Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

You should know that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon, he will be with me when I see you.

My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.

Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water.

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name.

My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

The one who says he is in the light but still hates his fellow Christian is still in the darkness.

The one who loves his fellow Christian resides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

For I rejoiced greatly when the brothers came and testified to your truth, just as you are living according to the truth.

From Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, wrapped in the love of God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.

How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while you yourself don’t see the beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

So then, if you bring your gift to the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother and then come and present your gift.

And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they?

Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?

You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.

To the one who had said this, Jesus replied, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”