TSK · 1 Peter 3:4

May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!

Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.

The LORD lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

For the LORD takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.

The downtrodden will again rejoice in the LORD; the poor among humankind will take delight in the Holy One of Israel.

The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

“Tell the people of Zion,‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

You fools! Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well?

but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the letter. This person’s praise is not from people but from God.

For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

Paul’s Authority from the Lord Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ(I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Exhortation to Unity and Love Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.

correcting opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth

So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.