¹⁵ but speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,^(A)

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

Rules for the New Life

²⁵ So then, putting away falsehood, let each of you speak the truth with your neighbor, for we are members of one another.^(A)

¹⁶ These are the things that you shall do: speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace,^(A)

¹⁸ But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.^[a]

²² Now that you have purified your souls^[a] by your obedience to the truth^[b] so that you have genuine mutual affection, love one another deeply from the heart.^[c](A)

²¹ in him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord,^(A)

²² And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church,^(A)

² Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation^(A)—

² We have renounced the shameful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.^(A)