And he said to Sarah, ‘Look, I am giving your brother one thousand pieces of silver. It is a verification of your honour to all who are with you. You are fully vindicated.’
Ephesians 5:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Take no part in and have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds and enterprises of darkness, but instead [let your lives be so in contrast as to] expose and reprove and convict them. American Standard Version (1901) and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them; Common English Bible and don’t participate in the unfruitful actions of darkness. Instead, you should reveal the truth about them. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead, refute them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. |
And he said to Sarah, ‘Look, I am giving your brother one thousand pieces of silver. It is a verification of your honour to all who are with you. You are fully vindicated.’
they will eat the fruit of their way and be glutted with their own schemes.
Poverty and disgrace come to those who ignore discipline, but the one who accepts correction will be honoured.
A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him; he will not consult the wise.
Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson; rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.
A wise correction to a receptive ear is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.
Those who reject the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law pit themselves against them.
One who becomes stiff-necked, after many reprimands will be shattered instantly – beyond recovery.
those who, with their speech, accuse a person of wrongdoing, who set a trap for the one mediating at the city gate and without cause deprive the righteous of justice.
I never sat with the band of revellers, and I did not celebrate with them. Because your hand was on me, I sat alone, for you filled me with indignation.
‘Do not harbour hatred against your brother. , Rebuke your neighbour directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.
‘If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother.
But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the evil things he had done,
to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.”
The night is nearly over, and the day is near; so let us discard the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of light.
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them,
So what fruit was produced then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death.
because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
to take off , your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires,
giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.
For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don’t associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live according to the tradition received from us.
Don’t be too quick to appoint , anyone as an elder, and don’t share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain. ,
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.
Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching.
Proclaim these things; encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one disregard you.
Then I heard another voice from heaven: Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins or receive any of her plagues.