^23 (A)Peace be to the brothers,^[a] and ^(B)love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ And as for all who walk by this rule, ^(A)peace and mercy be upon them, and upon ^(B)the Israel of God.

^14 (A)Greet one another with the kiss of love.

^(B)Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus ^(A)neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but ^(B)only faith working through love.

¹⁴ and ^(A)the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the ^(B)faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Greeting to the Seven Churches

⁴ John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from ^(A)him ^(B)who is and ^(C)who was and who is to come, and from ^(D)the seven spirits who are before his throne,

⁵ because I ^(A)hear of your love and ^(B)of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, ⁶ and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full ^(C)knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.^{[a] 7} For I have derived much joy and ^(D)comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints ^(E)have been refreshed through you.

Warning Against False Teachers

^3 (A)As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not ^(B)to teach any different doctrine,