- For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disharmony and every type of wickedness.
- Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal upon your arm.
For love is as strong as death,
and ardor is as relentless as the netherworld.
Its flames are flashes of fire,
an unending blaze. - Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you previously, that no one who does such things will inherit the kingdom of God.
But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. For the Lord, your God, is gracious and compassionate, and he will not turn his face away from you if you return to him.Next verse!With image