The “gods” of those nations are only statues\par made from gold and silver.\par They are only statues\par that some person made.\par
1 Thessalonians 3:12 - Easy To Read Version We pray that the Lord will make your love grow. We pray that he will give you more and more love for each other and for all people. We pray that you will love all people like we love you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And may the Lord make you to increase and excel and overflow in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you, American Standard Version (1901) and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you; Common English Bible May the Lord cause you to increase and enrich your love for each other and for everyone in the same way as we also love you. Catholic Public Domain Version And may the Lord multiply you, and make you abound in your charity toward one another and toward all, just as we also do toward you, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And may the Lord multiply you, and make you abound in charity towards one another, and towards all men: as we do also towards you, |
The “gods” of those nations are only statues\par made from gold and silver.\par They are only statues\par that some person made.\par
And the second command is like the first: ‘You must love other people the same as you love yourself.’ {\cf2\super [319]}
“Do to other people the same things you want them to do to you. This is the meaning of the law \{of Moses\} and the \{teaching of the\} prophets. {\cf2\super [83]}
The apostles {\cf2\super [269]} said to the Lord (Jesus), “Give us more faith!”
Don’t owe people anything. But you will always owe love to each other. The person that loves other people has obeyed all the law. {\cf2\super [135]}
God is the One who gives seed to the person who plants. And he gives bread for food. And God will give you \{spiritual\} seed and make your seed grow. He will make a great harvest from your goodness (giving).
But the Spirit {\cf2\super [74]} gives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
When a person is in Christ Jesus, it is not important if he is circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.
We loved you very much. So we were happy to share God’s Good News {\cf2\super [7]} with you; but not only that—we were also happy to share even our own lives with you.
Brothers and sisters, now I have some other things to tell you. We taught you how to live in a way that will please God. And you are living that way. Now we ask you and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live that way more and more.
Be sure that no person pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.
We thank God for you always. And we should do that because that is right for us to do. It is right because your faith is growing more and more. And the love that every one of you has for each other is also growing.
Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, stars). But God never changes \{like those lights\}. He is always the same.
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.
But grow in the grace (kindness) and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory be to him now and forever! Amen.