And they advanced Alexander from the multitude, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander motioning with his hand, wished to defend himself before the people.

Call to mind these things, charging [men] before the Lord not to debate about words, to no profit, to the subversion of the hearers.

Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm; may the Lord reward him according to his work.

I have

and if he will not hear them, tell the assembly; and if he will not hear the assembly, let him be to you as a gentile and a publican.

in the name of our Lord Jesus you being assembled together and my spirit with the power of our Lord Jesus

and being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is completed.

For this reason, being absent, I write these things, that I may not use sharpness when present, with the power which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for pulling down.

Blaspheme

And the Jews seeing the multitudes were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, disputing and blaspheming.

Men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

And I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast come up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.

General references

Those whose sins you forgive, are forgiven; and whose you retain, are retained.

For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.