother, and judging a brother, he speaks against Law, and judges Law. But if you judge Law, you are not a doer of Law, but a judge.
and most of all the ones going after flesh in the lust of defilement, and despising rulership, darers, self-pleasing; they do not tremble at glories, blaspheming;
But as many things as they do not know, they speak evil of these. And what things they understand naturally, like the animals without reason, they are corrupted by these.