Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Let your face shine on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever. I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Dear children, keep yourselves from idols. Then you will understand what is right and just
and fair—every good path. Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Praise the Lord.
Blessed are those who fear the Lord,
who find great delight in his commands. Seek good, not evil,
that you may live.
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
just as you say he is. Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. Do not envy the violent
or choose any of their ways.
For the Lord detests the perverse
but takes the upright into his confidence. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. From the Lord comes deliverance.
May your blessing be on your people. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. Pride brings a person low,
but the lowly in spirit gain honor. In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Before the mountains were born
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. Who is he, this King of glory?
The Lord Almighty—
he is the King of glory.