²³ Thus says the Lord: ^(A)“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, ²⁴ but ^(B)let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. ^(C)For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

^7 (A)I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, ^(B)and they shall be my people ^(C)and I will be their God, ^(D)for they shall return to me with their whole heart.

^33 (A)For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: ^(B)I will put my law within them, and I will write it ^(C)on their hearts. ^(D)And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ³⁴ And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ ^(E)for they shall all know me, ^(F)from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For ^(G)I will forgive their iniquity, and ^(H)I will remember their sin no more.”

^3 (A)And this is eternal life, ^(B)that they know you, ^(C)the only ^(D)true God, and ^(E)Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

¹⁸ For ^(A)many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you ^(B)even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.

¹⁸ But ^(A)grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ^(B)To him be the glory both now and to the day of ^(C)eternity. Amen.

⁶ No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; ^(A)no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him.

⁶ We are from God. ^(A)Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know ^(B)the Spirit of truth and ^(C)the spirit of error.

God Is Love

⁷ Beloved, ^(D)let us love one another, for love is from God, and ^(E)whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.