² To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.

²⁴ For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

²⁵ Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

³ Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;

³¹ Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

²⁹ Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;

¹ Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.

² With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

¹² As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

¹³ Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:

¹⁹ You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

²⁰ For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

¹⁴ And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

¹⁵ Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

¹¹ Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.

¹⁷ But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

¹¹ Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

¹ So putting away all wrongdoing, and all tricks and deceits and envies and evil talk,

¹⁷ Have respect for all, loving the brothers, fearing God, honouring the king.

¹⁸ Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.

⁸ Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

¹⁰ For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

¹⁰ So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

²⁴ It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.

³⁶ You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.

¹¹ Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.

¹⁹ A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.

¹¹ He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.

⁵ And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people.

¹⁰ Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.

¹⁹ For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

¹ Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

²⁰ For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

⁵ Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.

⁷ But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones:

⁴ And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

¹⁰ But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:

⁸ In the same way these dreamers make the flesh unclean, having no respect for authorities, and say evil of rulers.

¹⁰ But these men say evil about such things as they have no knowledge of; and the things of which they have natural knowledge, like beasts without reason, are the cause of their destruction.

¹⁹ A man of great wrath will have to take his punishment: for if you get him out of trouble you will have to do it again.