I am not speaking[this] as a command,but as provingthroughthe earnestnessof othersthe sincerityof your lovealso.
"They cometo you as peoplecome,and sitbeforeyou [as] My peopleand hearyour words,but they do not dothem, for they dothe lustfuldesires[expressed] by their mouth,[and] their heartgoesaftertheir gain.
[Let] love[be] without hypocrisy.Abhorwhat is evil;clingto what is good.
But to the restI say,not the Lord,that ifanybrotherhasa wifewho is an unbeliever,and she consentsto livewith him, he must not divorceher.
NowconcerningvirginsI havenocommandof the Lord,but I givean opinionas one who by the mercyof the Lordis trustworthy.
But thisI sayby wayof concession,not of command.
in purity,in knowledge,in patience,in kindness,in the HolySpirit,in genuinelove,
I give[my] opinionin this matter, for thisis to your advantage,whowere the first to begina year agonot onlyto do[this], but alsoto desire[to do it].
Thereforeopenlybeforethe churches,showthem the proofof your loveand of our reason for boastingaboutyou.
for I knowyour readiness,of whichI boastaboutyou to the Macedonians,[namely], that Achaiahas been preparedsincelast year,and your zealhas stirredup mostof them.
Each one[must do] justas he has purposedin his heart,not grudginglyorundercompulsion,for Godlovesa cheerfulgiver.
but speaking the truthin love,we are to growup in all[aspects] into Him whois the head,[even] Christ,
Gracebe with allthosewho loveour LordJesusChristwith incorruptible[love].
and let us considerhow to stimulateone anotherto loveand gooddeeds,
"Now,therefore, fearthe LORDand serveHim in sincerityand truth;and putawaythe godswhichyour fathersservedbeyondthe Riverand in Egypt,and servethe LORD.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
