The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into {your} house, neither bid him God speed:

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things {is} death.

Blessed {is} the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. {ungodly: or, wicked}

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. {by...: or, signify that man by an epistle}

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil {men}.

He, that being often reproved hardeneth {his} neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. {He...: Heb. A man of reproofs}

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Poverty and shame {shall be to} him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. {and...: or, that thou bear not sin for him}

For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

Say ye to the righteous, that {it shall be} well {with him}: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand {pieces} of silver: behold, he {is} to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that {are} with thee, and with all {other}: thus she was reproved.

Let the righteous smite me; {it shall be} a kindness: and let him reprove me; {it shall be} an excellent oil, {which} shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also {shall be} in their calamities. {me; it shall be a...: or, me kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break, etc}

That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

{As} an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, {so is} a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, {and} he will understand knowledge. {will beware: Heb. will be cunning}

But I {say}, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. {Perverse...: or, Gallings one of another}

Simeon and Levi {are} brethren; instruments of cruelty {are in} their habitations. {instruments...: or, their swords are weapons of violence}

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. {reproved: or, discovered}

All scripture {is} given by inspiration of God, and {is} profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

And ye, in any wise keep {yourselves} from the accursed thing, lest ye make {yourselves} accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. {accursed: or, devoted} {a curse: or, devoted}

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not {in him} the lips of knowledge.

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean {thing}; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore {is} wrath upon thee from before the LORD.

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell {it} unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; {righteously: Heb. in righteousnesses} {uprightly: Heb. uprightnesses} {oppressions: or, deceits} {blood: Heb. bloods}

For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.

In the dark they dig through houses, {which} they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.

And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst {it is yet} morning: if he {be} a god, let him plead for himself, because {one} hath cast down his altar.

That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear {by them}, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, {what} clearing of yourselves, yea, {what} indignation, yea, {what} fear, yea, {what} vehement desire, yea, {what} zeal, yea, {what} revenge! In all {things} ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.

Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, {yet} let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.

And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I {am} as thou {art}, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be thou envious at the wicked; {Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}

But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. {and...: or, that thou bear not sin for him}

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they {are} unclean to you.

In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: {in the evening: Heb. in the evening of days}

When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. {hast...: Heb. thy portion was with}

And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I {am} as thou {art}, and my people as thy people; and {we will be} with thee in the war.

Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. {thing: Heb. vessel}

And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.