Walk in Love

5 ^(A)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

^5 (A)he predestined us^[a] for ^(B)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, ^(C)according to the purpose of his will,

¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, so ^(A)that^[a] they may see your good works and ^(B)give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

^45 (A)so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and ^(B)sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Giving to the Needy

6 “Beware of ^(A)practicing your righteousness before other people in order ^(B)to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

^9 (A)Pray then like this:

^26 (A)Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. ^(B)Are you not of more value than they?

¹¹ If you then, ^(A)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will ^(B)your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

^32 (A)So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven,