A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

A Song of Degrees. O Lord, my heart is not exalted, neither have my eyes been [haughtily] raised: neither have I exercised myself in great [matters], nor in things too wonderful for me.

Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love you.

For the sake of my brethren and my neighbors, I have indeed spoken peace concerning you.

And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers.

And he sent away his brothers, and they went; and he said to them, Be not angry by the way.

And Abner called Joab and said, Shall the sword devour perpetually? Know you not that it will be bitter in the end? How long then will you refuse to tell the people to turn from following our brethren?

And Joab said, As the Lord lives, if you had not spoken, even from the morning the people had each gone up from following his brother.

And the wolf shall feed with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the young calf and bull and lion shall feed together; and a little child shall lead them.

And they shall not be hurt, nor shall they be able to destroy anyone on My holy mountain; for the whole [world] is filled with the knowledge of the Lord, as much water covers the seas.

And the envy of Ephraim shall be taken away, and the enemies of Judah shall perish; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not afflict Ephraim.

And I will give them another way, and another heart, to fear Me continually, and [that] for good to them and their children after them.

By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

so that they all may be one, just as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

Now I beseech you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but you be made complete in the same mind and in the same opinion.

being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit, intending the same purpose,

Let each of you look out not only for his own concerns, but also for the concerns of others.

Let brotherly love remain.

Finally, all [of you] be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brothers, compassionate, friendly,

We know that we have passed over from death to life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

By this we have come to know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives in behalf of our brothers.

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.