"May the LORD bless Boaz!" Naomi exclaimed. "The LORD always keeps his promises to the living and the dead." And she went on, "That man is a close relative of ours, one of those responsible for taking care of us."

Light shines in the darkness for good people, for those who are merciful, kind, and just.

Happy is the person who is generous with his loans, who runs his business honestly.

He gives generously to the needy, and his kindness never fails; he will be powerful and respected.

It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.

Good people die, and no one understands or even cares. But when they die, no calamity can hurt them.

No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

The natives there were very friendly to us. It had started to rain and was cold, so they built a fire and made us all welcome.

Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another.

Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud;

When you forgive people for what they have done, I forgive them too. For when I forgive---if, indeed, I need to forgive anything---I do it in Christ's presence because of you,

By our purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness we have shown ourselves to be God's servants---by the Holy Spirit, by our true love,

You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.

to your godliness add Christian affection; and to your Christian affection add love.

He is good to everyone and has compassion on all he made.

Good people take care of their animals, but wicked people are cruel to theirs.

Our God is merciful and tender. He will cause the bright dawn of salvation to rise on us

We call them happy because they endured. You have heard of Job's patience, and you know how the Lord provided for him in the end. For the Lord is full of mercy and compassion.

Since you are God's dear children, you must try to be like him.

he told us to ask you, 'Please forgive the crime your brothers committed when they wronged you.' Now please forgive us the wrong that we, the servants of your father's God, have done." Joseph cried when he received this message.

Then his brothers themselves came and bowed down before him. "Here we are before you as your slaves," they said.

Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us.

"If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you, your Father in heaven will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done.

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?"

because the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who decided to check on his servants' accounts.

The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with his wife and his children and all that he had, in order to pay the debt.

The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and let him go.

His fellow servant fell down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!'

When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him everything.

You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.'

And Jesus concluded, "That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."

And when you stand and pray, forgive anything you may have against anyone, so that your Father in heaven will forgive the wrongs you have done."

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"Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you.

Forgive us our sins, for we forgive everyone who does us wrong. And do not bring us to hard testing.' "

If he sins against you seven times in one day, and each time he comes to you saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

Instead, as the scripture says: "If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink; for by doing this you will make them burn with shame."

Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.

Now, however, you should forgive him and encourage him, in order to keep him from becoming so sad as to give up completely.

When you forgive people for what they have done, I forgive them too. For when I forgive---if, indeed, I need to forgive anything---I do it in Christ's presence because of you,

You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.

To conclude: you must all have the same attitude and the same feelings; love one another, and be kind and humble with one another.

Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you.

But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing.

I write to you, my children, because your sins are forgiven for the sake of Christ.