Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all {men}, apt to teach, patient, {patient: or, forbearing}

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; {given...: or, ready to quarrel, and offer wrong, as one in wine}

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Finally, {be ye} all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, {be} pitiful, {be} courteous: {love as: or, loving to the}

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Honour all {men}. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. {Honour all: or, Esteem all}

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of {his} brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. {partiality: or, wrangling}

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all {men}. {exhort: or, beseech} {unruly: or, disorderly}

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all {men}, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. {made...: Heb. multiplied me}

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. {if: or, although}

Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow {him}. {an...: or, an evil speaker (Heb. a man of tongue), a wicked man of violence, be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow}

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

Even so {must their} wives {be} grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

For though I be free from all {men}, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord {is} at hand.

A false witness {that} speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

{It is} better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and {that} I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest {there be} debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence {am} base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: {in presence: or, in outward appearance}

Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

Likewise also these {filthy} dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry {them} in his bosom, {and} shall gently lead those that are with young. {that...: or, that give suck}

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with {them} to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of {you}:

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous {are they}, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. {government: or, dominion}

But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver {him}, yet thou must do it again. {do: Heb. add}

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all {men}, apt to teach, patient, {patient: or, forbearing}

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Blessed {are} the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord {is} at hand.

But {let it be} the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, {even the ornament} of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Who {is} a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, {and} giving of thanks, be made for all men; {exhort: or, desire}

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. {Raca: that is, Vain fellow}

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Even so {must their} wives {be} grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

See that none render evil for evil unto any {man}; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all {men}.

Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; {given...: or, ready to quarrel, and offer wrong, as one in wine}

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. {partiality: or, wrangling}

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. {reprove: or, argue}

He shall dwell with thee, {even} among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. {liketh...: Heb. is good for him}

{He that} backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. {taketh...: or, receiveth, or, endureth}

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

Servants, {be} subject to {your} masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.