G1161–δέ–de

Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;

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one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; thou -- who art thou that dost judge the other?

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who do not know the thing of the morrow; for what is your life? for it is a vapour that is appearing for a little, and then is vanishing;

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and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;

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And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

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that the proof of your faith -- much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved -- may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

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whom, not having seen, ye love, in whom, now not seeing and believing, ye are glad with joy unspeakable and glorified,

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to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.

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foreknown, indeed, before the foundation of the world, and manifested in the last times because of you,

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and the saying of the Lord doth remain -- to the age; and this is the saying that was proclaimed good news to you.

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to whom coming -- a living stone -- by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

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to you, then, who are believing `is' the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

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and ye `are' a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

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who `were' once not a people, and `are' now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

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whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

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who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

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And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

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not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

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let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

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because the eyes of the Lord `are' upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord `is' upon those doing evil;'

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but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy `are ye'! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

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and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And `be' ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that `is' in you, with meekness and fear;

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because also Christ once for sin did suffer -- righteous for unrighteous -- that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

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for for this also to dead men was good news proclaimed, that they may be judged, indeed, according to men in the flesh, and may live according to God in the spirit.

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And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,

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