but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, and without spot; predetermined, indeed, before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for you; read more. who through him, believe in God, who raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God. Wherefore, having purified your souls by obeying the truth, through the Spirit, to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another, from a pure heart, fervently: having been regenerated, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of the living God, which remains.

Besides, to this you were called; for even Christ suffered for us, leaving us a pattern, that you should follow his footsteps;

And, if the righteous with difficulty escape, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear!

But whoever keeps his word, truly in this man the love of God is perfected. By this we know that we are in him.

Brethren, I do not write a new commandment to you; but an old commandment, which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word, which you have heard from the beginning.

He who says he is in the light and yet hates his brother, is in the darkness till now.

Love not the world, neither the things which are in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Not being of the wicked one, as Cain was, who slew his brother. And on account of what, did he slay him? Because his own works were wicked, and his brother's righteous.

By this we have known the love of Christ, because he laid down his life for us; therefore we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. Whoever, therefore, has the goods of this world, and sees his brother in need, and yet shuts up his compassion from him, how abides the love of God in him?

Now he who keeps His commandments, abides in him, and He in him; and by this we know that he abides in us, even by the Spirit, which he has given us.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we, also, ought to love one another.

Now we have seen, and bear testimony, that the Father has sent forth his Son, to be the Saviour of the world. Whoever will confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. read more. And we have known, and believed the love which God has in us. God is love; wherefore, he who abides in love, abides in God, and God in him.

And we have known, and believed the love which God has in us. God is love; wherefore, he who abides in love, abides in God, and God in him. By this, the love has been perfected in us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world. read more. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment: therefore, he who fears is not made perfect in love.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has torment: therefore, he who fears is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.

We love him, because he first loved us.

We love him, because he first loved us. If any one say, Indeed I love God, and yet hate his brother, he is a liar: for he who loves not his brother, whom he has seen, how can he love God, whom he has not seen?

If any one say, Indeed I love God, and yet hate his brother, he is a liar: for he who loves not his brother, whom he has seen, how can he love God, whom he has not seen? Moreover, this commandment we have from him, that he who loves God, loves his brother, also.

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first born of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who has loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

Fear none of the things which you shall suffer; behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried; and you shall have tribulation ten days: be you faithful until death, and I will give you a crown of life.

And they sung a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the scroll, and to open the seals of it; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation;

The conqueror shall inherit all things: and I will be to him a God, and he shall be to me my son.

And every curse shall cease. And the throne of God, and of the Lamb, shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him.