But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God. I will always trust in God’s unfailing love.

May he reign under God’s protection forever. May your unfailing love and faithfulness watch over him.

For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ.

And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.

because I know you don’t have God’s love within you.

I love God’s law with all my heart.

Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love

What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.

Love Fulfills God’s Requirements

Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law.

Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.

If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.

Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom

Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere,

Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.

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

For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people,

I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself.

We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.

Everybody here sends greetings. Please give my greetings to the believers—all who love us. May God’s grace be with you all.

because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people.

Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God’s people.

God’s Discipline Proves His Love

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.

See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are! But the people who belong to this world don’t recognize that we are God’s children because they don’t know him.

If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?