⁷ But the Lord said to Samuel, ^(A)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, ^(B)but the Lord looks on the heart.”

⁸ For ^(A)by grace you have been saved ^(B)through faith. And this is ^(C)not your own doing; ^(D)it is the gift of God, ^9 (E)not a result of works, ^(F)so that no one may boast.

⁵ he saved us, ^(A)not because of works done by us in righteousness, but ^(B)according to his own mercy, by ^(C)the washing of regeneration and ^(D)renewal of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ whom he ^(E)poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

⁶ And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you ^(A)hypocrites, as it is written,

⁸ You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”

^2 (A)By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. ³ For ^(B)this is the love of God, that we ^(C)keep his commandments. And ^(D)his commandments are not burdensome. ⁴ For ^(E)everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—^(F)our faith.