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

Dedicate them to yourself by means of the truth; your word is truth.

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

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

Surely you know that when you surrender yourselves as slaves to obey someone, you are in fact the slaves of the master you obey---either of sin, which results in death, or of obedience, which results in being put right with God.

But thanks be to God! For though at one time you were slaves to sin, you have obeyed with all your heart the truths found in the teaching you received.

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.

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites!

In the same way you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands, so that if any of them do not believe God's word, your conduct will win them over to believe. It will not be necessary for you to say a word,

The time has come for judgment to begin, and God's own people are the first to be judged. If it starts with us, how will it end with those who do not believe the Good News from God?

And so the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew larger and larger, and a great number of priests accepted the faith.

Through him God gave me the privilege of being an apostle for the sake of Christ, in order to lead people of all nations to believe and obey.

Other people are selfish and reject what is right, in order to follow what is wrong; on them God will pour out his anger and fury.

You foolish Galatians! Who put a spell on you? Before your very eyes you had a clear description of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross!

You were doing so well! Who made you stop obeying the truth? How did he persuade you?

When he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all those who obey him,

It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going.

For if you live according to your human nature, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death your sinful actions, you will live.

As for us, our hope is that God will put us right with him; and this is what we wait for by the power of God's Spirit working through our faith.

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep the good things that have been entrusted to you.

Since this is true, how much more is accomplished by the blood of Christ! Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself as a perfect sacrifice to God. His blood will purify our consciences from useless rituals, so that we may serve the living God.

Respect everyone, love other believers, honor God, and respect the Emperor.

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

Above everything, love one another earnestly, because love covers over many sins.

And now I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

If you have love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples."

This, then, is what I command you: love one another.

Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good.

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

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

Do your best to preserve the unity which the Spirit gives by means of the peace that binds you together.

So then, whoever rejects this teaching is not rejecting a human being, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.

There is no need to write you about love for each other. You yourselves have been taught by God how you should love one another.

The purpose of this order is to arouse the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.

God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.

Keep on loving one another as Christians.

Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.

What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!"---if you don't give them the necessities of life?

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

The message you heard from the very beginning is this: we must love one another.

We know that we have left death and come over into life; we know it because we love others. Those who do not love are still under the power of death.

This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!

My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God.

No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God lives in union with us, and his love is made perfect in us.

If we say we love God, but hate others, we are liars. For we cannot love God, whom we have not seen, if we do not love others, whom we have seen.

The command that Christ has given us is this: whoever loves God must love others also.

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is a child of God; and whoever loves a father loves his child also.

This is how we know that we love God's children: it is by loving God and obeying his commands.

I pray that your love will keep on growing more and more, together with true knowledge and perfect judgment,

May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow more and more and become as great as our love for you.

Our friends, we must thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the others is becoming greater.

But this is what I have against you: you do not love me now as you did at first.

I want you to stay in Ephesus, just as I urged you when I was on my way to Macedonia. Some people there are teaching false doctrines, and you must order them to stop.

Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but be an example for the believers in your speech, your conduct, your love, faith, and purity.

the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with all purity.