² to slander no one, ^(A)not to be contentious, to be ^(B)gentle, ^(C)showing every consideration for all people.

^3 (A)For we too were once foolish, ^(B)disobedient, ^(C)deceived, ^(D)enslaved to ^(E)various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in ^(F)malice and ^(G)envy, hateful, hating one another.

Judging Others

7 “^(A)Do not ^[a]judge, so that you will not be judged.

² For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and ^[a](A)by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.

The Tongue Is a Fire

3 ^(A)Do not become teachers in large numbers, ^(B)my brothers, since you know that we who are teachers will incur a ^[a]stricter judgment.

² For we all ^(A)stumble in many ways. ^(B)If anyone does not stumble in ^[a]what he says, he is a ^(C)perfect man, able to ^[b](D)rein in the whole body as well.