Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
But the goalof our instructionis lovefrom a pureheartand a goodconscienceand a sincerefaith.
Let love of the brethrencontinue.
No onehas seenGodat any time;ifwe loveone another,Godabidesin us, and His loveis perfectedin us.
Beloved,let us loveone another,for loveis from God;and everyonewho lovesis bornof Godand knowsGod.
To sumup, allof you be harmonious,sympathetic,brotherly,kindhearted,and humble in spirit;
Drawnearto Godand He will draw nearto you. Cleanseyour hands,you sinners;and purifyyour hearts,you double-minded.
Thisis His commandment,that we believein the nameof His SonJesusChrist,and loveone another,justas He commandedus.
We oughtalwaysto give thanksto Godfor you, brethren,as is [only] fitting,becauseyour faithis greatly enlarged,and the loveof eachoneof you towardone anothergrows [ever] greater;
and may the Lordcauseyou to increaseand aboundin lovefor one another,and for all people,justas we also[do] for you;
Ifsomeonesays,"I loveGod,"and hateshis brother,he is a liar;for the one who does not lovehis brotherwhomhe has seen,cannotloveGodwhomhe has not seen.
Honorall people,lovethe brotherhood,fearGod,honorthe king.
and He madenodistinctionbetweenus and them, cleansingtheir heartsby faith.
For thisis the messagewhichyou have heardfrom the beginning,that we should loveone another;
and in [your] godliness,brotherlykindness, and in [your] brotherly kindness,love.
And thisI pray,that your lovemay aboundstillmoreand morein real knowledgeand alldiscernment,
being diligentto preservethe unityof the Spiritin the bondof peace.
For we through the Spirit,by faith,are waitingfor the hopeof righteousness.
But I have[this] againstyou, that you have leftyour firstlove.
For [it is] timefor judgmentto beginwith the householdof God;and if[it] [begins] with us first,what[will be] the outcomefor thosewho do not obeythe gospelof God?
Aboveall,keepferventin your lovefor one another,becauselovecoversa multitudeof sins.
By faithAbraham,when he was called,obeyedby goingout to a placewhichhe was to receivefor an inheritance;and he wentout, not knowingwherehe was going.
how muchmorewill the bloodof Christ,whothroughthe eternalSpiritofferedHimselfwithout blemishto God,cleanseyour consciencefrom deadworksto servethe livingGod?
For Godis not unjustso as to forgetyour workand the lovewhichyou have showntowardHis name,in having ministeredand in still ministeringto the saints.
in purity,in knowledge,in patience,in kindness,in the HolySpirit,in genuinelove,
"ThisI commandyou, that you loveone another.
In the same way,you wives,be submissiveto your ownhusbandssothat evenifany[of them] are disobedientto the word,they may be wonwithouta wordby the behaviorof their wives,
And having been made perfect,He becameto allthosewho obeyHim the sourceof eternalsalvation,
Guard,throughthe HolySpiritwho dwellsin us, the treasurewhich has been entrustedto [you].
the older womenas mothers,[and] the youngerwomenas sisters,in allpurity.
Let no onelook downon your youthfulness,but [rather] in speech,conduct,love,faith[and] purity,showyourself an exampleof thosewho believe.
As I urgedyou upon my departurefor Macedonia,remainon at Ephesussothat you may instructcertain mennot to teach strange doctrines,
But we shouldalwaysgive thanksto Godfor you, brethrenbelovedby the Lord,becauseGodhas chosenyou from the beginningfor salvationthroughsanctificationby the Spiritand faithin the truth.
You foolishGalatians,whohas bewitchedyou, beforewhoseeyesJesusChristwas publicly portrayed[as] crucified?
You were runningwell;whohinderedyou from obeyingthe truth?
for ifyou are livingaccordingto the flesh,you mustdie;but ifby the Spirityou are putting to deaththe deedsof the body,you will live.
but to thosewho are selfishly ambitiousand do not obeythe truth,but obeyunrighteousness,wrathand indignation.
throughwhomwe have receivedgraceand apostleshipto bring about[the] obedienceof faithamongallthe Gentilesfor His name'ssake,
"Sanctifythem in the truth;Your wordis truth.
"You are alreadycleanbecauseof the wordwhichI have spokento you.
The wordof Godkept on spreading;and the numberof the disciplescontinued to increasegreatlyin Jerusalem,and a greatmanyof the priestswere becoming obedientto the faith.
"For their sakesI sanctifyMyself,that they themselvesalsomay be sanctifiedin truth.
Therefore,putting asideallfilthinessand [all] that remainsof wickedness,in humilityreceivethe wordimplanted,which is ableto saveyour souls.
accordingto the foreknowledgeof Godthe Father,by the sanctifying workof the Spirit,to obeyJesusChristand be sprinkledwith His blood:May graceand peacebe yoursin the fullest measure.
who oncewere disobedient,whenthe patienceof Godkept waitingin the daysof Noah,during the constructionof the ark,in whicha few,that is, eightpersons,were brought safelythrough[the] water.