Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

While Peter Is Speaking, The Spirit Falls On These Gentiles Just Like At Pentecost

⁴⁴ While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all the ones hearing the message. ⁴⁵ And the believers of the circumcision— all-who came with Peter— were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured-out also on the Gentiles! ⁴⁶ For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter responded, ⁴⁷ “No one is able to forbid^[a] the water so that these may not be baptized, is he?— who received the Holy Spirit as also we did. ⁴⁸ And he commanded that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay some days.

Everyone Born of God Believes Jesus Is His Son, Loves His People, Keeps His Commands

5 Everyone believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born^[a] from God. And everyone loving the One^[b] having fathered is loving also the one having been born^[c] from Him. ² By this we know that we are loving^[d] the children of God: when we are loving God and doing His commandments. ³ For this is the love of God: that we be keeping His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.

Because The One Born of God Is Victorious Over The World By Faith In Jesus

⁴ Because everything having been born from God is being-victorious-over the world. And this is the victory having been-victorious-over the world: our faith!

Who Indeed Is Victorious If Not The One Believing Jesus Is The Son of God!

⁵ And who is the one being-victorious-over the world if not the one believing^[e] that Jesus is the Son of God!

Because Jesus Christ Has The Three-Fold Witness of God

⁶ This One is the One having come by water and blood^[f]: Jesus Christ (not in^[g] the water only, but^[h] in the water and in the blood). And the Spirit is the One testifying, because^[i] the Spirit is the truth.

⁹ Just as the Father loved Me, I also loved you. Abide^[a] in My love. ¹⁰ If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love— just as I have kept the commandments of My Father and am abiding in His love.

You Are My Friends. I Chose You And Appointed You To Bear Much Fruit

¹¹ “I have spoken these things to you in order that My joy may be in you, and your joy may be made full. ¹² This is My commandment: that you be loving one another just as I loved you. ¹³ No one has greater love than this: that one lay-down his life for his friends. ¹⁴ You are My friends if you are doing the things which I command you. ¹⁵ I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I made-known to you everything which I heard from My Father. ¹⁶ You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you, in order that you may go and bear fruit and your fruit may remain, in order that He may give you whatever thing you ask the Father in My name. ¹⁷ I am commanding these things to you so-that you will love one another.