- A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold. - And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.”
- Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.
- 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 guide you with My eye. - 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.
- Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You. - If I say, “My foot slips,”
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. - 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 mercy. - For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens,
And Your truth unto the clouds. - 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 mercy. - 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? - Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever. - Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For You render to each one according to his work. - 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.
- 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 be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous.
- He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
- 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 You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. - For who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God? - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us,
But to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy,
Because of Your truth.Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love.Next verse!With image