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Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

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Love is patient,(A) love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.(B)

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Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

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Above all, love each other deeply,(A) because love covers over a multitude of sins.(B)

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32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

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32 Be kind and compassionate to one another,(A) forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.(B)

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12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

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12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves(A) with compassion, kindness, humility,(B) gentleness and patience.(C)

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21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.(A) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.(B)

22 But the fruit(C) of the Spirit is love,(D) joy, peace,(E) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.

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11 Dear friends,(A) since God so loved us,(B) we also ought to love one another.(C)

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12 Hatred stirs up quarrels,
    but love makes up for all offenses.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(A)

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Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
    but dwelling on it separates close friends.

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Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,(A)
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.(B)

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16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister[a] in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?

18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:17 Greek sees his brother.

16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.(A) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.(B) 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(C) how can the love of God be in that person?(D) 18 Dear children,(E) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(F)

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14 Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.

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14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle(A) and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak,(B) be patient with everyone.

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22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.
    It is better to be poor than dishonest.

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22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
    better to be poor than a liar.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame

and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.

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and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(A)

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We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us,[a] and by our sincere love.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:6 Or by our holiness of spirit.

in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit(A) and in sincere love;(B)

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