But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

humility, and self-control. There is no law against such things as these.

I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; all the good things I have come from you."

How excellent are the LORD's faithful people! My greatest pleasure is to be with them.

Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent.

My friends: I myself feel sure that you are full of goodness, that you have all knowledge, and that you are able to teach one another.

You were like sheep that had lost their way, but now you have been brought back to follow the Shepherd and Keeper of your souls.

My dear friend, do not imitate what is bad, but imitate what is good. Whoever does good belongs to God; whoever does what is bad has not seen God.

Your lives will be filled with the truly good qualities which only Jesus Christ can produce, for the glory and praise of God.

But you, man of God, avoid all these things. Strive for righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

About the Son, however, God said: "Your kingdom, O God, will last forever and ever! You rule over your people with justice.

Through faith they fought whole countries and won. They did what was right and received what God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions,

Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been healed.

You know that Christ is righteous; you should know, then, that everyone who does what is right is God's child.

Those who are children of God do not continue to sin, for God's very nature is in them; and because God is their Father, they cannot continue to sin.

Here is the clear difference between God's children and the Devil's children: those who do not do what is right or do not love others are not God's children.

Instead, by speaking the truth in a spirit of love, we must grow up in every way to Christ, who is the head.

No more lying, then! Each of you must tell the truth to the other believer, because we are all members together in the body of Christ.

So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight around your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate,

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, he said about him, "Here is a real Israelite; there is nothing false in him!"