Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus invited a little child to stand among them. “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me. . . .

If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast in His presence. . . .

If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,

and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me! Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own. The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written: ‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things . . .

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.” At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.” But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!” “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you. Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also. I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain. Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us. We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you. . . .

But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?”

Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”

“Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.

that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,