If so, have you not made distinctions ¹  among yourselves and become judges with evil motives? ² 

Does not the ear test words, as ¹  the tongue ²  tastes food? ³ 

“It is all one! ¹  That is why I say, ²  ‘He destroys the blameless and the guilty.’

in order to safeguard ¹  discretion, ²  and that your lips may guard knowledge.

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality ¹  in judgment is terrible: ² 

But get up, ¹  go down, and accompany them without hesitation, ²  because I have sent them.”

Now in those ¹  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ²  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ³  against the native Hebraic Jews, ⁴  because their widows ⁵  were being overlooked ⁶  in the daily distribution of food. ⁷ 

They were afraid of what the Babylonians might do ¹  because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the country.

The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers ¹  also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard ¹  for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.

But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.

They ¹  must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly ²  and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.