15 (A)Yet do not count him as an enemy, (B)but [a]admonish him as a brother.

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:15 warn

10 (A)Reject a divisive man after the first and second [a]admonition,

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  1. Titus 3:10 warning

14 Now we [a]exhort you, brethren, (A)warn those who are [b]unruly, (B)comfort the fainthearted, (C)uphold the weak, (D)be patient with all.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 encourage
  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 insubordinate or idle

(A)deliver such a one to (B)Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord [a]Jesus.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 5:5 NU omits Jesus

Paul’s Paternal Care

14 I do not write these things to shame you, but (A)as my beloved children I warn you.

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Bear and Share Burdens

Brethren, if a man is [a]overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of (A)gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.

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  1. Galatians 6:1 caught

12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.

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Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, (A)and he will increase in learning.

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Dealing with a Sinning Brother

15 “Moreover (A)if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, (B)you have gained your brother.

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Bring Back the Erring One

19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone (A)turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way (B)will save [a]a soul from death and (C)cover a multitude of sins.

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  1. James 5:20 NU his soul

10 (A)Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the (B)authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction.

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For even if I should boast somewhat more (A)about our authority, which the Lord gave [a]us for [b]edification and not for your destruction, (B)I shall not be ashamed—

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  1. 2 Corinthians 10:8 NU omits us
  2. 2 Corinthians 10:8 building up

This punishment which was inflicted (A)by the majority is sufficient for such a man, (B)so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are (C)obedient in all things. 10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For [a]if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

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  1. 2 Corinthians 2:10 NU indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes

22 And on some have compassion, [a]making a distinction; 23 but (A)others save [b]with fear, (B)pulling them out of the [c]fire, hating even (C)the garment defiled by the flesh.

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  1. Jude 1:22 NU who are doubting (or making distinctions)
  2. Jude 1:23 NU omits with fear
  3. Jude 1:23 NU adds and on some have mercy with fear

17 (A)‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. (B)You shall surely [a]rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. 18 (C)You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, (D)but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

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  1. Leviticus 19:17 reprove

(A)Let the righteous strike me;
It shall be a kindness.
And let him rebuke me;
It shall be as excellent oil;
Let my head not refuse it.

For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.

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