and have put on the new man who is renewed in full knowledge according to the image of Him who created it,

and that you put on the new man which was created in the likeness of God, in true righteousness and holiness.

Jacob is My servant, I will help him; Israel is My elect, My soul has accepted him; I have put My Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

For the sake of My servant Jacob, and Israel My elect, I will call you by your name, and accept you; but you have not known Me.

And I will lead forth the seed [that came] of Jacob and of Judah, and they shall inherit My holy mountain; and My elect and My servants shall inherit it, and shall dwell there.

They shall by no means build, and others inhabit; and they shall by no means plant, and others eat; for as the days of the tree of life shall be the days of My people, they shall long enjoy the fruits of their labors.

And unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake, those days will be cut short.

For false christs and false prophets will be raised up, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

And unless the Lord had cut short the days, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the elect, whom He chose, He cut short the days.

For false christs and false prophets will arise, and they will give signs and wonders in order to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.

And then He will send His angels, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the extremity of earth to the extremity of heaven.

And God, shall He not execute justice for His own elect, who cry out day and night to Him, and yet He is patient with them?

Because whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who [can be] against us?

Who shall bring an accusation against God's elect? It is God who justifies.

for [the children] not yet being born, nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works but of Him who calls,

Even so then, at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained [it], and the rest were blinded.

Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to [the] faith of the elect of God and [the] full knowledge of [the] truth which is according to godliness,

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

Therefore, brothers, be even more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for by doing these things you shall by no means stumble at any time.

The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen.

These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, and elect, and faithful."

Because whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.

just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him in love,

constantly remembering your work of faith, labor of love, and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, just as you know what kind [of men] we were among you for your sake.

But we are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

to which He called you through our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Lord appeared to him from afar, [saying], I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn you.

And I passed by you and saw you, and behold, [it was] your time and a time of resting; and I spread My wings over you, and covered your shame, and swore [an oath] to you; and I entered into covenant with you, says the Lord, and you became Mine.

To all those who are in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

even when we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

who having saved us, and having called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time [itself],

But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared,

whom He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

We love Him because He first loved us.

Turn from heaven, and look from Your holy habitation and [from] Your glory; where is Your zeal and Your strength? Where is the abundance of Your mercy and of Your compassions, that You have withheld Yourself from us?

Ephraim is a beloved son, a pleasing child to Me: for because My words are in him, I will surely remember him. Therefore I made haste [to help] him. I will surely have mercy upon him, says the Lord.

through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;

For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and acts of compassion,

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother having need, and shuts off his compassion towards him, how does the love of God abide in him?

[Let] love [be] without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

gentleness, self-control--against such things there is no law.

with all humility and meekness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as also God in Christ forgave us.

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.

See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue that which is good, both for one another and for all.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.

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

For "He that desires to love life and see good days, let him stop his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.

But also [for] this very reason, making every effort, provide with your faith virtue, and with virtue knowledge,

and with godliness brotherly love, and with brotherly love, love.

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.

Because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and He knows all things.