Do not speakagainstone another,brethren.He who speaks againsta brotherorjudgeshis brother,speaks againstthe lawand judgesthe law;but ifyou judgethe law,you are not a doerof the lawbut a judge[of it].
"May a slanderernot be establishedin the earth;May evilhuntthe violentmanspeedily."
"Do not judge,and you will not be judged;and do not condemn,and you will not be condemned;pardon,and you will be pardoned.
Thereforeyou haveno excuse,everyoneof you who passesjudgment,for in that whichyou judgeanother,you condemnyourself;for you who judgepracticethe same things.
for [it is] not the hearersof the Law[who] are justbeforeGod,but the doersof the Lawwill be justified.
Whatshall we saythen?Is the Lawsin?May it neverbe! On the contrary,I would not have come to knowsinexceptthroughthe Law;for I would not have known aboutcovetingifthe Lawhad not said,"YOU SHALL NOT COVET."
Thereforedo not go on passing judgmentbeforethe time,[but wait] untilthe Lordcomeswhowill bothbring to lightthe things hiddenin the darknessand disclosethe motivesof [men's] hearts;and theneach man'spraisewill cometo him from God.
For I am afraidthat perhapswhen I comeI may findyou to be not whatI wishand may be foundby you to be not whatyou wish;that perhaps[there will be] strife,jealousy,angry tempers,disputes,slanders,gossip,arrogance,disturbances;
Let allbitternessand wrathand angerand clamorand slanderbe put awayfrom you, alongwith allmalice.
Women[must] likewise[be] dignified,not malicious gossips,but temperate,faithfulin all things.
unloving,irreconcilable,malicious gossips,without self-control,brutal,haters of good,
Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
Do not be deceived,my belovedbrethren.
[This] you know,my belovedbrethren.But everyonemust be quickto hear,slowto speak[and] slowto anger;
But one who looks intentlyat the perfectlaw,the [law] of liberty,and abidesby it, not having becomea forgetfulhearerbut an effectualdoer,this manwill be blessedin what he does.
If,however,you are fulfillingthe royallawaccordingto the Scripture,"YOU SHALL LOVEYOUR NEIGHBORAS YOURSELF,"you are doingwell.
As an example,brethren,of sufferingand patience,takethe prophetswhospokein the nameof the Lord.
Thereforebe patient,brethren,untilthe comingof the Lord.The farmerwaitsfor the preciousproduceof the soil,being patientaboutit, untilit getsthe earlyand laterains.
Do not complain,brethren,againstone another,sothat you yourselves may not be judged;behold,the Judgeis standingrightat the door.
Therefore,putting asideallmaliceand alldeceitand hypocrisyand envyand allslander,
