The Lord is as kind to his followers\par as a father is to his children.\par
1 Peter 3:8 - Easy To Read Version So all of you should live together in peace. Try to understand each other. Love each other like brothers. Be kind and humble. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Finally, all [of you] should be of one and the same mind (united in spirit), sympathizing [with one another], loving [each other] as brethren [of one household], compassionate and courteous (tenderhearted and humble). American Standard Version (1901) Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: Common English Bible Finally, all of you be of one mind, sympathetic, lovers of your fellow believers, compassionate, and modest in your opinion of yourselves. Catholic Public Domain Version And finally, may you all be of one mind: compassionate, loving brotherhood, merciful, meek, humble, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble: |
The Lord is as kind to his followers\par as a father is to his children.\par
If you get rich by cheating poor people and charging them high interest rates, then you will lose your wealth. It will go to another person who is kind to them.
The Lord All-Powerful said these things.\par “You must do what is right and fair.\par You must be kind and merciful to each other.\par
So you should have given the same mercy to that other man that is a servant with you. You should have given him the same mercy that I gave you.’
Then a Samaritan {\cf2\super [195]} man traveled down that road. He came to the place where the hurt man was lying. The Samaritan saw the man. He felt very sorry for the hurt man.
When the day of Pentecost {\cf2\super [17]} came, they were all together in one place.
The next day we came to the city of Sidon. Julius was very good to Paul. He gave Paul freedom to go visit his friends. These friends took care of Paul’s needs.
There were some fields around that same area. A very important man on the island owned these fields. His name was Publius. He welcomed us into his home. Publius was very good to us. We stayed in his house for three days.
The group of believers were all the same in their thinking and in what they wanted. No person in the group said that the things he had were his own. Instead, they shared everything.
Love each other in a way that you feel close to each other like brothers and sisters. You should want to give your brothers and sisters more honor than you want for yourself.
Patience and strength come from God. And I pray that God will help you all agree together the way Christ Jesus wants.
I beg you brothers and sisters in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I beg that all of you agree with each other, so that there will be no divisions among you. I beg that you be completely joined together by having the same kind of thinking and the same purpose.
If one part of the body suffers, then all the other parts suffer with it. Or if one part of our body is honored, then all the other parts share its honor too.
Always be humble and gentle. Be patient and accept each other with love.
When you do things, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble and give more honor to other people than to yourselves.
God has chosen you and made you his holy people. {\cf2\super [18]} He loves you. So always do these things: Show mercy to people; be kind, humble, gentle, and patient.
You are brothers and sisters in Christ, so continue loving each other.
Yes, you must show mercy to other people. If you do not show mercy, then God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the person who shows mercy can stand without fear when he is judged.
But the wisdom that comes from God is like this: First, it is pure. It is also peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help people who have trouble and to do good things for other people. This wisdom is always fair and honest.
We say that those people who accepted their troubles with patience are now happy. You have heard about Job’s patience. {\cf2\super [28]} You know that after all Job’s trouble, the Lord helped him. This shows that the Lord is full of mercy and is kind.
Now you have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. Now you can have true love for your brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply—with all your heart.
Show respect for all people. Love all the brothers and sisters of God’s family. Fear (respect) God, and honor the king.
Young men, I have something to say to you, too. You should accept the authority of the elders. {\cf2\super [32]} All of you should be very humble with each other.
and to your service for God add kindness for your brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}; and to this kindness for your brothers and sisters add love.
We know that we have left death (sin) and have come into life. We know this because we love our brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}. The person who does not love is still in death.