And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
To whom your love is given, though you have not seen him; and the faith which you have in him, though you do not see him now, gives you joy greater than words and full of glory:
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:
And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number:
She who is in Babylon, who has a part with you in the purpose of God, sends you her love; and so does my son Mark.
Give one another the kiss of love. Peace be to you all in Christ.
And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.
Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.
Then Saul was moved to wrath against Jonathan, and he said to him, You son of an evil and uncontrolled woman, have I not seen how you have given your love to the son of Jesse, to your shame and the shame of your mother?
And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.
Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.
And the Lord give you increase of love in fullest measure to one another and to all men, even as our love to you;
But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;
And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;
But about loving the brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you in this letter: for you have the teaching of God that love for one another is right and necessary;
And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.
And the grace of our Lord was very great, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:
But if they go on in faith and love and holy self-control, she will be kept safe at the time of childbirth.
Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.
But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;
For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.
But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.
He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Then Huram, king of Tyre, sent Solomon an answer in writing, saying, Because of his love for his people the Lord has made you king over them.
Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.
Why? because I have no love for you? let God be judge.
But I have a fear, that in some way, as Eve was tricked by the deceit of the snake, your minds may be turned away from their simple and holy love for Christ.
And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
Let this be my last word, brothers; be glad; be complete; be comforted; be of the same mind; be at peace with one another: and the God of love and peace will be with you.
All the saints send their love to you.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the harmony of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.
For which cause my desire is that you will make your love to him clear by your acts.
For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;
In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,
And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.
Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.
And that as you are full of every good thing, of faith, of the word, of knowledge, of a ready mind, and of love to us, so you may be full of this grace in the same way.
I am not giving you an order, but using the ready mind of others as a test of the quality of your love.
While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you.
I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;
If anyone comes to you not having this teaching, do not take him into your house or give him words of love:
For he who gives him words of love has a part in his evil works.
The children of your noble sister, who is of God's selection, send you their love.
May grace, mercy, and peace be with us from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in all true love.
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