Beyondallthese things[put on] love,whichis the perfectbond of unity.
Aboveall,keepferventin your lovefor one another,becauselovecoversa multitudeof sins.
and walkin love,justas Christalsolovedyou and gaveHimselfup for us, an offeringand a sacrificeto Godas a fragrantaroma.
that their heartsmay be encouraged,having been knit togetherin love,and [attaining] to allthe wealththat comes from the full assuranceof understanding,[resulting] in a true knowledgeof God'smystery,[that is], Christ[Himself],
"A newcommandmentI giveto you, that you loveoneanother,evenas I have lovedyou, that you alsoloveone another.
Owenothingto anyoneexceptto loveone another;for he who loveshis neighborhas fulfilled[the] law.
being diligentto preservethe unityof the Spiritin the bondof peace.
And thiscommandmentwe havefrom Him, that the one who lovesGodshould lovehis brotheralso.
and in [your] godliness,brotherlykindness, and in [your] brotherly kindness,love.
But the goalof our instructionis lovefrom a pureheartand a goodconscienceand a sincerefaith.
Nowas to the love of the brethren,you havenoneedfor [anyone] to writeto you, for you yourselvesare taught by Godto loveone another;
I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfectedin unity,sothat the worldmay knowthat You sentMe, and lovedthem, evenas You have lovedMe.
"Thisis My commandment,that you loveone another,justas I have lovedyou.
Thisis His commandment,that we believein the nameof His SonJesusChrist,and loveone another,justas He commandedus.
Thereforeleavingthe elementaryteachingabout the Christ,let us presson to maturity,not layingagaina foundationof repentancefrom deadworksand of faithtowardGod,
justas He choseus in Him beforethe foundationof the world,that we would be holyand blamelessbeforeHim. In love
By thisthe childrenof Godand the childrenof the devilare obvious:anyonewho does not practicerighteousnessis not of God,northe one who does not lovehis brother.
