- We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.
- Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
- But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.
- As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.
- Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.
- Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
- Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
- You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
- I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
- And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them.
- This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
- If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
- For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.
- May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- See, the enemy is puffed up;
his desires are not upright—
but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness. - Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him. - But whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
- For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
- For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen. - The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth. - I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
- Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.
- To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
Truly my soul finds rest in God;
my salvation comes from him.Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.Next verse!With image 
