Now as a fair exchange – I speak as to my children – open wide your hearts to us also.
I run along the path of your commands, for you enable me to do so. ה (He)
I am the Lord, your God, the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!’
For this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!
My children – I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!
As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,
(My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous One,
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.
Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.
I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.