Let love of the brethrencontinue.
Behold,howgoodand howpleasantit is For brothersto dwelltogetherin unity!
"ThisI commandyou, that you loveone another.
Whenthe dayof Pentecosthad come,they were alltogetherin oneplace.
And the congregationof thosewho believedwere of oneheartand soul;and not one[of them] claimedthat anythingbelongingto him was his own,but all thingswere common propertyto them.
For you were calledto freedom,brethren;only[do] not [turn] your freedominto an opportunityfor the flesh,but throughloveserveone another.
But the fruitof the Spiritis love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,
For in ChristJesusneithercircumcisionnoruncircumcisionmeansanything,but faithworkingthroughlove.
being diligentto preservethe unityof the Spiritin the bondof peace.
and walkin love,justas Christalsolovedyou and gaveHimselfup for us, an offeringand a sacrificeto Godas a fragrantaroma.
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 let us considerhow to stimulateone anotherto loveand gooddeeds,
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
Honorall people,lovethe brotherhood,fearGod,honorthe king.
To sumup, allof you be harmonious,sympathetic,brotherly,kindhearted,and humble in spirit;
Aboveall,keepferventin your lovefor one another,becauselovecoversa multitudeof sins.
and in [your] godliness,brotherlykindness, and in [your] brotherly kindness,love.
Thisis His commandment,that we believein the nameof His SonJesusChrist,and loveone another,justas He commandedus.
Ifsomeonesays,"I loveGod,"and hateshis brother,he is a liar;for the one who does not lovehis brotherwhomhe has seen,cannotloveGodwhomhe has not seen.
But I have[this] againstyou, that you have leftyour firstlove.