Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you,
Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more,
Let brotherly love continue.
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.
and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.
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