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From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.

so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,"

Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.

so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,

She who is at Babylon, who is likewise chosen, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, my son.

by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.

For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins.