1 Thessalonians 4:9-11 But as touching brotherly love you need not that I write to you: for you yourselves are taught of God to love one another.… A certain woman once called upon her minister to tell him how much her mind had been hurt. Her pastor received her with all tenderness, and inquired into the cause of her distress. She went on to say, "She could assure him that her mind was very much hurt indeed, but she did not know how to tell him." The minister judging it must be something serious, urged her to be explicit upon the subject of her distress. At last she said, "It is the length of your bands in the pulpit." "Oh," said the minister, "I will take care that that distresses you no more." So fetching his bands he said, "Here is a pair of scissors, cut them to your wish." After she had done this, she thanked him and professed to feel her mind relieved. "Well, my friend," said the minister, "I may tell you that my mind has also been very much hurt, perhaps even more than yours." "Oh, sir, I am sorry for that; what, sir, has hurt your mind so?" He replied, "It is the length of your tongue. And now, as one good turn deserves another, you will allow as much to be cut off as will reduce it to about its proper length." It need not be remarked that she was speechless, and it is hoped, learned an important lesson with respect to that unruly member. (W. Denton.) Parallel Verses KJV: But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. |
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