Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right

And if your brother sins against you, go reprove him, between you and him alone. If he will hear you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that “every word may be strengthened upon the testimony of two or three witnesses.” And if he fails to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he fails to listen to even to the church, let him be to you as the pagan and the tax collector. Truly I say to you, whatever you shall bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose on the earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

Then Peter having come, said to Him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus says to him, “I say to you not up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!”

You have heard that it was said, “Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.” But I tell you not to resist the evil person. Instead, whoever shall strike you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. And to the one willing to sue you and to take your tunic, yield to him the cloak as well. And whoever shall compel you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to the one asking of you, and you shall not turn away from the one desiring to borrow from you. You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.” But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those persecuting you, so that you may be sons of your Father in the heavens. For He makes His sun rise on evil and good, and He sends rain on righteous and unrighteous. For if you love those loving you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what extraordinary are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You shall be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly Father is perfect.

Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men. For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, being deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

But when the kindness and the love of mankind of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not by works in righteousness that we did, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by that grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Trustworthy is the saying, and I want you to affirm strongly concerning these things, so that those believing God may take care to be devoted to good works. These things are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the Law; for they are unprofitable and without value. Reject a factious man after one and a second admonition, knowing that such a man is corrupt and is sinning, being self-condemned.