no one is perfect
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23For all have sinned and all are in need of the glory of God.
10just as it was written: “There is no one who is just.
11Brothers, do not choose to slander one another. Whoever slanders his brother, or whoever judges his brother, slanders the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12There is one lawgiver and one judge. He is able to destroy, and he is able to set free.
32And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.
12Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience. 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. 14And above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.
19You know this, my most beloved brothers. So let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to anger. 20For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
18But Jesus said to him, “Why call me good? No one is good except the one God.
12Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.
20Wisdom has strengthened the wise more than ten princes of a city.
31And exactly as you would want people to treat you, treat them also the same.
48Therefore, be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect.”