while we look not on the things which are seen but on the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are for a time, but those which are unseen are eternal.

But faith is a confidence in respect to things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

If any one says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he that loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

Ye love

To you therefore who believe he is precious; but to the disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the head of a corner

He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in;

Jesus said to them, If God was your father you would have loved me; for I came forth and come from God; for I came not of myself, but he sent me.

If you love me, keep my commandments;

When therefore they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I am a friend to you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.

If any one is not a friend to the Lord, let him be accursed. The Lord comes.

For the love of Christ constrains us, judging this, that if one died for all then were all dead;

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails any thing nor uncircumcision, but faith which works by love.

The grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with constancy.

We love, because he first loved us.

Believing

In which you rejoice, though now for a little while if need be made sad by manifold trials,

and conducting them up into his house he set a table, and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

And fully believing this, I know that I shall continue, and continue with you all, for your advancement and joy of the faith,

We are the circumcision, who serve God in spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and trust not in the flesh,

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.

Unspeakable

And you therefore now indeed have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your hearts shall rejoice, and your joy no one shall take from you.

Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

Full

and when the chief shepherd shall appear, you shall receive an unfading crown of glory.

who has also sealed us and given us the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

in whom also you, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also you having believed were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

General references

And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

If you love me, keep my commandments;