Book of Common Prayer

¹² Do not let anyone do a wrong thing to a person if that person did a wrong thing to him. Always do good to one another. Be good to each other and to all men.

¹³ Always be happy.

¹⁴ Talk to God at all times.

¹⁵ Thank God for everything. This is what God wants you to do through Christ Jesus.

¹⁶ Do not stop the Spirit when he wants to do something.

¹⁷ Do not despise people who speak words from God.

¹⁸ But test everything that is said. Keep what is good.

¹⁹ Have nothing to do with any kind of wrong thing.

²⁰ May God himself, who gives peace, make you pure and clean. You are set apart and belong only to him. And may your spirit and soul and body all together be kept free from fault until our Lord Jesus Christ comes.

²¹ ) It is God who calls you, and he can be trusted. He will surely do what he has said.

²² My brothers, ask God to help us.

²³ Greet all the brothers with a kiss that is holy.

²⁴ I give you this order from the Lord. Read this letter to all the Christian brothers.

²⁵ May our Lord Jesus Christ bless you. May it be so.

¹⁹ `Do not keep many things for yourself on earth. Insects and rust will spoil them. People will get in and steal them.

²⁰ But keep things for yourself in heaven. Insects and rust will not spoil them there. People will not get in and steal them.

²¹ The place where you keep things is where your heart will be also.'

²² `The body gets its light through the eyes. If you have good eyes, all your body will have light.

²³ But if your eyes are bad, all your body will be in darkness. If the light in you is dark, it will be very dark for you.'

²⁴ `No man can work for two masters. He will hate one and love the other. Or he will obey one and despise the other. You cannot work for both God and money.