Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. | And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” |
If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. | In that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His judgments, that you may live and multiply; and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess. |
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A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. | A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold. |
Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. | Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. |
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. | But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. |
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. |
Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. | Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. |
When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. | If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. |
Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your steadfast love! | Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me for Your mercies’ sake. |
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 mercy. |
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. | For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds. |
He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. | He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. |
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. | Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy. |
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. | Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. |
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? |
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! | Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. |
And that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work. | Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work. |
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. | Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments. |
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. | The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life. |
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. | Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous. |
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. | He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. |
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. | For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. |
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. | And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. |
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. | For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. |
For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? | For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? |