¹⁶ By this we know love, that ^(A)he laid down his life for us, and ^(B)we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. ¹⁷ But ^(C)if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet ^(D)closes his heart against him, ^(E)how does God's love abide in him? ¹⁸ Little children, let us not ^(F)love in word or talk but in deed and ^(G)in truth.

¹³ When ^(A)the Spirit of truth comes, ^(B)he will ^(C)guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but ^(D)whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. ¹⁴ He will ^(E)glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. ^15 (F)All that the Father has is mine; ^(G)therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

^9 (A)but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, ^(B)though your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there I will gather them and bring them ^(C)to the place that I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.’ ^10 (D)They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand. ¹¹ O Lord, ^(E)let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.”

Now I was ^(F)cupbearer to the king.