he will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun.

Light shines on the righteous, and gladness on the good.

Your life will be brighter than sunshine at noon, and life's darkest hours will shine like the dawn.

All of you that honor the LORD and obey the words of his servant, the path you walk may be dark indeed, but trust in the LORD, rely on your God.

if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.

Our enemies have no reason to gloat over us. We have fallen, but we will rise again. We are in darkness now, but the LORD will give us light.

We have sinned against the LORD, so now we must endure his anger for a while. But in the end he will defend us and right the wrongs that have been done to us. He will bring us out to the light; we will live to see him save us.

But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun's rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall.

I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.

Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal.

Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.

I am not laying down any rules. But by showing how eager others are to help, I am trying to find out how real your own love is.

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.

Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.

Since you are God's dear children, you must try to be like him.

Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God.

for it is the light that brings a rich harvest of every kind of goodness, righteousness, and truth.

So be careful how you live. Don't live like ignorant people, but like wise people.

You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Be tolerant with one another and forgive one another whenever any of you has a complaint against someone else. You must forgive one another just as the Lord has forgiven you.

For God has revealed his grace for the salvation of all people.

That grace instructs us to give up ungodly living and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this world,

You know that Christ is righteous; you should know, then, that everyone who does what is right is God's child.

Let no one deceive you, my children! Whoever does what is right is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

Here is the clear difference between God's children and the Devil's children: those who do not do what is right or do not love others are not God's children.