Aboveall,keepferventin your lovefor one another,becauselovecoversa multitudeof sins.
Hatredstirsup strife,But lovecoversalltransgressions.
A fool'sangeris knownat once,But a prudentmanconcealsdishonor.
He who concealsa transgressionseekslove,But he who repeatsa matterseparatesintimatefriends.
He who givesan answerbeforehe hears,It is follyand shameto him.
IfI speakwith the tonguesof menand of angels,but do not havelove,I have becomea noisygongora clangingcymbal.
Loveis patient,loveis kind[and] is not jealous;lovedoes not brag[and] is not arrogant,
Beyondallthese things[put on] love,whichis the perfectbond of unity.
and may the Lordcauseyou to increaseand aboundin lovefor one another,and for all people,justas we also[do] for you;
We oughtalwaysto give thanksto Godfor you, brethren,as is [only] fitting,becauseyour faithis greatly enlarged,and the loveof eachoneof you towardone anothergrows [ever] greater;
But the goalof our instructionis lovefrom a pureheartand a goodconscienceand a sincerefaith.
Let love of the brethrencontinue.
But aboveall,my brethren,do not swear,eitherby heavenorby earthorwith anyotheroath;but your yesis to be yes,and your no,no,sothat you may not fallunderjudgment.
let him knowthat he who turnsa sinnerfrom the errorof his waywill savehis soulfrom deathand will covera multitudeof sins.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
Beloved,I praythat in all respectsyou may prosperand be in good health,justas your soulprospers.
