- For:
“If anyone wishes to love life
and to experience good days,
he must restrain his tongue from evil
and his lips from deceitful speech.
He must turn away from evil and do good,
seek peace and pursue it.” - Jesus answered him,
“Whoever loves me will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we will come to him
and make our abode with him.” - He said to them in reply, “Anyone who has two coats must share with the person who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.”
- When someone sins and does any of the things that the Lord has forbidden, even if he does not realize he did it, he has still committed an offense and must bear his guilt.
- He then called the people and his disciples to him and said to them, “Anyone who wishes to follow me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
- But as for you,
the anointing you received from him
remains in you,
and therefore you do not need anyone
to teach you.
This same anointing
teaches you everything
and is true and not false,
so abide in him just as he taught you. - Is anyone among you sick? He should send for the presbyters of the Church so that they may pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
- Therefore, we can say with confidence:
“The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?” - Owe nothing to anyone except the debt of love you owe one another. The one who loves others has fulfilled the Law.
- Lying lips conceal hatred,
and anyone who slanders another is a fool. - Do not let anyone lead you astray. “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
- And anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
- Welcome anyone whose faith is weak, but do not get into arguments about doubts.
- Rather, revere Christ as Lord in your hearts.
Always be prepared to offer an explanation to anyone who asks you to justify the hope that is in you. However, do so with gentleness and respect. - Therefore, do not allow anyone to pass judgment on you in regard to what you eat or drink, or about the observance of Festivals, New Moons, or Sabbaths. These are only a shadow of what is to come. The reality is Christ.
- Do not withhold kindness from anyone to whom it is due
when it is in your power to grant it. - Whoever heeds admonition is on the path to life,
but anyone who rejects correction goes astray. - Can someone hide in a secret place
so that I cannot see him?
Do I not fill heaven and earth? - Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Rather, always aim to achieve what is best for each other and for everyone.
- While experiencing temptation, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
- Amen, amen, I say to you,
whoever receives the one I send
receives me,
and whoever receives me
receives the one who sent me. - Anyone who leads an honorable life walks in safety,
but whoever pursues wicked ways will be found out. - Indeed, it is seldom that anyone will die for a just person, although perhaps for a good person someone might be willing to die. Thus, God proved his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
- You have heard that it was said of old: ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that anyone who looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- Whoever does not love
does not know God,
because God is love.
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