Step Nine- A Closer look into RSV


Matthew 5:21-26 "You have heard that it was said to the men of old, 'You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.

But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother shall be liable to the council, and whoever says. 'You fool!' shall be liable to the hell of fire.

So if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Make friends quickly with your accuser, while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison;

truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the past penny.

Exodus 20:13-17 "You shall not kill.

"You shall not commit adultery.

"You shall not steal.

"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet neighbor's wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's."

Matthew 12:33-37 "Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.

You brood of vipers! how can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The good man out of his good treasure brings forth good and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.

I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter;

for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

1 John 3:11-15 For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another,

and not be like Cain who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.

Do not wonder, brethren, that the world hates you.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love remains in death.

Any one who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.

Matthew 8:1-4 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him;

and behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."

And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean."And immediately his leprosy was cleaned.

And Jesus said to him, "See that you say nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to the people."

Galatians 6:6-10 Let him who is taught the word share all good things with him who teaches.

Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows the the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Matthew 7:15-20 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistle's?

So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad trees bears evil fruit.

A sound tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Thus you will know them by their fruits.

Luke 6:43-45 "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit;

for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.