Life by the Spirit

¹³ You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.^(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[a];^(B) rather, serve one another^(C) humbly in love.

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives,^(A) just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her^(B)

² “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— ³ “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”^[a](A)

⁴ Fathers,^[b] do not exasperate your children;^(B) instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.^(C)

¹³ Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.

Praise to the God of All Comfort

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(A) the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us^(B) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.