Romans 13:7

13:7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Galatians 6:1-2

Support One Another

6:1 Brothers and sisters,¹ if a person² is discovered in some sin,³ you who are spiritual⁴ restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness.⁵ Pay close attention⁶ to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too. 6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 2:1

Confirmation from the Jerusalem Apostles

2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem⁷ again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too.

Galatians 2:1

Confirmation from the Jerusalem Apostles

2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem⁸ again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too.

Philemon 1:9-10

1:9 I would rather appeal⁹ to you on the basis of love – I, Paul, an old man¹⁰ and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus¹¹ – 1:10 I am appealing¹² to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become¹³ during my imprisonment,¹⁴ that is, Onesimus,

James 3:17

3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating,¹⁵ full of mercy and good fruit,¹⁶ impartial, and not hypocritical.¹⁷

James 3:1

The Power of the Tongue

3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters,¹⁸ because you know that we will be judged more strictly.¹⁹

James 5:5-6

5:5 You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.²⁰ 5:6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.²¹

¹tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

²tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

³tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).

⁴sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.

⁵tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”

⁶tn Grk “taking careful notice.”

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¹tn Or “encourage.”

²tn Or perhaps “an ambassador” (so RSV, TEV), reading πρεσβευτής for πρεσβύτης (a conjecture proposed by Bentley, cf. BDAG 863 s.v. πρεσβύτης). NRSV reads “old man” and places “ambassador” in a note.

³tn Grk “a prisoner of Christ Jesus.”

¹tn Or “I am encouraging…”

²tn Grk “my child whom I have begotten.” The adjective “spiritual” has been supplied before “father” in the translation to clarify for the modern reader that Paul did not literally father a child during his imprisonment. Paul’s point is that he was instrumental in Onesimus’ conversion while in prison.

³sn During my imprisonment. Apparently Onesimus became a believer under Paul’s shepherding while he [Paul] was a prisoner in Rome.

¹tn Or “willing to yield,” “open to persuasion.”

²tn Grk “fruits.” The plural Greek term καρπούς has been translated with the collective singular “fruit.”

³tn Or “sincere.”

¹tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

²tn Grk “will receive a greater judgment.”

¹sn James’ point seems to be that instead of seeking deliverance from condemnation, they have defied God’s law (fattened your hearts) and made themselves more likely objects of his judgment (in a day of slaughter).

¹tn Literally a series of verbs without connectives, “you have condemned, you have murdered…he does not resist.”