We, love, because, he, first loved us: -

For, if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? are not, even the tax-collectors, the same thing, doing?

And, when they were parting his garments, they cast lots.

From afar, Yahweh hath appeared unto me, Yea with an age-abiding love, have I loved thee, For this cause, have I prolonged to thee lovingkindness.

And, though I morsel out all my goods, - and though I deliver up my body, that I may boast, and have not, love, I am profited, nothing.

If then, ye, being, evil, know how, good gifts, to be giving unto your children, how much more, will, your Father who is in the heavens, give good things to them that ask, him?

But, when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through his favour, was well-pleased

Your love, be without hypocrisy, - loathing that which is wicked, cleaving to that which is good;

The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness, - and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth.

He that doth not love, doth not understand God, because, God, is, love.

But God commendeth his own love unto us in that - we as yet being sinners, Christ in our behalf died.

Acteth not unbecomingly, seeketh not her own things, is not easily provoked, imputeth not that which is base,

Beloved! If, in this way, God, loved us, we also, ought to love, one another.

And, you, may the Lord cause to abound and excel in your love one toward another, and toward all, - even as, we, do toward you:

Even as it is written - Jacob, have I loved, but, Esau, have I hated.

Or, the riches of his kindness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise, - not knowing that, the kindness of God, unto repentance, is leading thee?

That, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you a Spirit of wisdom and understanding in gaining a personal knowledge of him, -

According as he made choice of us, in him, before the founding of a world, that we might be holy and blameless in his presence; in love,

Then called out the messenger of Yahweh unto Abraham, - a second time out of the heavens;

Seek Yahweh while he may be found, - Call ye upon him while he is near:

We are persuaded, however, in the Lord, as touching you, - that, what things we give in charge, Ye bothare doing and will do; -

If one abide not me, he is cast out as the branch, and withered, and they gather them, - and, into fire, they cast them, and they are burned.

that, the word of Isaiah the prophet, might be fulfilled, which said - Lord! who believed, what we have heard? And, the arm of the Lord, to whom, was it revealed?

And, he, said to her - What desirest thou? She saith unto him - Bid, that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

Knowing, brethren beloved by God, your election, -

Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenlies, in Christ,

Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hearken, That your soul, may live, - That I may solemnise for you a covenant age-abiding, The Lovingkindness to David, well-assured.

But, ye, are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a peculiar treasure, that, the excellences, ye may tell forth, of him who, out of darkness, hath called you into his marvellous light: -

Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One, -

Yea! I request thee also, true yokefellow, be thou helping together with these women, - who, indeed, in the joyful message, have maintained the combat with me, along with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names, are in the book of life.

Over-above all principality, authority, and power, and lordship, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the coming one,

marking us out beforehand unto sonship, through Jesus Christ, for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of the acquisition; - unto his glorious praise.

For this cause, I also, - having heard of the faith on your part in the Lord Jesus, and that towards all the saints,

In whom also we were taken as an inheritance, according to the purpose of him who energiseth all things according to the counsel of his will,