Do not participatein the unfruitfuldeedsof darkness,but insteadevenexposethem;
To Sarahhe said,"Behold,I have givenyour brothera thousandpieces of silver;behold,it is your vindicationbefore allwhoare with you, and beforeallmenyou are cleared."
Let the righteoussmiteme in kindnessand reproveme; It is oilupon the head;Do not let my headrefuseit, For stillmy prayeris against their wickeddeeds.
My son,ifsinnersenticeyou, Do not consent.
"So they shall eatof the fruitof their own wayAnd be satiatedwith their own devices.
Povertyand shame[will come] to him who neglectsdiscipline,But he who regardsreproofwill be honored.
A scofferdoes not loveone who reproveshim, He will not goto the wise.
Strikea scofferand the naivemay becomeshrewd,But reproveone who hasunderstandingand he will gainknowledge.
[Like] an earringof goldand an ornamentof finegoldIs a wisereproverto a listeningear.
Those who forsakethe lawpraisethe wicked,But those who keepthe lawstrivewith them.
A manwho hardens[his] neckafter much reproofWill suddenlybe brokenbeyondremedy.
Who cause a personto be indictedby a word,And ensnarehim who adjudicatesat the gate,And defraudthe onein the rightwith meaninglessarguments.
I did not sitin the circleof merrymakers,Nordid I exult.Becauseof Your hand[upon me] I satalone,For You filledme with indignation.
You shall not hateyour fellowcountrymanin your heart;you may surelyreproveyour neighbor,but shall not incursinbecauseof him.
"Ifyour brothersins, goand show him his faultin private;ifhe listensto you, you have wonyour brother.
But when Herodthe tetrarchwas reprimandedby him becauseof Herodias,his brother'swife,and becauseof allthe wicked thingswhichHerodhad done,
to opentheir eyesso that they may turnfrom darknessto lightand from the dominionof Satanto God,that they may receiveforgivenessof sinsand an inheritanceamongthosewho have been sanctifiedby faithin Me.'
The nightis almost gone,and the dayis near.Thereforelet us lay asidethe deedsof darknessand puton the armorof light.
NowI urgeyou, brethren,keep your eyeon thosewho causedissensionsand hindrancescontraryto the teachingwhichyou learned,and turn awayfrom them.
Thereforewhatbenefitwere you thenderivingfrom the things of whichyou are nowashamed?For the outcomeof those thingsis death.
For the one who sowsto his ownfleshwill from the fleshreapcorruption,but the one who sowsto the Spiritwill from the Spiritreapeternallife.
that, in referenceto your formermanner of life,you lay asidethe oldself,which is being corruptedin accordancewith the lustsof deceit,
for it is disgracefulevento speakof the things which are doneby them in secret.
Thereforedo not be partakerswith them;
giving thanksto the Father,who has qualifiedus to sharein the inheritanceof the saintsin Light.
For thosewho sleepdo their sleepingat night,and thosewho get drunkget drunkat night.
Ifanyonedoes not obeyour instructionin thisletter,take special noteof that personand do not associatewith him, sothat he will be put to shame.
Nowwe commandyou, brethren,in the nameof our LordJesusChrist,that you keep awayfrom everybrotherwho leadsan unrulylifeand not accordingto the traditionwhichyou receivedfrom us.
Thosewho continue in sin,rebukein the presenceof all,sothat the restalsowill be fearful[of sinning].
Do not layhandsupon anyone[too] hastilyand therebyshare[responsibility for] the sinsof others;keepyourselffree from sin.
and constant frictionbetween menof depravedmindand deprivedof the truth,who supposethat godlinessis a means of gain.
holdingto a formof godliness,although they have deniedits power;Avoidsuch men as these.
preachthe word;be readyin season[and] out of season;reprove,rebuke,exhort,with greatpatienceand instruction.
These thingsspeakand exhortand reprovewith allauthority.Let no onedisregardyou.
I heardanothervoicefrom heaven,saying,"Comeout of her, my people,sothat you will not participatein her sinsand receiveof her plagues;
