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What estimation ye make of yourselves, [fn] also of your brethren. And indulge not high thoughts; but unite yourselves with the lowly minded. And be not wise in your own estimation.

And repay to no man evil for evil: but let it be your study to do good before all men.

And be ye not avengers of yourselves, my beloved: but give place to wrath. For it is written: If thou dost not execute judgment for thyself, I will execute judgment for thee, saith God.

Be ye not overcome by evil; but overcome evil with good.

For judges are not a terror to good deeds, but to evil deeds. Wouldst thou then not be afraid of the authority? Do good, and thou shalt have praise from it.

For he is the minister of God; but it is to thee for good. But if thou doest evil, be afraid; for he is not girded with the sword in vain; for he is a minister of God, and an avenger of wrath to them that do evil things.

And therefore, it is necessary for us to be obedient, not only on account of wrath, but likewise on account of our consciences.

And owe nothing to any one; but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbor, hath fulfilled the law.

But clothe yourselves with our Lord Jesus Messiah: and be not thoughtful about your flesh, for the indulgence of appetites.

Who art thou, that thou judgest a servant not thine; and who, if he standeth, he standeth to his Lord; and if he falleth, he falleth to his Lord? But he will assuredly stand; for his Lord hath power to establish him.

One man discriminateth between days; and another judgeth all days alike. But let every one be sure, in regard to his knowledge.

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or, why dost thou despise thy brother? For we must all stand before the judgment seat of Messiah,

Henceforth, judge ye not one another; but rather, judge ye this, that thou erect not a stumbling-block for thy brother.

I know indeed, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing which is unclean in itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him only it is defiled.

But if thou grievest thy brother, because of food, thou walkest not in love. On account of food, destroy not him for whom Messiah died.

For the kingdom of God, is not food and drink; but is righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

But each of us should please his neighbor, in good things, as conducive to edification.

Because Messiah also did not please himself; but, as it is written: The reviling of thy revilers fell upon me.

but, it is written: They, to whom mention of him had not been made, will see him; and they, who had not heard, will be obedient.

But now, since I have no place in these regions, and as I have been desirous for many years past to come to you,