And it is my prayer that your love
may abound more and more,
with knowledge and all discernment,
so that you may approve what is excellent,
and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

If any of you lacks wisdom,
he should ask God, who gives generously
to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

My old self has been crucified with Christ.
It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.
So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.

You [God] prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

I will praise God's name in song
and glorify Him with thanksgiving.

Not only so, but we ourselves,
who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,
groan inwardly as we wait eagerly
for our adoption as sons,
the redemption of our bodies.

The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen
and protect you from the evil one.

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths,
but only such as is good for the building up,
as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to
those who hear.

As for you, the anointing you received
from him remains in you, and you do
not need anyone to teach you.
But as his anointing teaches you about
all things and as that anointing is real,
not counterfeit, just as it has taught you,
remain in him.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit,
but in humility count others more significant
than yourselves.
Let each of you look not only to his own interests,
but also to the interests of others.

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them [those who deny that Jesus is from God and who have the spirit of the world], because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

Who is wise and understanding among you?
By his good conduct let him show his works
in the meekness of wisdom.

To all who received him,
to those who believe in his name,
he gave the right to become children of God
children born not of natural descent,
nor of human decision, or a husband's will,
but born of God.

So we have come to know and to believe
the love that God has for us.
God is Love, and whoever abides in love
abides in God, and God abides in him.

And we know that in all things
God works for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose.

For sin shall not be your master,
because you are not under law,
but under grace.

Never forget 911

For the Lord is the Spirit,
and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is freedom.

Older men are to be sober-minded,
dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith,
in love, and in steadfastness.

Speaking the truth in love, we will in all things
grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.

The Lord is like a father to his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me,
he will keep my word, and my Father will love him,
and we will come to him and make our home with him.

And Jesus came and said to them,
"All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to Me. God therefore
and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that
I have commanded you.
And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

The eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.

For the wages of sin is death,
but the free gift of God is eternal life
through Christ Jesus our Lord.

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture,
"Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right.

A patient man has great understanding,
but a quick-tempered man displays folly.