²⁴ May God’s grace be eternally upon all who love our Lord Jesus Christ.

³⁷ Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’^[a]

¹⁵ Everybody here sends greetings. Please give my greetings to the believers—all who love us.

May God’s grace be with you all.

⁷ And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

²² May the Lord be with your spirit. And may his grace be with all of you.

^14 [a]May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

¹² Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.

⁸ I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.

²² If anyone does not love the Lord, that person is cursed. Our Lord, come!^[a]

²³ May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.

²⁰ Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”