And for their sake I dedicate myself to you, in order that they, too, may be truly dedicated to you.

you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

You have been made clean already by the teaching I have given you.

The law of the LORD is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the LORD are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it.

Reverence for the LORD is good; it will continue forever. The judgments of the LORD are just; they are always fair.

How can young people keep their lives pure? By obeying your commands.

I keep your law in my heart, so that I will not sin against you.

I gain wisdom from your laws, and so I hate all bad conduct.

"This is what the parable means: the seed is the word of God.

The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit.

He made no difference between us and them; he forgave their sins because they believed.

All of us, then, reflect the glory of the Lord with uncovered faces; and that same glory, coming from the Lord, who is the Spirit, transforms us into his likeness in an ever greater degree of glory.

He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water,

We must thank God at all times for you, friends, you whom the Lord loves. For God chose you as the first to be saved by the Spirit's power to make you his holy people and by your faith in the truth.

So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you.

Now that by your obedience to the truth you have purified yourselves and have come to have a sincere love for other believers, love one another earnestly with all your heart.

For through the living and eternal word of God you have been born again as the children of a parent who is immortal, not mortal.

All I have ever done is to tell you the truth I heard from God, yet you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like this!

"And now, Sovereign LORD, you are God; you always keep your promises, and you have made this wonderful promise to me.

The promises of the LORD can be trusted; they are as genuine as silver refined seven times in the furnace.

The law of the LORD is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the LORD are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it.

Your instructions are always just; give me understanding, and I shall live.

But you are near to me, LORD, and all your commands are permanent.

Long ago I learned about your instructions; you made them to last forever.

You certainly heard about him, and as his followers you were taught the truth that is in Jesus.

who is gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that God will give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth.

And then they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the Devil, who had caught them and made them obey his will.