To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
Colossians 3:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But now, put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But now put away and rid yourselves [completely] of all these things: anger, rage, bad feeling toward others, curses and slander, and foulmouthed abuse and shameful utterances from your lips! American Standard Version (1901) but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth: Common English Bible But now set aside these things, such as anger, rage, malice, slander, and obscene language. Catholic Public Domain Version But now you must set aside all these things: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, and indecent speech from your mouth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But now put you also all away: anger, indignation, malice, blasphemy, filthy speech out of your mouth. |
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
A person with intense anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.
An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered one increases rebellion.
But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother or sister will be subject to judgement. Whoever insults his brother or sister will be subject to the court. Whoever says, “You fool! ” will be subject to hellfire. ,
adulteries, greed, evil actions, deceit, self-indulgence, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
Let us walk with decency, as in the daytime: not in carousing and drunkenness; not in sexual impurity and promiscuity; not in quarrelling and jealousy.
because you are still worldly. For since there is envy and strife , among you, are you not worldly and behaving like mere humans?
For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and you may not find me to be what you want. Perhaps there will be quarrelling, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
to take off , your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires,
Therefore, putting away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbour, , because we are members of one another.
No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.
Obscene and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks.
Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices
even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief,
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
and if he rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the depraved behaviour of the immoral
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved for ever.
In the same way these people #– #relying on their dreams #– #defile their flesh, reject authority, and slander glorious ones.
and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.