"You sitand speakagainst your brother;You slanderyour own mother'sson.
Let the lyinglipsbe mute,Which speakarrogantlyagainstthe righteousWith prideand contempt.
He who concealshatred[has] lyinglips,And he who spreadsslanderis a fool.
You shall not goabout as a slandereramong your people,and you are not to actagainstthe lifeof your neighbor;I am the LORD.
"Brotherwill betraybrotherto death,and a father[his] child;and childrenwill riseup againstparentsand cause them to be put to death.
"Blessedare you when[people] insultyou and persecuteyou, and falselysayall kindsof evilagainstyou becauseof Me.
And they were sayingmanyotherthingsagainstHim, blaspheming.
Women[must] likewise[be] dignified,not malicious gossips,but temperate,faithfulin all things.
Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
ThenI hearda loudvoicein heaven,saying,"Nowthe salvation,and the power,and the kingdomof our Godand the authorityof His Christhave come,for the accuserof our brethrenhas been throwndown, he who accusesthem beforeour Goddayand night.
