"But he who practicesthe truthcomesto the Light,sothat his deedsmay be manifestedas having beenwroughtin God."
Ifwe saythat we havefellowshipwith Him and [yet] walkin the darkness,we lieand do not practicethe truth;
Beloved,do not imitatewhat is evil,but what is good.The one who does goodis of God;the one who does evilhas not seenGod.
(for the fruitof the Light[consists] in allgoodnessand righteousnessand truth),
Your wordis a lampto my feetAnd a lightto my path.
for it is Godwho is at workin you, bothto willand to workfor [His] good pleasure.
For the one who sowsto his ownfleshwill from the fleshreapcorruption,but the one who sowsto the Spiritwill from the Spiritreapeternallife.
May my heartbe blamelessin Your statutes,So that I will not be ashamed.Kaph.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
equipyou in everygood thingto doHis will,workingin us that which is pleasingin His sight,throughJesusChrist,to whom[be] the gloryforeverand ever.Amen.
For thispurpose alsoI labor,strivingaccordingto His power, which mightilyworkswithinme.
having been filledwith the fruitof righteousnesswhich [comes] throughJesusChrist,to the gloryand praiseof God.
"You searchthe Scripturesbecauseyou thinkthat in them you haveeternallife;it is thesethat testifyaboutMe;
JesussawNathanaelcomingto Him, and saidof him, "Behold,an Israeliteindeed,in whomthereis nodeceit!"
For our proud confidenceis this:the testimonyof our conscience,that in holinessand godlysincerity,not in fleshlywisdombut in the graceof God,we have conductedourselves in the world,and especiallytowardyou.
But by the graceof GodI amwhatI am,and His gracetowardme did not provevain;but I laboredeven morethan allof them, yetnot I, but the graceof Godwith me.
O Ephraim,whatmorehave I to do with idols?It is I who answerand lookafter you. I am like a luxuriantcypress;From Me comesyour fruit.
LORD,You will establishpeacefor us, SinceYou have alsoperformedfor us allour works.
I knowyour deeds,that you are neithercoldnorhot;I wishthat you were coldorhot.
To the lawand to the testimony!Ifthey do not speakaccording to thisword,it is becausethey havenodawn.
"For everyonewho doesevilhatesthe Light,and does not cometo the Lightfor fearthat his deedswill be exposed.
"Ifanyoneis willingto doHis will,he will knowof the teaching,whetherit is of Godor[whether] I speakfrom Myself.
