but speaking the truthin love,we are to growup in all[aspects] into Him whois the head,[even] Christ,
How blessedis the manto whom the LORDdoes not imputeiniquity,And in whose spiritthereis nodeceit!
Theseare the thingswhichyou should do:speakthe truthto oneanother;judgewith truthand judgmentfor peacein your gates.
"But for you who fearMy name,the sunof righteousnesswill risewith healingin its wings;and you will goforthand skipaboutlike calvesfrom the stall.
JesussawNathanaelcomingto Him, and saidof him, "Behold,an Israeliteindeed,in whomthereis nodeceit!"
[Let] love[be] without hypocrisy.Abhorwhat is evil;clingto what is good.
But I wantyou to understandthat Christis the headof everyman,and the manis the headof a woman,and Godis the headof Christ.
but we have renouncedthe things hiddenbecause of shame,not walkingin craftinessoradulteratingthe wordof God,but by the manifestationof truthcommendingourselvesto everyman'sconsciencein the sightof God.
I am not speaking[this] as a command,but as provingthroughthe earnestnessof othersthe sincerityof your lovealso.
And He putallthingsin subjectionunderHis feet,and gaveHim as headoverall thingsto the church,
justas He choseus in Him beforethe foundationof the world,that we would be holyand blamelessbeforeHim. In love
in whomthe wholebuilding,being fitted together,is growinginto a holytemplein the Lord,
Therefore,laying asidefalsehood,SPEAKTRUTHEACH ONE[of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR,for we are membersof one another.
For the husbandis the headof the wife,as Christalsois the headof the church,He Himself[being] the Saviorof the body.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
likenewbornbabies,longfor the puremilkof the word,sothat by it you may growin respectto salvation,
but growin the graceand knowledgeof our Lordand SaviorJesusChrist.To Him [be] the glory,bothnowand to the dayof eternity.Amen.
Little children,let us not lovewith wordorwith tongue,but in deedand truth.
Then she saidto him, "Howcan you say,'I loveyou,' when your heartis not with me? You have deceivedme thesethreetimesand have not toldme whereyour greatstrengthis."