Book of Common Prayer

³¹ Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed on him, If you continue in my words, then you are my very disciples and shall know the truth, ³² and the truth shall make you free.

³³ They answered him, We are Abraham’s seed, and were never bond to any man. Why do you say then, You shall be made free?

³⁴ Jesus answered them, Truly truly I say to you that whoever commits sin, is the servant of sin. ³⁵ And the servant does not abide in the house forever. But the Son abides forever. ³⁶ If the Son therefore makes you free, then you are free indeed.

The singular love of God toward us. How we in response ought to love one another.

3 Behold what love the Father has shown on us, that we should be called the children of God. Because of this, the world does not know you: because it does not know him. ² Dearly beloveds, now we are the children of God. And yet it does not appear what we will be. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him. For we shall see him as he is. ³ And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

  ⁴ Whoever commits sin, commits unrighteousness also. For sin is unrighteousness. ⁵ And you know that he appeared to take away our sins, and in him is no sin. ⁶ As many as abide in him do not sin. Whoever sins has not seen him, neither has known him.

⁷ Babes, let no one deceive you. He who does righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous. ⁸ He who commits sin is of the devil. For the devil has sinned since the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared: to destroy the works of the devil.