confronting others
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15But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother.
1And, brothers, if a man has been overtaken by any offense, you who are spiritual should instruct someone like this with a spirit of leniency, considering that you yourselves might also be tempted.
16But if he will not listen you, invite with you one or two more, so that every word may stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses.
11A foolish one offers everything on his mind. A wise one reserves and defers until later.
15But if your brother has sinned against you, go and correct him, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you will have regained your brother. 16But if he will not listen you, invite with you one or two more, so that every word may stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses. 17And if he will not listen to them, tell the Church. But if he will not listen to the Church, let him be to you like the pagan and the tax collector.
29Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen.
1A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.
1And, brothers, if a man has been overtaken by any offense, you who are spiritual should instruct someone like this with a spirit of leniency, considering that you yourselves might also be tempted. 2Carry one another’s burdens, and so shall you fulfill the law of Christ.
13Support one another, and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive one another. For just as the Lord has forgiven you, so also must you do.
24For the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but instead he must be meek toward everyone, teachable, patient, 25correcting with self-restraint those who resist the truth. For at any time God may give them repentance, so as to recognize the truth, 26and then they may recover from the snares of the devil, by whom they are held captive at his will.
19My brothers, if anyone of you strays from the truth, and if someone converts him, 20he ought to know that whoever causes a sinner to be converted from the error of his ways will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
3Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself. 4Let each of you not consider anything to be your own, but rather to belong to others.