1 John 3:18

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¹⁸Little children, let us not ^(A)love in word or talk but in deed and ^(B)in truth.

James 2:15-16

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¹⁵^(A)If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, ¹⁶^(B)and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good^[a] is that?

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James 2:16 Or benefit

Romans 12:9

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Marks of the True Christian

⁹^(A)Let love be genuine. ^(B)Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

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1 Peter 1:22

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²²Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for ^(A)a sincere brotherly love, ^(B)love one another earnestly from a pure heart,

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1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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⁴^(A)Love is patient and ^(B)kind; love ^(C)does not envy or boast; it ^(D)is not arrogant ⁵or rude. It ^(E)does not insist on its own way; it ^(F)is not irritable or resentful;^[a] ⁶it ^(G)does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but ^(H)rejoices with the truth. ⁷^(I)Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, ^(J)endures all things.

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1 Corinthians 13:5 Greek irritable and does not count up wrongdoing

Galatians 6:1-2

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Bear One Another's Burdens

6 Brothers,^[a] ^(A)if anyone is caught in any transgression, ^(B)you who are spiritual should restore him in ^(C)a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. ²^(D)Bear one another's burdens, and ^(E)so fulfill ^(F)the law of Christ.

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Galatians 6:1 Or Brothers and sisters; also verse 18

Galatians 5:13

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¹³For you were called to freedom, brothers. ^(A)Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love ^(B)serve one another.

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Ephesians 4:1-3

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Unity in the Body of Christ

4 I therefore, ^(A)a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to ^(B)walk in a manner worthy of ^(C)the calling to which you have been called, ²with all ^(D)humility and ^(E)gentleness, with ^(F)patience, ^(G)bearing with one another in love, ³eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in ^(H)the bond of peace.

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Ephesians 4:15

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¹⁵Rather, ^(A)speaking the truth in love, we are to ^(B)grow up in every way into him who is ^(C)the head, into Christ,

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Matthew 25:41-45

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⁴¹“Then he will say to those on his left, ^(A)‘Depart from me, you ^(B)cursed, into ^(C)the eternal fire prepared for ^(D)the devil and his angels. ⁴²For ^(E)I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, ⁴³I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ ⁴⁴Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ ⁴⁵Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, ^(F)you did not do it to me.’

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1 Thessalonians 1:3

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³remembering before ^(A)our God and Father ^(B)your work of faith and labor of ^(C)love and ^(D)steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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1 John 2:1

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Christ Our Advocate

2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, ^(A)we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

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2 John - 3 John

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Greeting

¹^(A)The elder to the elect lady and her children, ^(B)whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all who ^(C)know ^(D)the truth, ²^(E)because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

³^(F)Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father's Son, in truth and love.

Walking in Truth and Love

⁴^(G)I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. ⁵And now I ask you, dear lady—^(H)not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—^(I)that we love one another. ⁶And ^(J)this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just ^(K)as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. ⁷For ^(L)many deceivers ^(M)have gone out into the world, ^(N)those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. ⁸Watch yourselves, ^(O)so that you may not lose what we^[a] have worked for, but ^(P)may win a full reward. ⁹Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, ^(Q)does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching ^(R)has both the Father and the Son. ¹⁰If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, ^(S)do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, ¹¹for whoever greets him ^(T)takes part in his wicked works.

Final Greetings

¹²^(U)Though I have much to write to you, I would rather not use paper and ink. ^(V)Instead I hope to come to you and talk face to face, ^(W)so that our joy may be complete.

¹³The children of your elect sister greet you.

Greeting

¹^(X)The elder to the beloved Gaius, ^(Y)whom I love in truth.

²Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. ³For ^(Z)I rejoiced greatly when the brothers^[b] came and testified to your truth, as indeed you are walking in the truth. ⁴I have no greater joy than to hear that ^(AA)my children are walking in the truth.

Support and Opposition

⁵Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for ^(AB)these brothers, ^(AC)strangers as they are, ⁶who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner ^(AD)worthy of God. ⁷For they have gone out for the sake of ^(AE)the name, ^(AF)accepting nothing from the Gentiles. ⁸Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.

⁹I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. ¹⁰So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to and puts them out of the church.

¹¹Beloved, ^(AG)do not imitate evil but imitate good. ^(AH)Whoever does good is from God; ^(AI)whoever does evil has not seen God. ¹²Demetrius ^(AJ)has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and ^(AK)you know that our testimony is true.

Final Greetings

¹³^(AL)I had much to write to you, but I would rather not write with pen and ink. ¹⁴I hope to see you soon, and we will talk face to face.

¹⁵Peace be to you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends, ^(AM)each by name.

Footnotes

2 John 1:8 Some manuscripts you
3 John 1:3 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verses 5, 10

Ezekiel 33:31

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³¹^(A)And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for ^(B)with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

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