| Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. | Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. |
| But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. | But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. |
| Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. | Dear children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. |
| I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing. | I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. Now waiting for me is the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day—and not only to me, but to all those who have eagerly longed for his appearance. |
| For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. | For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power and of love and of wisdom. |
| Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. | Love one another with genuine affection. Esteem others more highly than yourself. |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. |
| Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. | No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. |
| For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. | For your kindness extends to the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies. |
| With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. | With all humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another in a spirit of love. |
| Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. | Above all, maintain the fervor of your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins. |
| What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. | A man’s attraction is his kindness; it is far better to be poor than to be a liar. |
| Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations. | Keep in mind, therefore, that the Lord, your God, is God. He is a faithful God who keeps his covenant of mercy to the thousandth generation toward those who love him and observe his commandments. |
| For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” | For the entire Law can be summed up in a single commandment: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” |
| By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. | This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples: if you love one another. |
| And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. | Over all these put on love, which is the bond of perfection. |
| Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! | Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever. |
| And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. | And ‘to love him with all your heart, and with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself,’ is worth more than any burnt offerings and sacrifices. |
| For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. | O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, filled with kindness for all who cry to you. |
| Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. | One who forgives a misdeed fosters friendship, but he who divulges it separates good friends. |
| Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. | The tongue has the power over life and death; those who cherish it will enjoy its fruits. |
| Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. | But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those who trust in his kindness. |
| May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. | May the Lord guide your hearts to the love of God and the steadfastness of Christ. |
| Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. | Finally, all of you should be united in spirit, sympathetic, filled with love for one another, compassionate, and humble. |
| For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. | For from the beginning you have heard the message that we should love one another. |
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